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This is adultery against me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You also took your beautiful jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself images of men, and with them played the whore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You also took the fine jewelry of gold and silver I had given you, and you made male idols with which to prostitute yourself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You have also taken your beautiful jewelry from My gold and My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself male images and played the harlot with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You also took your beautiful jewels <i>made</i> of My gold and of My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself male images so that you might commit prostitution with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You also took your beautiful jewels made of My gold and of My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself male images that you might play the harlot with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You also took your beautiful jewels <i>made</i> of My gold and of My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself male images that you might play the harlot with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You also took your splendid jewelry <i>made</i> of My gold and of My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself male images that you might play the harlot with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You also took your beautiful jewels <i>and</i> beautiful vessels made of My gold and My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself images of men so that you could prostitute yourself with them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You also took your beautiful jewelry made from the gold and silver I had given you, and you made male images so that you could engage in prostitution with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You also took your beautiful jewelry made from the gold and silver I had given you, and you made male images so that you could engage in prostitution with them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou didst also take thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest for thee images of men, and didst play the harlot with them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You made idols out of the gold and silver jewelry I gave you, then you sinned by worshiping those idols. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou didst also take thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest for thee images of men, and didst play the harlot with them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You took your beautiful gold and silver jewelry that I had given you and made male idols for yourself. Then you committed adultery with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You took the silver and gold jewelry that I had given you, used it to make male images, and committed adultery with them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You also took your fine jewelry—including my gold and my silver that I had given you. Then you made for yourself male images and had sex with them! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You also took the fine jewelry of gold and silver I had given you, and you made male idols with which to prostitute yourself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You also took your beautiful jewelry, made of my gold and my silver I had given to you, and made for yourself male images and engaged in prostitution with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You also took your beautiful jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself images of men, and played the prostitute with them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and hast made to thyself images of men, and hast committed lewdness with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You also took your beautiful jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself images of men, and played the prostitute with them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you take your beautiful vessels "" Of My gold and My silver that I gave to you, "" And make images of a male for yourself, "" And go whoring with them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And thou dost take thy beauteous vessels Of My gold and My silver that I gave to thee, And dost make to thee images of a male, And dost go a-whoring with them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou wilt take all thy ornaments from my gold and from my silver, which I gave to thee, and thou wilt make to thee images of a male and commit fornication with them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou tookest thy beautiful vessels, of my gold, and my silver, which I gave thee, and thou madest thee images of men, and hast committed fornication with them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you took your beautiful items, made of my gold and my silver, which I gave to you, and you made for yourself images of men, and you fornicated with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You took the splendid gold and silver ornaments that I had given you and made for yourself male images and served as a prostitute with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You also took your beautiful jewels of my gold and my silver that I had given you, and made for yourself male images, and with them played the whore;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You have also taken your costly jewels of gold and silver which I had given you, and made to yourself images of men, and committed whoredom with them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you took the implements of your glory, of gold and of silver, that I have given you, and you made for yourself male images and you fornicated with them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou didst also take thy fair jewels of My gold and of My silver, which I had given thee, and madest for thee images of men, and didst play the harlot with them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou tookest thy fair ornaments of my gold and of my silver, of what I gave thee, and thou madest to thyself male images, and thou didst commit whoredom with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/16-17.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=3650" 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">Jerusalem's Unfaithfulness</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>You took some of your garments and made colorful high places for yourself, and on them you prostituted yourself. Such things should not have happened; never should they have occurred! <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wat·tiq·ḥî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2fs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">You also took</a> <a href="/hebrew/8597.htm" title="8597: ṯip̄·’ar·têḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Beauty, glory. Or tiphereth; from pa'ar; ornament.">the fine</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kə·lê (N-mpc) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">jewelry</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: miz·zə·hā·ḇî (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">of gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: ū·mik·kas·pî (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">and silver</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I had given</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wat·ta·‘ă·śî- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2fs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and you made</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2145.htm" title="2145: zā·ḵār (N-ms) -- Male. From zakar; properly, remembered, i.e. A male.">male</a> <a href="/hebrew/6754.htm" title="6754: ṣal·mê (N-mpc) -- From an unused root meaning to shade; a phantom, i.e. illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol.">idols</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇām (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">with which</a> <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm" title="2181: wat·tiz·nî- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2fs) -- To commit fornication, be a harlot. