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upon EZEKIEL. 181
bear a Correfpondence with thy Guilt. See Ver. 45. Chapter
Ver. 25. &4nd I willfet my Jealoujy againft thee, XXIII.
and they {hall dealfurioufly with thee.'] They fhall L/WJ
punifh thee with that Fury, with which aMan^ er « 2 5*
in the Rage of Jealoufy fhall treat a Wife that
hath been unfaithful to him. Compare Chapter
xvi. 38.
Ibid. aAndthey fhall take away thy Nofe, and
thine Ears, &x.H As Husbands in that Cafe render
thofe Women deformed, whofe Beauty hath been
too pleafing to Strangers : fo fhall the Chaldeans
deface all the Glories and Ornaments of Jerufalem,
and after they have flam and carried Captive its
Inhabitants, fhall fee the City on Fire, and reduce
it to an Heap of Afhes. Compare Chap. xvi. 4 1.
Ver. 26. They fiall alfo ftrig thee of thy Clothes, Ver. 26.
&c.] See ibid. Ver. 57, 39.
Ver. 27. Thus will I make thy Lewdnefs ceafe Ver. 27.
from thee."] Thefe fevere Judgments fhall effectu-
ally deter thee from Idolatry, and make thee abhor
the leaft Approaches toward ir. See Chapter
xxii. 1 5. Accordingly we find, that after the Cap-
tivity the Jews never returned to their former idolatrous
Pra&ices.
Ibid. eAnd thy Whoredoms l?ought from the Land
of EgyftJ] Where thou did ft fir ft learn Idolatry,
and ever fince haft had an Inclination toward it.
See Ver. £, 19.
Ibid. So tnat thou (halt ?iot lift up thine Eyes un-
to them.] See Chap, xviii. 6.
Ver. 28. / will deliver thee into the Hand ofVer. 2$L
them whom thou hat eft, &c] The Chai ueans that
were thy Lovers formerly: Ver. 22. But fince
thou haft broken thy League and Friendfhip witlr
them*