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Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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GOD's Message came to me:
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The word of the LORD came to me:
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Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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Then another message came to me from the LORD:
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Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,
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"Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her outrageous violations.
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"Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her detestable practices
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"Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,
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"Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her loathsome sins.
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And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite.
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Say this: "The Message of GOD, the Master, to Jerusalem: You were born and bred among Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.
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and say, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says to Jerusalem: Your ancestry and birth were in the land of the Canaanites; your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.
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and say, "Thus says the Lord GOD to Jerusalem: "Your birth and your nativity are from the land of Canaan; your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.
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Give her this message from the Sovereign LORD: You are nothing but a Canaanite! Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite!
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And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
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On the day you were born your umbilical cord was not cut, you weren't bathed and cleaned up, you weren't rubbed with salt, you weren't wrapped in a baby blanket.
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On the day you were born your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water to make you clean, nor were you rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths.
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As for your nativity, on the day you were born your navel cord was not cut, nor were you washed in water to cleanse you; you were not rubbed with salt nor wrapped in swaddling cloths.
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When you were born, no one cared about you. Your umbilical cord was left uncut, and you were never washed, rubbed with salt, and dressed in warm clothing.
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None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.
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No one cared a fig for you. No one did one thing to care for you tenderly in these ways. You were thrown out into a vacant lot and left there, dirty and unwashed--a newborn nobody wanted.
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No one looked on you with pity or had compassion enough to do any of these things for you. Rather, you were thrown out into the open field, for on the day you were born you were despised.
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No eye pitied you, to do any of these things for you, to have compassion on you; but you were thrown out into the open field, when you yourself were loathed on the day you were born.
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No one had the slightest interest in you; no one pitied you or cared for you. On the day you were born, you were dumped in a field and left to die, unwanted.
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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.
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And then I came by. I saw you all miserable and bloody. Yes, I said to you, lying there helpless and filthy, "Live!
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"'Then I passed by and saw you kicking about in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, "Live!"
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"And when I passed by you and saw you struggling in your own blood, I said to you in your blood, "Live!' Yes, I said to you in your blood, "Live!'
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"But I came by and saw you there, helplessly kicking about in your own blood. As you lay there, I said, `Live!'
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I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.
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Grow up like a plant in the field!" And you did. You grew up. You grew tall and matured as a woman, full-breasted, with flowing hair. But you were naked and vulnerable, fragile and exposed.
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I made you grow like a plant of the field. You grew up and developed and became the most beautiful of jewels. Your breasts were formed and your hair grew, you who were naked and bare.
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I made you thrive like a plant in the field; and you grew, matured, and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed, your hair grew, but you were naked and bare.
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And I helped you to thrive like a plant in the field. You grew up and became a beautiful jewel. Your breasts became full, and your hair grew, though you were still naked.
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Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.
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I came by again and saw you, saw that you were ready for love and a lover. I took care of you, dressed you and protected you. I promised you my love and entered the covenant of marriage with you. I, GOD, the Master, gave my word. You became mine.
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"'Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your nakedness. I gave you my solemn oath and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Sovereign LORD, and you became mine.
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"When I passed by you again and looked upon you, indeed your time was the time of love; so I spread My wing over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I swore an oath to you and entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine," says the Lord GOD.
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And when I passed by and saw you again, you were old enough to be married. So I wrapped my cloak around you to cover your nakedness and declared my marriage vows. I made a covenant with you, says the Sovereign LORD, and you became mine.
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Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
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I gave you a good bath, washing off all that old blood, and anointed you with aromatic oils.
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"'I bathed you with water and washed the blood from you and put ointments on you.
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"Then I washed you in water; yes, I thoroughly washed off your blood, and I anointed you with oil.
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"Then I bathed you and washed off your blood, and I rubbed fragrant oils into your skin.
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I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.
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I dressed you in a colorful gown and put leather sandals on your feet. I gave you linen blouses and a fashionable wardrobe of expensive clothing.
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I clothed you with an embroidered dress and put leather sandals on you. I dressed you in fine linen and covered you with costly garments.
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I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of badger skin; I clothed you with fine linen and covered you with silk.
