Ezekiel 23:39

Verse

On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house.

American Standard Version (1901)

For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of my house.

Bible in Basic English

For when she had made an offering of her children to her images, she came into my holy place to make it unclean; see, this is what she has done inside my house.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And when they sacrificed their children to their idols, and went into my sanctuary the same day to profane it: they did these things even in the midst of my house.

Free Bible Version

On very day that they killed their children for their idols, they went my sanctuary and made it unclean. Look at what they did right inside my Temple!

King James (Authorized) Version

For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.

Translation for Translators

On the same day that they sacrificed their children to their idols, they entered my temple, which caused it to be an unacceptable place for worshiping me.

Unlocked Literal Bible

For when they had slaughtered their children for their idols, then they came to my sanctuary on the same day to defile it! So behold! This is what they have done in the middle of my house.

Noah Webster Bible

For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and lo, thus have they done in the midst of my house.

World English Bible

For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and behold, they have done this in the middle of my house.

Young's Literal Translation

And in their slaughtering their sons to their idols They also come in unto My sanctuary in that day to pollute it, And lo, thus they have done in the midst of My house,

Context

Judgment on Both Sisters

³⁸They have also done this to Me: On that very same day, they defiled My sanctuary and profaned My Sabbaths.³⁹On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house.

Summary

Ezekiel 23:39 depicts the consequences of idolatry and spiritual adultery, using the metaphor of two sisters, Oholah and Oholibah, representing Samaria and Jerusalem. The verse reveals the judgment of God upon these cities for their unfaithfulness and wickedness, as they are stripped of their wealth and dignity. It serves as a warning against forsaking the Lord and engaging in sinful practices, emphasizing the importance of remaining faithful to God and avoiding spiritual harlotry. The imagery in this passage vividly portrays the severity of God's judgment on those who turn away from Him.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

For when they had slain their children to their idols,.... This explains more clearly what is before said, that by causing their children to pass through the fire was a slaying them; and that their passing through it "for them" was for their idols, and unto them; see Eze 23:37, and how when they had been guilty of such shocking wickedness, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; not that they came into the temple on purpose to profane it; but coming into it, being themselves defiled with the murder of their infants, and offering sacrifices to idols, or performing a hypocritical service to the Lord, this was in the event a profanation of the sanctuary: and, lo, thus they have done in the midst of mine house; set up idols there, and worshipped them; as they did in the temple itself, in the times of Ahaz and Manasseh; see Jer 7:30.