Parallel Verses New International Version "'Woe! Woe to you, declares the Sovereign LORD. In addition to all your other wickedness, King James Bible And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord GOD;) Darby Bible Translation And it came to pass after all thy wickedness (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord Jehovah), World English Bible It has happened after all your wickedness, (woe, woe to you! says the Lord Yahweh), Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass, after all thy wickedness, (Woe, woe, to thee -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah), Ezekiel 16:23 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleTo cause them to pass through the fire - Bp. Newcome quotes a very apposite passage from Dionysius Halicarnass. Ant. Romans lib. i., s. 88, p. 72, and marg. p. 75, Edit. Hudson: Μετα δε τουτο, πυρκαΐας προ των σκηνων γενεσθαι κελευσας, εξαγει τον λεων τας φλογας ὑπερθρωσκοντα,της ὁσιωσεως των μιασματων ἑνεκα. "And after this, having ordered that fires should be made before the tents, he brings out the people to leap over the flames, for the purifying of their pollutions." This example shows that we are not always to take passing through the fire for being entirely consumed by it. Among the Israelites this appears to have been used as a rite of consecration. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge woe Ezekiel 24:6 Why thus said the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein... Zephaniah 3:1 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! Revelation 12:12 Therefore rejoice, you heavens, and you that dwell in them... Library How Saints May Help the DevilOne way in which sinners frequently excuse themselves is by endeavoring to get some apology for their own iniquities from the inconsistencies of God's people. This is the reason why there is much slander in the world. A true Christian is a rebuke to the sinner, wherever he goes he is a living protest against the evil of sin. Hence it is that the worldling makes a dead set upon a pious man. His language in his heart is, "He accuses me to my face; I cannot bear the sight of his holy character; it makes … Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 5: 1859 Humbled and Silenced by Mercy. Ezek 0. 711111111 The Covenant of Grace An Exhortation to Love God Cross References Ezekiel 16:22 In all your detestable practices and your prostitution you did not remember the days of your youth, when you were naked and bare, kicking about in your blood. Ezekiel 16:24 you built a mound for yourself and made a lofty shrine in every public square. Jump to Previous Addition Affirmation Declares Evil-Doing Sovereign Wickedness Wo WoeJump to Next Addition Affirmation Declares Evil-Doing Sovereign Wickedness Wo WoeLinks Ezekiel 16:23 NIVEzekiel 16:23 NLT Ezekiel 16:23 ESV Ezekiel 16:23 NASB Ezekiel 16:23 KJV Ezekiel 16:23 Bible Apps Ezekiel 16:23 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 16:23 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 16:23 French Bible Ezekiel 16:23 German Bible Ezekiel 16:23 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |