Ezekiel 16:6

"No eye pitied you, to do any of these things to you, to have compassion on you; but you were cast out in the open field, because you were abhorred in the day that you were born."

Key Reflection

This verse highlights the harshness and isolation of one's initial condition, emphasizing that no compassion was shown due to inherent abhorrence from birth. It sets a backdrop of rejection and hardship, foreshadowing the need for God’s mercy and redemption later in the passage.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Or, Then I passed by thee ... and I said. Polluted -wallowing, “treading upon oneself.” In thy blood -may be connected either with “I said” or with “Live.” In the latter case, the state of blood and defilement is made the very cause of life, because it called forth the pity of Him who gave life. Since in the Mosaic Law “blood” was especially defiling, so was it also the special instrument of purification.

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