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry.">to prostitute yourself.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>You took your embroidered garments to cover them, and you set My oil and incense before 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="/hosea/2-8.htm">Hosea 2:8</a></span><br />For she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, who lavished on her silver and gold—which they crafted for Baal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-8.htm">Isaiah 57:8</a></span><br />Behind the door and doorpost you have set up your memorial. Forsaking Me, you uncovered your bed; you climbed up and opened it wide. And you have made a pact with those whose bed you have loved; you have gazed upon their nakedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-32.htm">Jeremiah 2:32</a></span><br />Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Hosea 2:13</a></span><br />I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she adorned herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-20.htm">Isaiah 2:20</a></span><br />In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-9.htm">Jeremiah 10:9</a></span><br />Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz—the work of a craftsman from the hands of a goldsmith. Their clothes are blue and purple, all fashioned by skilled workers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22</a></span><br />So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28</a></span><br />After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-2.htm">Exodus 32:2-4</a></span><br />So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” / Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron. / He took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-25.htm">Deuteronomy 7:25</a></span><br />You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">2 Kings 17:16</a></span><br />They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">2 Chronicles 28:24</a></span><br />Then Ahaz gathered up the articles of the house of God, cut them into pieces, shut the doors of the house of the LORD, and set up altars of his own on every street corner in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Revelation 17:4</a></span><br />The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Revelation 18:16</a></span><br />saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-7.htm">1 Corinthians 10:7</a></span><br />Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You have also taken your fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given you, and made to yourself images of men, and did commit prostitution with them,</p><p class="hdg">hast also</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Ezekiel 7:19</a></b></br> They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/23-14.htm">Ezekiel 23:14</a></b></br> And <i>that</i> she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/32-1.htm">Exodus 32:1-4</a></b></br> And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for <i>as for</i> this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him… </p><p class="hdg">men [heb] a male </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-19.htm">Isaiah 44:19,20</a></b></br> And none considereth in his heart, neither <i>is there</i> knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten <i>it</i>: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/57-7.htm">Isaiah 57:7,8</a></b></br> Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-27.htm">Jeremiah 2:27,28</a></b></br> Saying to a stock, Thou <i>art</i> my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned <i>their</i> back unto me, and not <i>their</i> face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-16.htm">Acting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-15.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-17.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-8.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-24.htm">Engaged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-11.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-13.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-13.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-16.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-7.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-21.htm">Images</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-11.htm">Jewelry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-11.htm">Jewels</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Lewdness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-20.htm">Madest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-40.htm">Male</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-16.htm">Play</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-16.htm">Played</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-16.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-16.htm">Prostitution</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-13.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-4.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Whoredom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-28.htm">Acting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-39.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Engaged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-39.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-19.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-22.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-20.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Images</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-39.htm">Jewelry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-39.htm">Jewels</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-20.htm">Lewdness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-7.htm">Madest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-17.htm">Male</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-34.htm">Play</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Played</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-28.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-20.htm">Prostitution</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-25.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-25.htm">Whoredom</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'; 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In biblical times, gold and silver were considered valuable and were often used in religious and royal contexts. The reference to God giving these items underscores His provision and generosity towards Israel. This imagery is reminiscent of the wealth given to the Israelites during the Exodus (<a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Exodus 12:35-36</a>) and the adornment of the tabernacle (<a href="/exodus/25.htm">Exodus 25:1-9</a>). The gifts symbolize the covenant relationship between God and His people, where Israel was to reflect God's glory and holiness.