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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

Ezekiel 16:6

Thy blood, unwashed after being born, ver. 4. (Calmet) --- The Jews were solicitous to increase their numbers, and exposed none. (Tacitus, Hist. v.) --- But other nations did, if they thought the child would be troublesome, or a disgrace. (Calmet) --- The prophet sends this admonition from Chaldea, and shews how God had selected his people from among the barbarous nations, and decorated them with many privileges of the law, sacrifices, &c. (Worthington)

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    Or, Then I passed by thee ... and I said. POLLUTED - wallowing, “treading upon oneself.” IN THY BLOOD - may be connected either with “I said” or with “Live.” In the latter case, the state of blood an...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    WHEN. This word is not in the Hebrew text. POLLUTED. trodden under foot. Referring to the city, of course. WHEN THOU... BLOOD, &c. Note the Figure of speech _Epizeneia_ (App-6), for emphasis. Canaan...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The exposed child rescued and adopted by Jehovah his taking to himself the family of Israel in the early patriarchal times...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _And when I passed_ More pathetic in the Heb. order: and I passed by thee and saw thee. _polluted_ WELTERING; wallowing or struggling. when thou wast _in thy blood_ The meaning may be: "I said unto...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    POLLUTED IN THINE OWN BLOOD— _Wallowing in thy blood._ The last clause of this verse is not found in the Syriac and LXX. That horrid custom of the ancients of exposing their infants when they could no...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE FOUNDLING CHILD WHO BECAME AN UNFAITHFUL WIFE From Hosea onwards the prophets spoke of idolatry under the figure of unchastity. God was the husband of Israel, but she proved unfaithful to Him. Thi...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וָ אֶעֱבֹ֤ר עָלַ֨יִךְ֙ וָֽ אֶרְאֵ֔ךְ מִתְבֹּוסֶ֖סֶת...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND WHEN I PASSED BY THEE,.... Alluding to a traveller passing by where an infant lies, exposed, and looks upon it, and takes it up; or it may be to Pharaoh's daughter walking by the river side, when...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    GOD'S EARLY GRACE UPON HIS PEOPLE...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And when I passed by thee and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, altogether abandoned and wallowing in its own blood, as though stamping it down, I SAID UNTO THEE WHEN THOU WAST IN THY BLOOD, in th...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    POLLUTED: Or, trodden under foot...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Ezekiel 16:6 passed H5674 (H8799) saw H7200 (H8799) struggling H947 (H8711) blood H1818 said H559 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “And when I passed by you and saw you weltering in your blood, I said to you, ‘In your blood, live.' Yes I said to you, ‘In your blood live.' ” Yahweh found her in her dreadful state, kicking and stru...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • The Typology of Scripture by Patrick Fairbairn

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    When I passed by — God here speaks after the manner of men. Live — This is such a command as sends forth a power to effect what is commanded; he gave that life: he spake, and it was done....

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