ezekiel 16:6 And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live.

ezekiel 16:6 "When I passed by you and saw you squirming in your blood, I said to you [while you were] in your blood, 'Live!' I said to you while you were in your blood, 'Live!'

6. when I passed by--as if a traveller.
polluted in . . . blood--but PISCATOR, "ready to be trodden on."
I said--In contrast to Israel's helplessness stands God's omnipotent word of grace which bids the outcast little one "live."
in thy blood--Though thou wast foul with blood, I said, "Live" [GROTIUS]. "Live in thy blood," that is, Live, but live a life exposed to many deaths, as was the case in the beginnings of Israel's national existence, in order to magnify the grace of God [CALVIN]. The former view is preferable. Spiritually, till the sinner is made sensible of his abject helplessness, he will not appreciate the provisions of God's grace.

ezekiel 16:6 "When I passed by you and saw you squirming in your blood, I said to you [while you were] in your blood, 'Live!' I said to you while you were in your blood, 'Live!'

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