Ezekiel 16:33

"“‘“Adulterous wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband!"

Key Reflection

In Ezekiel 16:33, the metaphor of an "adulterous wife" represents Israel's spiritual unfaithfulness to God, seeking out foreign gods rather than remaining loyal to her divine husband. This image underscores the solemnity and exclusivity of the covenant relationship between God and his people.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The picture is heightened by the contrast between one who as a prostitute receives hire for her shame, and one who as a wife is so utterly abandoned as to bestow her husband’s goods to purchase her own dishonor. Compare2 Kings 16:8.

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