<p><b>and you made male idols</b><br>The creation of male idols signifies Israel's turn to idolatry, a direct violation of the first two commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-4</a>). In the ancient Near East, idol worship was prevalent, and these idols often represented fertility gods or deities associated with prosperity and protection. The act of making idols from the gifts God provided is a profound betrayal, illustrating Israel's spiritual adultery. This behavior is condemned throughout the prophetic books, where idolatry is equated with unfaithfulness to God (<a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Jeremiah 2:20-28</a>, <a href="/hosea/4-12.htm">Hosea 4:12-13</a>).<p><b>with which to prostitute yourself</b><br>The metaphor of prostitution is used frequently in the Bible to describe Israel's unfaithfulness to God (<a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Jeremiah 3:6-9</a>). This language conveys the depth of Israel's betrayal, as they exchanged their exclusive relationship with God for alliances with foreign nations and their gods. The imagery of prostitution emphasizes the spiritual adultery and the breaking of the covenant relationship. It also reflects the cultural practices of the time, where temple prostitution was part of pagan worship rituals. This phrase serves as a stark warning against the dangers of idolatry and the consequences of turning away from God.<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 conveyed God's messages, often through vivid imagery and allegory.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, often depicted as an unfaithful wife in <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Ezekiel 16</a>, symbolizing their spiritual adultery through idolatry and alliances with pagan nations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who provided Israel with blessings, symbolized by gold and silver, which they misused for idolatry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/idols.htm">Idols</a></b><br>Representations of false gods made by Israel from the precious materials given by God, signifying their spiritual unfaithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The period when the Israelites were exiled to Babylon, a backdrop for Ezekiel's prophecies, highlighting the consequences of their disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_misusing_god's_gifts.htm">The Danger of Misusing God's Gifts</a></b><br>God provides us with resources and blessings, but we must use them to honor Him, not for selfish or idolatrous purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_adultery.htm">Spiritual Adultery</a></b><br>Idolatry is akin to spiritual adultery, betraying our covenant relationship with God. We must guard our hearts against anything that takes precedence over Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Despite Israel's unfaithfulness, God's call to repentance remains. We are invited to return to Him, seeking forgiveness and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry leads to spiritual and often physical consequences. Recognizing and turning from our idols is crucial for a healthy relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_relationship_with_god.htm">Faithfulness in Relationship with God</a></b><br>Our relationship with God should be marked by faithfulness, reflecting His unwavering commitment to us.<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/who's_the_whore_of_babylon.htm">Who is the Whore of Babylon in biblical prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_linking_empire_city_to_'great_prostitute'.htm">In Revelation 17:1-2, the 'great prostitute' is said to corrupt the earth's inhabitants; is there any historical or archaeological evidence linking a specific empire or city to this figure?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_child_sacrifice_in_ezekiel_16_20-21_credible.htm">How credible is the depiction of widespread child sacrifice in Ezekiel 16:20-21, given limited archaeological evidence for such practices in Jerusalem?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_hosea_3_1_align_with_scripture.htm">How can we reconcile the command in Hosea 3:1 for a prophet to marry a prostitute with moral standards presented elsewhere in Scripture?</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 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Images of men,</span> etc.; Hebrew, as falling in with the symbolism of the history, "male images." The words point to the teraphim, the penates, or household gods, of which we read in <a href="/genesis/31-19.htm">Genesis 31:19</a>; <a href="/judges/18-14.htm">Judges 18:14</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/19-13.htm">1 Samuel 19:13</a>; <a href="/hosea/3-4.htm">Hosea 3:4</a>; and which, like the statues of Baal-peor, may have exhibited the phallic type of idolatry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/16-17.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">You also took</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּקְחִ֞י</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiq·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the fine</span><br /><span class="heb">תִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯip̄·’ar·têḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8597.htm">Strong's 8597: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beauty, glory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">jewelry</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּלֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kə·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of gold</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזְּהָבִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(miz·zə·hā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and silver</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִכַּסְפִּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mik·kas·pî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silver, money</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I had given you,</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֣תִּי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you made</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּעֲשִׂי־</span> <span class="translit">(wat·ta·‘ă·śî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">male</span><br /><span class="heb">זָכָ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(zā·ḵār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2145.htm">Strong's 2145: </a> </span><span class="str2">Remembered, a male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">idols</span><br /><span class="heb">צַלְמֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ṣal·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6754.htm">Strong's 6754: </a> </span><span class="str2">A phantom, illusion, resemblance, a representative figure, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with which</span><br /><span class="heb">בָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">to prostitute yourself.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּזְנִי־</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiz·nî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/16-17.htm">Ezekiel 16:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/16-17.htm">Ezekiel 16:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/16-17.htm">Ezekiel 16:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16-17.htm">Ezekiel 16:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16-17.htm">Ezekiel 16:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/16-17.htm">Ezekiel 16:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/16-17.htm">Ezekiel 16:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/16-17.htm">Ezekiel 16:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/16-17.htm">Ezekiel 16:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/16-17.htm">Ezekiel 16:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/16-17.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 16:17 You also took your beautiful jewels (Ezek. 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