Ezekiel 16: Jerusalem the Unfaithful Wife

God pictures Jerusalem as an abandoned baby girl He rescued, raised and made His own, who then turned to idols and foreign powers, a betrayal portrayed as adultery. He declares her worse than Samaria and Sodom, yet promises to remember His covenant, make it everlasting, and atone for her sins.

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In the picture of Jerusalem as a newborn girl thrown into an open field, what did the LORD do when He passed by (Ezekiel 16:4-6)?

He left her to be raised by a neighboring peopleHe spoke a word over her and commanded her to liveHe waited until her own parents came back for herHe sent a servant to wash her and give her a name