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Ezekiel 16:63

You will remember your sins and cover your mouth in silent shame when I forgive you of all that you have done. I, the Sovereign Lord , have spoken!"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God Continued...;   Humility;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Repentance;   Thompson Chain Reference - Men;   Silence-Speech;   Silenced, Men;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Covenant, the;   Repentance;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ashtoreth, Plural Ash'taroth;   Fornication;   Harlot;   Samaria;   Solomon's Song;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Forgiveness;   Marriage;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Covenant;   Ezekiel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Marriage;   Song of Songs;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Solomon the song of;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Justification;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Third;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Atonement;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed, and never open your mouth again because of your disgrace. This is the declaration of the Lord God.’”
Hebrew Names Version
that you may remember, and be confounded, and never open your mouth any more, because of your shame, when I have forgiven you all that you have done, says the Lord GOD.
King James Version
That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God .
English Standard Version
that you may remember and be confounded, and never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I atone for you for all that you have done, declares the Lord God ."
New American Standard Bible
so that you may remember and be ashamed, and not open your mouth again because of your disgrace, when I have forgiven you for all that you have done," the Lord GOD declares.
New Century Version
You will remember what you did and feel ashamed. You will not open your mouth again because of your shame, when I forgive you for all the things you have done, says the Lord God .'"
Amplified Bible
so that you may remember [in detail] and be ashamed and never open your mouth again because of your humiliation, when I have forgiven you for all that you have done," says the Lord GOD.
World English Bible
that you may remember, and be confounded, and never open your mouth any more, because of your shame, when I have forgiven you all that you have done, says the Lord Yahweh.
Geneva Bible (1587)
That thou mayest remember, and be ashamed, & neuer open thy mouth any more: because of thy shame when I am pacified toward thee, for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
so that you may remember and be ashamed and never open your mouth anymore because of your humiliation, when I have forgiven you for all that you have done," the Lord GOD declares.
Legacy Standard Bible
so that you may remember and be ashamed and never open your mouth anymore because of your dishonor, when I have atoned for you for all that you have done," declares Lord Yahweh.
Berean Standard Bible
so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed, and never open your mouth again because of your disgrace, declares the Lord GOD.'"
Contemporary English Version
I will forgive you, but you will think about your sins and be too ashamed to say a word. I, the Lord God, have spoken.
Complete Jewish Bible
so that you will remember and be so ashamed that you will never open your mouth again, so ashamed will you be when I have forgiven you all that you have done,' says Adonai Elohim ."
Darby Translation
that thou mayest remember, and be ashamed, and no more open thy mouth because of thy confusion, when I forgive thee all that thou hast done, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
You will remember me, and you will be so ashamed of the evil things you did that you will not be able to say anything. But I will make you pure, and you will never be ashamed again!" This is what the Lord God said.
George Lamsa Translation
Because you shall remember and be ashamed, and never open your mouth any more because of your shame, for I have forgiven you for all that you have done, says the LORD God.
Good News Translation
I will forgive all the wrongs you have done, but you will remember them and be too ashamed to open your mouth." The Sovereign Lord has spoken.
Lexham English Bible
in order that you will remember, and you will be ashamed, and you will not open your mouth again because of your disgrace when I forgive you for all that you have done!'" declares the Lord Yahweh.
Literal Translation
so that you may remember and be ashamed. And you will not any more open your mouth, because of your humiliation, when I am propitiated for you for all that you have done, declares the Lord Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
that thou mayest thincke vpo it, be ashamed, and excuse thine owne confucion nomore: when I haue forgeuen the, all that thou hast done, saieth the LORDE God.
American Standard Version
that thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more, because of thy shame, when I have forgiven thee all that thou hast done, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
So that, at the memory of these things, you may be at a loss, never opening your mouth because of your shame; when you have my forgiveness for all you have done, says the Lord.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
that thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more, because of thy shame; when I have forgiven thee all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.'
King James Version (1611)
That thou mayest remember, and bee confounded, and neuer open thy mouth any more: because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee, for all that thou hast done, sayeth the Lord God.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
That thou mayest thinke vpon it, and be ashamed, and neuer open thy mouth any more for shame of thy selfe, when I am pacified towarde thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lorde God.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
that thou mayest remember, and be ashamed, and mayest no more be able to open thy mouth for thy shame, when I am reconciled to thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord.
English Revised Version
that thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more, because of thy shame; when I have forgiven thee all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and that it be no more to thee to opene the mouth for thi schame, whanne Y schal be plesid to thee in alle thingis whiche thou didist, seith the Lord God.
Update Bible Version
that you may remember, and be confounded, and never open your mouth anymore, because of your shame, when I have forgiven you all that you have done, says the Lord Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified towards thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.
New English Translation
Then you will remember, be ashamed, and remain silent when I make atonement for all you have done, declares the sovereign Lord .'"
New King James Version
that you may remember and be ashamed, and never open your mouth anymore because of your shame, when I provide you an atonement for all you have done," says the Lord GOD."'
New Life Bible
Then you will remember and be ashamed. You will never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I have forgiven you for all that you have done," says the Lord God.
New Revised Standard
in order that you may remember and be confounded, and never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I forgive you all that you have done, says the Lord God .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
To the end thou mayest remember and turn pale, and there be to thee no more, an opening of mouth, because of thy reproach,- In that I have accepted a propitiatory covering for thee as to all that thou hast done, Declareth My Lord. Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and mayest no more open thy mouth because of thy confusion, when I shall be pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God.
Revised Standard Version
that you may remember and be confounded, and never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I forgive you all that you have done, says the Lord GOD."
Young's Literal Translation
So that thou dost remember, And thou hast been ashamed, And there is not to thee any more an opening of the mouth because of thy shame, In My receiving atonement for thee, For all that thou hast done, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'

