Ezekiel 23:16 Meaning
And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.
Context Explained
14And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion,
15Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:
16And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.
17And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, and her mind was alienated from them.
18So she discovered her whoredoms, and discovered her nakedness: then my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind was alienated from her sister.
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Related Cross References
James 1:14
Both verses illustrate how desire can lead to sinful actions.
1 John 2:16
This verse warns against the lust of the eyes and the temptations of the world.
Proverbs 7:25
This verse warns against being led astray by desire.
Source: Ezekiel 23:16