Ezekiel 16:27
“Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians,.... By entering into alliances with them, and worshipping their…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Have diminished thine ordinary food - As a husband lessens the things which minister to the luxury of an unfaithful…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Have diminished thine ordinary - חקך chukkech means here the household provision made for a wife - food, clothing, and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 16:15-34
In these verses we have an account of the great wickedness of the people of Israel, especially in worshipping idols,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
I have stretched I stretched … and diminished … them that hated … were ashamed. The reference appears to be to the…
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