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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 16:59 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Eze 16:59 |
King James |
For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| the oath--the covenant between God and Israel (Deu 29:12, Deu 29:14). As thou hast despised it, so will I despise thee. No covenant is one-sided; where Israel broke faith, God's promise of favor ceased. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| In breaking the covenant - So will I break my covenant with thee. |
14 Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath;
12 That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day: