# Ezekiel 16 General Notes #### Important figures of speech in this chapter ##### Metaphor God compared Judah to an adulteress because she worshiped idols instead of God who had done so much to help her. Adultery is a common image used to describe the worship of idols by Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) ## Links: * __[Ezekiel 16:01 Notes](./01.md)__ __[<<](../15/intro.md) | [>>](../17/intro.md)__