Ezekiel 23:17 Meaning
And 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.
Context Explained
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.
19Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, in calling to remembrance the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Ezekiel 16:28
Both verses describe the defilement that comes from engaging with foreign nations.
Isaiah 57:3
This verse discusses the consequences of spiritual infidelity.
Revelation 17:2
This verse reflects on the theme of spiritual adultery with the nations.
Source: Ezekiel 23:17