Ezekiel 16:37
Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.
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
therefore behold, I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them against thee on every side, and will uncover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.
Therefore, lo, I am assembling all thy lovers, To whom thou hast been sweet, And all whom thou hast loved, Besides all whom thou hast hated; And I have assembled them by thee round about, And have revealed thy nakedness to them, And they have seen all thy nakedness.
For this cause I will get together all your lovers with whom you have taken your pleasure, and all those to whom you have given your love, with all those who were hated by you; I will even make them come together against you on every side, and I will have you uncovered before them so that they may see your shame.
Cross References
Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all …
Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear.
And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are …
And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with …
I will do these things unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring after the heathen, and because thou art …
Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy …
These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became …
Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she …
And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate …
I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the …