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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Ezekiel 16 In this chapter the Jewish nation is represented under the simile of a female infant, whose birth, breeding, marriage, grandeur, and conduct, are described, in order to show the wickedness and ingratitude of, his people; who, on account thereof, are threatened with judgments; though mercy is promised to a remnant that should repent. The prophet is directed to make known...
John Gill
In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way,.... Or brothel house, as before; [See comments on Ezekiel 16:24]; which showed her to be a whore, and an imperious one: and makest thine high place in every street; [See comments on Ezekiel 16:24]; and hast not been as an harlot: a common one, or as a harlot usually is: in that thou scornest hire; which they do not; for it is for...
Matthew Henry
Still God is justifying himself in the desolations he is about to bring upon Jerusalem; and very largely, in this chapter, he shows the prophet, and orders him to show the people, that he did but punish them as their sins deserved. In the foregoing chapter he had compared Jerusalem to an unfruitful vine, that was fit for nothing but the fire; in this chapter he compares it to an adulteress, that,...