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class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, O prostitute, hear the word of the LORD!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘Now then, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, you prostitute, hear the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Therefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Therefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore, O harlot, hear the word of Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, O prostitute [Israel], hear the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“ ‘Therefore, you prostitute, hear the word of the LORD!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, you prostitute, hear the word of the LORD!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of Jehovah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jerusalem, you prostitute, listen to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />" 'Listen to the word of the LORD, you prostitute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Now then, Jerusalem, you whore! Hear what the LORD is saying. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Therefore listen to this message from the LORD, you whore! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'Therefore O prostitute, hear the word of the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Therefore, prostitute, hear the word of the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, O prostitute, hear the word of the LORD!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore, prostitute, hear Yahweh’s word: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, O whore, hear a word of YHWH!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Therefore, O whore, hear a word of Jehovah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For this, O harlot, hear the word of Jehovah:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, O harlot, hear the word of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Because of this, O harlot, listen to the word of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, prostitute, hear the word of the LORD!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, O whore, hear the word of the LORD:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of this, whore, hear the word of LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore, harlot, hear the word of the Lord:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/16-35.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=3831" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Judgment on Jerusalem</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">35</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Therefore,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm" title="2181: zō·w·nāh (N-fs) -- To commit fornication, be a harlot. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry.">O prostitute,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šim·‘î (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD!</a> </span><span class="reftext">36</span>This is what the Lord GOD says: Because you poured out your wealth and exposed your nakedness in your promiscuity with your lovers and with all your detestable idols, and because of the blood of your children which you gave to them,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-1.htm">Jeremiah 3:1-3</a></span><br />“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers—and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD. / “Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been violated? You sat beside the highways waiting for your lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness. / Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-2.htm">Hosea 2:2-5</a></span><br />Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not My wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove the adultery from her face and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts. / Otherwise, I will strip her naked and expose her like the day of her birth. I will make her like a desert and turn her into a parched land, and I will let her die of thirst. / I will have no compassion on her children, because they are the children of adultery. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Isaiah 1:21</a></span><br />See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Jeremiah 2:20</a></span><br />“For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-1.htm">Hosea 9:1</a></span><br />Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1-5</a></span><br />Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” / And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Jeremiah 13:27</a></span><br />Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields—I have seen your detestable acts. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-3.htm">Isaiah 57:3-9</a></span><br />“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! / Whom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit, / who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Revelation 18:3</a></span><br />All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">Jeremiah 5:7-8</a></span><br />“Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes. / They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-12.htm">Hosea 4:12-14</a></span><br />My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God. / They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery. / I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Revelation 2:20-22</a></span><br />But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols. / Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-1.htm">Isaiah 50:1</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-22.htm">Jeremiah 31:22</a></span><br />How long will you wander, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the land—a woman will shelter a man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-14.htm">2 Peter 2:14-15</a></span><br />Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed. / They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Why, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:</p><p class="hdg">O harlot</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Isaiah 1:21</a></b></br> How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/23-15.htm">Isaiah 23:15,16</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-1.htm">Jeremiah 3:1,6-8</a></b></br> They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD… </p><p class="hdg">hear</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/13-2.htm">Ezekiel 13:2</a></b></br> Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-47.htm">Ezekiel 20:47</a></b></br> And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/34-7.htm">Ezekiel 34:7</a></b></br> Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-21.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-3.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-34.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-19.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-30.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-34.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-13.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-20.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-28.htm">Whore</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-1.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-41.