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Ezekiel 16:59

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“For thus saith the Lord God; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.”

Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of thy reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about.

Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith the Lord.

For thus saith the Lord God; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.

Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.

Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant.

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While the verse speaks of God dealing with Israel "as thou hast done," which could imply a literal consequence, the "breaking the covenant" and "despised the oath" are spiritual and relational transgressions, and the "dealing" could be understood in terms of spiritual judgment or consequences rather than purely physical events.

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The verse describes a reciprocal action ("as thou hast done") rather than explicitly stating a punitive intent, suggesting a consequence of broken trust rather than divine judgment.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes God's judgment and a broken covenant, but it does not describe *how* God is communicating this message to Ezekiel, nor does it mention any specific method of prophetic communication.

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Related Verses

Ezekiel 17:19

“Therefore thus saith the Lord God; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.”

Ezekiel 17:18

“Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.”

Ezekiel 17:16

“As I live, saith the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.”

Ezekiel 5:11

“Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord God; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.”

Ezekiel 16:58

“Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith the Lord.”

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