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Ezekiel 23:37 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 37. 37That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed…” at Ezekiel 23:37 as a specific part of “The Sisters Are Indicted for Blood, Idols, and Profaned Worship.”
Read It With
- Ezekiel 23:36–44
Read Ezekiel 23:37 with 23:36–44. By itself, “That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: The oracle joins adultery metaphor with child sacrifice, sanctuary and Sabbath profanation, foreign messengers, luxury, and men approaching the sisters.
Why It Needs Context
Ezekiel 23:37 performs a local role inside “The Sisters Are Indicted for Blood, Idols, and Profaned Worship.” The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed…” at Ezekiel 23:37 as a specific part of “The Sisters Are Indicted for Blood, Idols, and Profaned Worship.” The selected verse alone does not carry the full claim.
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Read Ezekiel 23:36–44 — The Sisters Are Indicted for Blood, Idols, and Profaned WorshipSources used for this context pointer
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Ezekiel 23:36–44, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 23:36–44
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