Ezekiel 16:23
New International Version
“’Woe! Woe to you, declares the Sovereign LORD. In addition to all your other wickedness,

New Living Translation
“What sorrow awaits you, says the Sovereign LORD. In addition to all your other wickedness,

English Standard Version
“And after all your wickedness (woe, woe to you! declares the Lord GOD ),

Berean Standard Bible
Woe! Woe to you, declares the Lord GOD. And in addition to all your other wickedness,

King James Bible
And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord GOD;)

New King James Version
“Then it was so, after all your wickedness—‘Woe, woe to you!’ says the Lord GOD—

New American Standard Bible
“Then it came about after all your wickedness (‘Woe, woe to you!’ declares the Lord GOD),

NASB 1995
“Then it came about after all your wickedness (‘Woe, woe to you!’ declares the Lord GOD),

NASB 1977
“Then it came about after all your wickedness (‘Woe, woe to you!’ declares the Lord GOD),

Legacy Standard Bible
“Now it happened after all your evil—‘Woe, woe to you!’ declares Lord Yahweh—

Amplified Bible
“Then it came about after all your wickedness (‘Woe, woe to you!’ says the Lord GOD),

Christian Standard Bible
“ ‘Then after all your evil—Woe, woe to you!—the declaration of the Lord GOD—

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then after all your evil—Woe, woe to you!"—the declaration of the Lord GOD—”

American Standard Version
And it is come to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord Jehovah),

Contemporary English Version
Now I, the LORD God, say you are doomed! Not only did you do these evil things,

English Revised Version
And it is come to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord GOD,)

GOD'S WORD® Translation
" 'How horrible! How horrible it will be for you! declares the Almighty LORD. After all your wickedness,

Good News Translation
The Sovereign LORD said, "You are doomed! Doomed! You did all that evil, and then

International Standard Version
"How terrible! How terrible it will be for all of your wickedness!" declares the Lord GOD.

Majority Standard Bible
Woe! Woe to you, declares the Lord GOD. And in addition to all your other wickedness,

NET Bible
"'After all of your evil--"Woe! Woe to you!" declares the sovereign LORD--

New Heart English Bible
"'It has happened after all your wickedness, ("Woe, woe to you." says the Lord GOD),

Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe to thee! saith the Lord GOD;)

World English Bible
“‘“It has happened after all your wickedness—woe, woe to you!” says the Lord Yahweh—
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And it comes to pass, after all your wickedness "" (Woe, woe, to you—a declaration of Lord YHWH),

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, after all thy wickedness, (Woe, woe, to thee -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah),

Smith's Literal Translation
And it will be after all thine evil, Wo, wo to thee! says the Lord Jehovah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass after all thy wickedness (woe, woe to thee, saith the Lord God)

Catholic Public Domain Version
And it happened that, after all your wickedness, (woe, woe to you, says the Lord God)

New American Bible
Then after all your evildoing—woe, woe to you! oracle of the Lord GOD—

New Revised Standard Version
After all your wickedness (woe, woe to you! says the Lord GOD),
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And after all your wickedness, woe, woe to you! says the LORD God;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And after all these your evils, woe to you! Woe to you, says THE LORD OF LORDS!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And it came to pass after all thy wickedness--woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord GOD--

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, saith the Lord,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jerusalem's Unfaithfulness
22And in all your abominations and acts of prostitution, you did not remember the days of your youth when you were naked and bare, wallowing in your own blood. 23Woe! Woe to you, declares the Lord GOD. And in addition to all your other wickedness, 24you built yourself a mound and made yourself a lofty shrine in every public square.…

Cross References
Jeremiah 3:2-3
“Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been violated? You sat beside the highways waiting for your lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness. / Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to be ashamed.

Hosea 2:13
I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she adorned herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD.

Isaiah 57:7-8
On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices. / Behind the door and doorpost you have set up your memorial. Forsaking Me, you uncovered your bed; you climbed up and opened it wide. And you have made a pact with those whose bed you have loved; you have gazed upon their nakedness.

