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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 23:35 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Eze 23:35 |
King James |
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms. |
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] |
forgotten me-- (Jer 2:32; Jer 13:25).
cast me behind thy back-- (Kg1 14:9; Neh 9:26).
bear . . . thy lewdness--that is, its penal consequences (Pro 1:31). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Bear thou - The guilt, I will impute it, the punishment, I will not pardon it. |
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
26 Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.
9 But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:
25 This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
32 Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.