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I gave you expensive clothing of linen and silk, beautifully embroidered, and sandals made of fine leather.
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I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
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I adorned you with jewelry: I placed bracelets on your wrists, fitted you out with a necklace,
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I adorned you with jewelry: I put bracelets on your arms and a necklace around your neck,
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I adorned you with ornaments, put bracelets on your wrists, and a chain on your neck.
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I gave you lovely jewelry, bracelets, and beautiful necklaces,
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And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.
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emerald rings, sapphire earrings, and a diamond tiara.
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and I put a ring on your nose, earrings on your ears and a beautiful crown on your head.
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And I put a jewel in your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.
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a ring for your nose and earrings for your ears, and a lovely crown for your head.
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Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
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You were provided with everything precious and beautiful: with exquisite clothes and elegant food, garnished with honey and oil. You were absolutely stunning. You were a queen!
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So you were adorned with gold and silver; your clothes were of fine linen and costly fabric and embroidered cloth. Your food was fine flour, honey and olive oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be a queen.
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Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate pastry of fine flour, honey, and oil. You were exceedingly beautiful, and succeeded to royalty.
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And so you were made beautiful with gold and silver. Your clothes were made of fine linen and were beautifully embroidered. You ate the finest foods--fine flour, honey, and olive oil--and became more beautiful than ever. You looked like a queen, and so you were!
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And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.
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You became world-famous, a legendary beauty brought to perfection by my adornments. Decree of GOD, the Master.
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And your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, because the splendor I had given you made your beauty perfect, declares the Sovereign LORD.
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Your fame went out among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through My splendor which I had bestowed on you," says the Lord GOD.
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Your fame soon spread throughout the world on account of your beauty, because the splendor I bestowed on you perfected your beauty, says the Sovereign LORD.
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But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was.
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But your beauty went to your head and you became a common whore, grabbing anyone coming down the street and taking him into your bed.
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"'But you trusted in your beauty and used your fame to become a prostitute. You lavished your favors on anyone who passed by and your beauty became his.
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"But you trusted in your own beauty, played the harlot because of your fame, and poured out your harlotry on everyone passing by who would have it.
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"But you thought you could get along without me, so you trusted instead in your fame and beauty. You gave yourself as a prostitute to every man who came along. Your beauty was theirs for the asking!
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And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so.
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You took your fine dresses and made "tents" of them, using them as brothels in which you practiced your trade. This kind of thing should never happen, never.
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You took some of your garments to make gaudy high places, where you carried on your prostitution. Such things should not happen, nor should they ever occur.
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You took some of your garments and adorned multicolored high places for yourself, and played the harlot on them. Such things should not happen, nor be.
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You used the lovely things I gave you to make shrines for idols, where you carried out your acts of prostitution. Unbelievable! How could such a thing ever happen?
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Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them,
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And then you took all that fine jewelry I gave you, my gold and my silver, and made pornographic images of them for your brothels.
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You also took the fine jewelry I gave you, the jewelry made of my gold and silver, and you made for yourself male idols and engaged in prostitution with them.
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You have also taken your beautiful jewelry from My gold and My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself male images and played the harlot with them.
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You took the very jewels and gold and silver ornaments I had given you and made statues of men and worshiped them, which is adultery against me.
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And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.
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You decorated your beds with fashionable silks and cottons, and perfumed them with my aromatic oils and incense.
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And you took your embroidered clothes to put on them, and you offered my oil and incense before them.
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You took your embroidered garments and covered them, and you set My oil and My incense before them.
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You used the beautifully embroidered clothes I gave you to cover your idols. Then you used my oil and incense to worship them.
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My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet savour: and thus it was, saith the Lord GOD.
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And then you set out the wonderful foods I provided--the fresh breads and fruits, with fine herbs and spices, which were my gifts to you--and you served them as delicacies in your whorehouses. That's what happened, says GOD, the Master.
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Also the food I provided for you-the fine flour, olive oil and honey I gave you to eat-you offered as fragrant incense before them. That is what happened, declares the Sovereign LORD.
