61 Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive [a]thy sisters, both thy elder and thy younger, and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not [b]by thy covenant.

62 And I will establish my covenant with thee, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord,

63 That thou mayest remember, and be [c]ashamed, and never open thy mouth anymore: because of thy shame when I am pacified toward thee, for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 16:61 Whereby he showeth that among the most wicked, he had ever some seed of his Church, which he would cause to fructify in due time: and here he declareth how he will call the Gentiles.
  2. Ezekiel 16:61 But of my free mercy.
  3. Ezekiel 16:63 This declareth what fruits God’s mercies work in his, to wit, sorrow and repentance for their former life.

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