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-25.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-41.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-25.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-31.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-41.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-19.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Whore</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-57.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-1.htm">Under the parable of a wretched infant is shown the natural state of Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-6.htm">God's extraordinary love toward her,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-15.htm">Her grievous judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-35.htm">Her sin, equal to her mother, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-46.htm">and exceeding her sisters, Sodom and Samaria, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">59. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-59.htm">calls for judgments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">60. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-60.htm">Mercy is promised her in the end</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Therefore, O prostitute,</b><br>The term "prostitute" here is metaphorical, representing the nation of Israel, particularly Jerusalem, which has been unfaithful to God by engaging in idolatry and forming alliances with pagan nations. This imagery is consistent with the prophetic tradition, where unfaithfulness to God is often depicted as spiritual adultery (<a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Jeremiah 3:6-9</a>). The use of "therefore" indicates a conclusion or judgment based on previous actions described earlier in the chapter, where Israel's idolatry and alliances are detailed.<p><b>hear the word of the LORD!</b><br>This phrase is a call to attention, emphasizing the authority and seriousness of the message that follows. The "word of the LORD" signifies divine revelation and judgment, underscoring that the message is not from the prophet's own mind but from God Himself. This call to hear is a common prophetic motif, urging the audience to listen and respond to God's message (<a href="/isaiah/1-10.htm">Isaiah 1:10</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/7-2.htm">Jeremiah 7:2</a>). It reflects the covenant relationship where God speaks to His people, expecting obedience and repentance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He is known for his vivid visions and symbolic actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city being addressed metaphorically as a prostitute in this passage. It represents the people of Israel who have turned away from God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is speaking through the prophet Ezekiel to call out the unfaithfulness of His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/prostitute.htm">Prostitute</a></b><br>A metaphor for the spiritual unfaithfulness and idolatry of Jerusalem. This imagery is used to convey the severity of Israel's betrayal of God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical context in which Ezekiel prophesied. The Israelites were in exile due to their disobedience and idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_spiritual_unfaithfulness.htm">Understanding Spiritual Unfaithfulness</a></b><br>Recognize that idolatry and turning away from God are akin to spiritual adultery. This passage calls us to examine our own lives for areas where we may be unfaithful to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>The use of strong language and imagery highlights the seriousness of sin and its consequences. We must not take sin lightly but understand its impact on our relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_call_to_repentance.htm">God's Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Despite the harsh imagery, God's message through Ezekiel is ultimately a call to repentance. God desires restoration and reconciliation with His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_faithfulness_of_god.htm">The Faithfulness of God</a></b><br>Even when we are unfaithful, God remains faithful. His willingness to call out sin is a testament to His love and desire for us to return to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_covenant_relationship.htm">Living in Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to live in a covenant relationship with God, marked by faithfulness and obedience. This passage challenges us to uphold our commitment to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where_can_the_holy_spirit_be_found.htm">What does 'porneia' mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_some_biblical_prophecies_fail.htm">Why do some biblical prophecies seem to fail, such as Ezekiel's prediction that Tyre would be permanently destroyed (Ezekiel 26)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_ezekiel_16_3_say_jerusalem's_ancestry_is_amorite_and_hittite.htm">How can Ezekiel 16:3 claim Jerusalem's ancestry is Amorite and Hittite when historical records emphasize Israel's descent from Abraham?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_josiah_ignore_necho's_warning.htm">Why would Josiah ignore Necho's explicit warning in 2 Chronicles 35:21 if it was truly from God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 35.</span> - From the task of painting the guilt of Judah the prophet proceeds to that of denouncing its punishment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/16-35.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Therefore,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֵ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O prostitute,</span><br /><span class="heb">זוֹנָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(zō·w·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2181.htm">Strong's 2181: </a> </span><span class="str2">To commit adultery, to commit idolatry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hear</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁמְעִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(šim·‘î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the word</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּבַר־</span> <span class="translit">(də·ḇar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD!</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/16-35.htm">Ezekiel 16:35 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/16-35.htm">Ezekiel 16:35 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/16-35.htm">Ezekiel 16:35 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16-35.htm">Ezekiel 16:35 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16-35.htm">Ezekiel 16:35 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/16-35.htm">Ezekiel 16:35 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/16-35.htm">Ezekiel 16:35 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/16-35.htm">Ezekiel 16:35 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/16-35.htm">Ezekiel 16:35 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/16-35.htm">Ezekiel 16:35 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/16-35.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 16:35 Therefore prostitute hear the word of Yahweh: (Ezek. 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