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Also My food which I gave you--the pastry of fine flour, oil, and honey which I fed you--you set it before them as sweet incense; and so it was," says the Lord GOD.
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Imagine it! You set before them as a lovely sacrifice the fine flour and oil and honey I had given you, says the Sovereign LORD.
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Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter,
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And then you took your sons and your daughters, whom you had given birth to as my children, and you killed them, sacrificing them to idols. Wasn't it bad enough that you had become a whore?
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"'And you took your sons and daughters whom you bore to me and sacrificed them as food to the idols. Was your prostitution not enough?
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"Moreover you took your sons and your daughters, whom you bore to Me, and these you sacrificed to them to be devoured. Were your acts of harlotry a small matter,
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"Then you took your sons and daughters--the children you had borne to me--and sacrificed them to your gods. Was it not enough that you should be a prostitute?
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That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them?
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And now you're a murderer, killing my children and sacrificing them to idols.
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You slaughtered my children and sacrificed them to the idols.
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that you have slain My children and offered them up to them by causing them to pass through the fire?
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Must you also slaughter my children by sacrificing them to idols?
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And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and wast polluted in thy blood.
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Not once during these years of outrageous obscenities and whorings did you remember your infancy, when you were naked and exposed, a blood-smeared newborn.
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In all your detestable practices and your prostitution you did not remember the days of your youth, when you were naked and bare, kicking about in your blood.
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And in all your abominations and acts of harlotry you did not remember the days of your youth, when you were naked and bare, struggling in your blood.
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In all your years of adultery and loathsome sin, you have not once thought of the days long ago when you lay naked in a field, kicking about in your own blood.
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And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord GOD;)
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And then to top off all your evil acts, you built your bold brothels in every town square. Doom! Doom to you, says GOD, the Master!
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"'Woe! Woe to you, declares the Sovereign LORD. In addition to all your other wickedness,
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"Then it was so, after all your wickedness--"Woe, woe to you!' says the Lord GOD--
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"Your destruction is certain, says the Sovereign LORD. In addition to all your other wickedness,
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That thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street.
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At every major intersection you built your bold brothels and exposed your sluttish sex, spreading your legs for everyone who passed by.
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you built a mound for yourself and made a lofty shrine in every public square.
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that you also built for yourself a shrine, and made a high place for yourself in every street.
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you built a pagan shrine and put altars to idols in every town square.
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Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms.
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And then you went international with your whoring.
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At the head of every street you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty, offering your body with increasing promiscuity to anyone who passed by.
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You built your high places at the head of every road, and made your beauty to be abhorred. You offered yourself to everyone who passed by, and multiplied your acts of harlotry.
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On every street corner you defiled your beauty, offering your body to every passerby in an endless stream of prostitution.
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Thou hast also committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours, great of flesh; and hast increased thy whoredoms, to provoke me to anger.
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You fornicated with the Egyptians, seeking them out in their sex orgies. The more promiscuous you became, the angrier I got.
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You engaged in prostitution with the Egyptians, your lustful neighbors, and provoked me to anger with your increasing promiscuity.
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You also committed harlotry with the Egyptians, your very fleshly neighbors, and increased your acts of harlotry to provoke Me to anger.
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Then you added lustful Egypt to your lovers, fanning the flames of my anger with your increasing promiscuity.
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Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way.
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Finally, I intervened, reduced your borders and turned you over to the rapacity of your enemies. Even the Philistine women--can you believe it?-were shocked at your sluttish life.
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So I stretched out my hand against you and reduced your territory; I gave you over to the greed of your enemies, the daughters of the Philistines, who were shocked by your lewd conduct.
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"Behold, therefore, I stretched out My hand against you, diminished your allotment, and gave you up to the will of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd behavior.
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That is why I struck you with my fist and reduced your boundaries. I handed you over to your enemies, the Philistines, and even they were shocked by your lewd conduct!
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Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied.
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You went on to fornicate with the Assyrians. Your appetite was insatiable. But still you weren't satisfied.
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You engaged in prostitution with the Assyrians too, because you were insatiable; and even after that, you still were not satisfied.
