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.
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 16 connects to 10 cross-references. The extended allegory of the unfaithful wife: Jerusalem is like an abandoned infant rescued, raised to beauty, and betrothed by God, who then prostituted herself to every nation worse than Samaria or Sodom. Yet God will remember the covenant made …
Other Translations
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, that are ashamed of thy lewd way.
And lo, I have stretched out My hand against thee, And I diminish thy portion, And give thee to the desire of those hating thee, The daughters of the Philistines, Who are ashamed of thy wicked way.
Now, then, my hand is stretched out against you, cutting down your fixed amount, and I have given you up to the desire of your haters, the daughters of the Philistines who are shamed by your loose ways.
Cross References
Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in …
And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: …
And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, …
The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken …
For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore …
And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.
For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the …
Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, …
The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger …
Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: …