Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 16:15

15 ¶ But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was.

Hear O Heavens, and be astonished at the complaint God doth make against this unthankful, forgetful, and perfidious Woman!

Grew proud, laid aside humility, which became one raised from a most abject state, cast of the modesty, chastity, and fidelity which became a Wife.

It was not her own, but put upon her; she owed it to the love, bounty, and care of God, but, forgetting this, she accounts it her own and then disposeth of it as she li[illegible: 1 letter]t.

No doubt with the increase of wealth, and honour, the lewdness of Harlots and Adulteresses increased too, but here spiritual harlotry, i. e. Idolatry is meant; and to this course did the wanton, unstable, and ungodly Jews be take themselves betime from the dayes of the Judges and especially, in the latter dayes of their Kingdom, this people went a whoring after Idols.

Some would read it, against thy renown, to the blasting of thy honour, but rather her renown abroad drew to her Idolatrous strangers, who brought their Idols with them, and acquainted the Jews with the pomps of their idolatrous worship.

Didst readily and profusely lavish thy wealth, and prostitute thy self to them, thy Land, thy Cities, Ierusalem it self was full of the Idols, which the nations far and near did worship, every stranger, who passed through thee, might find room for his Idol, and Idolatry, and very like 'twas thou didst infect every one with somewhat of thine, as well as wast infected with their Idolatry.

Thy person, affection, riches, religion, all was at the command and service of every Adulterer, so impudently vile, and false was she to God.

Marginal references: Isa. 57.8. Jer. 2.20. and 3.2, 6, 20. chap. 23.3, 12.