Origen
Patristic
c. A.D. 184–253
“The husband of the soul is the word of God, a spouse truly loving, who has given her chastity, justice and all the other gifts.”
The interpretation timeline
Ezek 16:33
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Ezek 16:33 · Douay-Rheims
“Gifts are given to all harlots: but thou hast given hire to all thy lovers, and thou hast given them gifts to come to thee from every side, to commit fornication with thee.”
Patristic
before A.D. 750
254
A.D.
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.