Jeremiah 2:20
“For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute.

Hosea 4:12-14
My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God. / They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery. / I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.

2 Kings 17:9-11
The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. / They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. / They burned incense on all the high places like the nations that the LORD had driven out before them. They did wicked things, provoking the LORD to anger.

Jeremiah 7:31
They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind.

Isaiah 1:21
See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!

Jeremiah 3:6
Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there.

Hosea 9:1
Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor.

Revelation 17:1-2
Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”

Revelation 18:3
All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”

James 4:4
You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

1 Corinthians 6:15-20
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! / Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.” / But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit. ...

Romans 1:24-25
Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. / They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.


Treasury of Scripture

And it came to pass after all your wickedness, (woe, woe to you! said the LORD GOD;)

woe

Ezekiel 2:10
And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

Ezekiel 13:3,18
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! …

Ezekiel 24:6
Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.

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Ezekiel 16
1. Under the parable of a wretched infant is shown the natural state of Jerusalem
6. God's extraordinary love toward her,
15. Her grievous judgment
35. Her sin, equal to her mother,
46. and exceeding her sisters, Sodom and Samaria,
59. calls for judgments
60. Mercy is promised her in the end














Woe! Woe to you
The repetition of "Woe" in this passage is a powerful expression of lament and impending judgment. In Hebrew, the word "הוֹי" (hoy) is often used by prophets to signal distress or a divine warning. This double usage intensifies the urgency and seriousness of the message. Historically, such proclamations were common in prophetic literature to alert the people of Israel to their sinful ways and the consequences that would follow. The repetition underscores God's deep sorrow and righteous anger over the people's actions, serving as a call to repentance.

declares the Lord GOD
This phrase emphasizes the authority and sovereignty of God in delivering this message. The Hebrew term "אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה" (Adonai Yahweh) is used here, combining the titles of Lord and the personal name of God, Yahweh. This combination is significant, as it highlights both God's lordship over all creation and His covenant relationship with Israel. The declaration is not merely a human opinion but a divine pronouncement, underscoring the seriousness of the message and the certainty of its fulfillment.

And after all your other wickedness—
This phrase points to the cumulative nature of Israel's sins. The Hebrew word for "wickedness" is "רָעָה" (ra'ah), which encompasses evil, wrongdoing, and moral corruption. The historical context here is crucial; Israel had repeatedly turned away from God, engaging in idolatry and other sinful practices despite numerous warnings. This phrase serves as a reminder of the persistent rebellion against God, highlighting the depth of their transgressions. It calls the reader to reflect on the gravity of sin and the need for genuine repentance and transformation.

(23) After all thy wickedness.--The sin and idolatry hitherto described had been derived by Israel chiefly from the Canaanites, the old inhabitants of the land; but now. in accordance with what was said in Ezekiel 16:15, the prophet goes on to speak of the other abundant idolatries adopted eagerly by the Israelites from foreign nations.

Verse 23. - Woe unto thee, etc.! The interjectional parenthesis, half anathema and half lamentation, looks forward rather than backward. Up to this point Ezekiel had dwelt on the forms of idolatry which were indigenous to Canaan and the nations in immediate contact with it. Now he enters on the later forms of evil which had been adopted from more distant nations. We pass from the time of Solomon to that of Ahaz and Manasseh.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Woe!
א֣וֹי (’ō·w)
Interjection
Strong's 188: Lamentation, Oh!

Woe to you,
א֣וֹי (’ō·w)
Interjection
Strong's 188: Lamentation, Oh!

declares
נְאֻ֖ם (nə·’um)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5002: An oracle

the Lord
אֲדֹנָ֥י (’ă·ḏō·nāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 136: The Lord

GOD.
יְהוִֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

And
וַיְהִ֕י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

after
אַחֲרֵ֖י (’a·ḥă·rê)
Preposition
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

your other wickedness,
רָעָתֵ֑ךְ (rā·‘ā·ṯêḵ)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil


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