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Ezekiel 16:15 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; "
Ezekiel 16:15
Verse in Context
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Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.
But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by;
And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: the like things shall not come,
Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom
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In this chapter, we have several things that show Christ’s teaching, care, and power.
1. Christ speaks with the Pharisees about divorce (Mark 10:1-12).
2. He kindly welcomes little children who are brought to him so he can bless them (Mark 10:13-16).
3. He tests a rich man who asks what he must do to get to heaven (Mark 10:17-22).
4. He then speaks with his disciples about the danger of riches (Mark 10:23-27), and about the reward of giving up riches for his sake (Mark 10:28-31).
5. He again tells his disciples that his suffering and death are coming soon (Mark 10:32-34).
6. He advises James and John to think more about suffering with him than about ruling with him (Mark 10:35-45).
7. He heals Bartimeus, a poor blind man, who comes to him for mercy (Mark 10:46-52).
We have already seen the main substance of all these events in Matthew 19 and 20.
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From This Chapter
Ezekiel 16:1
"Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 16:2
"Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,"
Ezekiel 16:3
"And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite."
Ezekiel 16:4
"And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all."
Ezekiel 16:5
"None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born."
Ezekiel 16:6
"And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live."
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