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You also played the harlot with the Assyrians, because you were insatiable; indeed you played the harlot with them and still were not satisfied.
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You have prostituted yourselves with the Assyrians, too. It seems you can never find enough new lovers! And after your prostitution there, you still were not satisfied.
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Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith.
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You took on the Babylonians, a country of businessmen, and still you weren't satisfied.
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Then you increased your promiscuity to include Babylonia, a land of merchants, but even with this you were not satisfied.
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Moreover you multiplied your acts of harlotry as far as the land of the trader, Chaldea; and even then you were not satisfied.
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You added to your lovers by embracing that great merchant land of Babylonia--but you still weren't satisfied!
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How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord GOD, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;
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What a sick soul! Doing all this stuff--the champion whore!
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"'How weak-willed you are, declares the Sovereign LORD, when you do all these things, acting like a brazen prostitute!
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"How degenerate is your heart!" says the Lord GOD, "seeing you do all these things, the deeds of a brazen harlot.
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"What a sick heart you have, says the Sovereign LORD, to do such things as these, acting like a shameless prostitute.
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In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire;
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You built your bold brothels at every major intersection, opened up your whorehouses in every neighborhood, but you were different from regular whores in that you wouldn't accept a fee.
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When you built your mounds at the head of every street and made your lofty shrines in every public square, you were unlike a prostitute, because you scorned payment.
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"You erected your shrine at the head of every road, and built your high place in every street. Yet you were not like a harlot, because you scorned payment.
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You build your pagan shrines on every street corner and your altars to idols in every square. You have been worse than a prostitute, so eager for sin that you have not even demanded payment for your love!
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But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!
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Wives who are unfaithful to their husbands accept gifts from their lovers.
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"'You adulterous wife! You prefer strangers to your own husband!
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You are an adulterous wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband.
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Yes, you are an adulterous wife who takes in strangers instead of her own husband.
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They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom.
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And men commonly pay their whores. But you pay your lovers! You bribe men from all over to come to bed with you!
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Every prostitute receives a fee, but you give gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from everywhere for your illicit favors.
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Men make payment to all harlots, but you made your payments to all your lovers, and hired them to come to you from all around for your harlotry.
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Prostitutes charge for their services--but not you! You give gifts to your lovers, bribing them to come to you.
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And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary.
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You're just the opposite of the regular whores who get paid for sex. Instead, you pay men for their favors! You even pervert whoredom!
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So in your prostitution you are the opposite of others; no one runs after you for your favors. You are the very opposite, for you give payment and none is given to you.
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You are the opposite of other women in your harlotry, because no one solicited you to be a harlot. In that you gave payment but no payment was given you, therefore you are the opposite."
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So you are the opposite of other prostitutes. No one pays you; instead, you pay them!
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Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:
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Therefore, whore, listen to GOD's Message:
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"'Therefore, you prostitute, hear the word of the LORD!
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"Now then, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD!
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"Therefore, you prostitute, listen to this message from the LORD!
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Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them;
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I, GOD, the Master, say, Because you've been unrestrained in your promiscuity, stripped down for every lover, flaunting your sex, and because of your pornographic idols and all the slaughtered children you offered to them,
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This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you poured out your wealth and exposed your nakedness in your promiscuity with your lovers, and because of all your detestable idols, and because you gave them your children's blood,
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Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because your filthiness was poured out and your nakedness uncovered in your harlotry with your lovers, and with all your abominable idols, and because of the blood of your children which you gave to them,
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This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you have exposed yourself in prostitution to all your lovers, and because you have worshiped detestable idols, and because you have slaughtered your children as sacrifices to your gods,
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Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.
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therefore, because of all this, I'm going to get all your lovers together, all those you've used for your own pleasure, the ones you loved and the ones you loathed. I'll assemble them as a courtroom of spectators around you. In broad daylight I'll strip you naked before them--they'll see what you really look like.
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therefore I am going to gather all your lovers, with whom you found pleasure, those you loved as well as those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and will strip you in front of them, and they will see all your nakedness.
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surely, therefore, I will gather all your lovers with whom you took pleasure, all those you loved, and all those you hated; I will gather them from all around against you and will uncover your nakedness to them, that they may see all your nakedness.
