Ezekiel 16:17 meaning and explanation

You also took the fine jewelry of gold and silver I had given you, and you made male idols with which to prostitute yourself.

Ezekiel 16:17, Berean Standard Bible

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God speaks through Ezekiel to Jerusalem, and in this verse the accusation reaches a sharp point. The gold and silver were not Israel's own achievement; they were gifts from the Lord, part of the adornment he describes in verses 11 to 13.

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