Contextual Overview

60 Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you when you were young, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you. 61 Then you will remember with shame all the evil you have done. I will make your sisters, Samaria and Sodom, to be your daughters, even though they are not part of our covenant. 62 And I will reaffirm my covenant with you, and you will know that I am the Lord . 63 You will remember your sins and cover your mouth in silent shame when I forgive you of all that you have done. I, the Sovereign Lord , have spoken!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

remember: Ezekiel 16:61, Ezekiel 36:31, Ezekiel 36:32, Ezra 9:6, Daniel 9:7, Daniel 9:8

and never: Job 40:4, Job 40:5, Psalms 39:9, Lamentations 3:39, Romans 2:1, Romans 3:19, Romans 3:27, Romans 9:19, Romans 9:20

when: Romans 5:1, Romans 5:2, 1 Corinthians 4:7, Ephesians 2:3-5, Titus 3:3-7

Reciprocal: Exodus 32:25 - shame 1 Kings 8:47 - Yet if they 1 Chronicles 21:17 - Is it not I Job 42:6 - I Psalms 51:15 - O Lord Song of Solomon 4:3 - thy temples Isaiah 1:29 - ashamed Isaiah 27:4 - Fury Isaiah 57:15 - with Jeremiah 3:24 - General Jeremiah 17:13 - all that Lamentations 3:29 - putteth Ezekiel 5:13 - I will cause Ezekiel 6:9 - they shall Ezekiel 14:6 - turn Ezekiel 14:22 - ye shall see Ezekiel 16:52 - bear thine Ezekiel 16:54 - thou mayest Ezekiel 39:26 - they have borne Ezekiel 43:10 - that they Daniel 4:37 - those that walk Hosea 3:5 - fear Micah 6:8 - walk humbly Zechariah 6:8 - quieted Matthew 5:23 - rememberest Matthew 15:27 - Truth Mark 14:72 - Peter Luke 7:47 - which Luke 15:15 - to feed Luke 15:21 - Father Luke 18:13 - standing Luke 22:61 - And Peter Acts 19:18 - confessed Romans 2:4 - goodness 1 Timothy 1:15 - of whom Titus 1:11 - mouths James 4:9 - afflicted

Gill's Notes on the Bible

That thou mayest remember, and be confounded,.... The more souls are led into the covenant of grace, and the more they know of God in Christ, and of him as their covenant God and Father, the more they remember of their former evil ways, and reflect upon them with shame and confusion:

and never open thy mouth any more; against God, and the dispensations of his providence; against his Gospel, truths, and ordinances; against his people, the followers of Christ, and particularly the Gentiles; seeing they will now see themselves as bad and worse than ever they were; for this may have a special regard to the conversion of the Jews in the latter day, when they shall look on him whom they have pierced, and mourn, Zechariah 12:10; and remember the evil ways of their ancestors, and their own stubbornness and infidelity, and be ashamed thereof; and say not one word by way of complaint of the judgments of God that have been upon them as a nation so long:

because of thy shame; because they will now be ashamed of their opposition to Christ and his Gospel; of their rejection and treatment of him; and of the evil things they have been guilty of:

when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God; God may be said to be pacified, or propitious, when he is at peace with men, his anger is turned away, his law and justice are satisfied, reconciliation and atonement are made for sin, and he signifies that for Christ's sake; and especially when his pardoning love and grace is manifested and applied: and this pacification is made, not by men themselves, by their obedience, or repentance, or faith; but by the blood and sacrifice of Christ; which, when made known to the conscience; or when this atonement, propitiation, and pacification is received by faith; or there is a comfortable sense of pardon, through the blood of Christ, for all sins and transgressions that have been committed in heart and life; it has such an effect, as to cause men to remember and call to mind their former evil ways, and to fill them with shame for them, and to put them to silence, so as never more to open their mouths to excuse their sins; or commend themselves and their own righteousness; or to murmur against God, or censure others. This is the nature of pardoning grace and mercy.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 16:63. When I am pacified toward thee — This intimates that the Jews shall certainly share in the blessings of the Gospel covenant, and that they shall be restored to the favour and image of God. And when shall this be? Whenever they please. They might have enjoyed them eighteen hundred years ago; but they would not come, though all things were then ready. They may enjoy them now; but they still choose to shut their eyes against the light, and contradict and blaspheme. As they do not turn to the Lord, the veil still continues on their hearts. Let their elder brethren pray for them.

For a key to the principal metaphors in this chapter, the reader is referred to the note on the thirteenth verse, which, if he regard not, he will neither do justice to himself nor to the prophet. The whole chapter is a tissue of invective; sharp, cutting, and confounding; every where well sustained, in every respect richly merited; and in no case leaving any room to the delinquent for justification or response.


 
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