Ezekiel 16:1

Study note

Setting — Yahweh speaks directly to Ezekiel, initiating a formal oracle that immediately precedes the command to confront Jerusalem with her abominations.

The words — דְבַר־יְהוָה (de.var-Yah.weh) translates literally as "the word of Yahweh," anchoring the subsequent revelation in divine authority rather than human origin.

The thread — This structural marker introduces a prophetic oracle sequence in Ezekiel where divine speech consistently precedes detailed historical indictment and covenant litigation.

Why it lands — The reader must accept the following indictment as an authoritative divine declaration, requiring direct engagement with the revealed facts before any response.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.