50 They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.
50 And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.
50 They were haughty and did an abomination before me. So I removed them, when I saw it.
50 They put on airs and lived obscene lives. And you know what happened: I did away with them.
50 And they were haughty and committed abomination before Me; therefore I took them away as I saw fit.
50 She was proud and committed detestable sins, so I wiped her out, as you have seen.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 16:50
Commentary on Ezekiel 16:1-58
(Read Ezekiel 16:1-58)
In this chapter God's dealings with the Jewish nation, and their conduct towards him, are described, and their punishment through the surrounding nations, even those they most trusted in. This is done under the parable of an exposed infant rescued from death, educated, espoused, and richly provided for, but afterwards guilty of the most abandoned conduct, and punished for it; yet at last received into favour, and ashamed of her base conduct. We are not to judge of these expressions by modern ideas, but by those of the times and places in which they were used, where many of them would not sound as they do to us. The design was to raise hatred to idolatry, and such a parable was well suited for that purpose.