Ezekiel 16:5
“None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when I passed by thee,.... Alluding to a traveller passing by where an infant lies, exposed, and looks upon it, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
To the lothing of thy person - Or, “so abhorred was thy person.”
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Thou wast cast out in the open field - This is an allusion to the custom of some heathen and barbarous nations, who…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 16:1-5
Ezekiel is now among the captives in Babylon; but, as Jeremiah at Jerusalem wrote for the use of the captives though…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
None of the offices necessary to preserve the life of the child were performed; no pitying eye looked on it, no…
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