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this is what I am going to do. I will gather together all your allies--these lovers of yours with whom you have sinned, both those you loved and those you hated--and I will strip you naked in front of them so they can stare at you.
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And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy.
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Then I'll sentence you to the punishment for an adulterous woman and a murderous woman. I'll give you a taste of my wrath!
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I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and who shed blood; I will bring upon you the blood vengeance of my wrath and jealous anger.
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And I will judge you as women who break wedlock or shed blood are judged; I will bring blood upon you in fury and jealousy.
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I will punish you for your murder and adultery. I will cover you with blood in my jealous fury.
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And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare.
Ezek.16.39
I'll gather all your lovers around you and turn you over to them. They'll tear down your bold brothels and sex shrines. They'll rip off your clothes, take your jewels, and leave you naked and exposed. Then
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Then I will hand you over to your lovers, and they will tear down your mounds and destroy your lofty shrines. They will strip you of your clothes and take your fine jewelry and leave you naked and bare.
Ezek.16.39
I will also give you into their hand, and they shall throw down your shrines and break down your high places. They shall also strip you of your clothes, take your beautiful jewelry, and leave you naked and bare.
Ezek.16.39
Then I will give you to your lovers--these many nations--and they will destroy you. They will knock down your pagan shrines and the altars to your idols. They will strip you and take your beautiful jewels, leaving you completely naked and ashamed.
Ezek.16.40
They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords.
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they'll call for a mass meeting. The mob will stone you and hack you to pieces with their swords.
Ezek.16.40
They will bring a mob against you, who will stone you and hack you to pieces with their swords.
Ezek.16.40
"They shall also bring up an assembly against you, and they shall stone you with stones and thrust you through with their swords.
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They will band together in a mob to stone you and run you through with swords.
Ezek.16.41
And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more.
Ezek.16.41
They'll burn down your houses. A massive judgment--with all the women watching! I'll have put a full stop to your whoring life--no more paying lovers to come to your bed!
Ezek.16.41
They will burn down your houses and inflict punishment on you in the sight of many women. I will put a stop to your prostitution, and you will no longer pay your lovers.
Ezek.16.41
They shall burn your houses with fire, and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women; and I will make you cease playing the harlot, and you shall no longer hire lovers.
Ezek.16.41
They will burn your homes and punish you in front of many women. I will see to it that you stop your prostitution and end your payments to your many lovers.
Ezek.16.42
So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.
Ezek.16.42
By then my anger will be played out. My jealousy will subside.
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Then my wrath against you will subside and my jealous anger will turn away from you; I will be calm and no longer angry.
Ezek.16.42
So I will lay to rest My fury toward you, and My jealousy shall depart from you. I will be quiet, and be angry no more.
Ezek.16.42
"Then at last my fury against you will be spent, and my jealous anger will subside. I will be calm and will not be angry with you anymore.
Ezek.16.43
Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations.
Ezek.16.43
Because you didn't remember what happened when you were young but made me angry with all this behavior, I'll make you pay for your waywardness. Didn't you just exponentially compound your outrageous obscenities with all your sluttish ways?
Ezek.16.43
"'Because you did not remember the days of your youth but enraged me with all these things, I will surely bring down on your head what you have done, declares the Sovereign LORD. Did you not add lewdness to all your other detestable practices?
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Because you did not remember the days of your youth, but agitated Me with all these things, surely I will also recompense your deeds on your own head," says the Lord GOD. "And you shall not commit lewdness in addition to all your abominations.
Ezek.16.43
But first, because you have not remembered your youth but have angered me by doing all these evil things, I will fully repay you for all of your sins, says the Sovereign LORD. For to all your disgusting sins, you have added these lewd acts.
Ezek.16.44
Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
Ezek.16.44
Everyone who likes to use proverbs will use this one: "Like mother, like daughter."
Ezek.16.44
"'Everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb about you: "Like mother, like daughter."
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"Indeed everyone who quotes proverbs will use this proverb against you: "Like mother, like daughter!'
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Everyone who makes up proverbs will say of you, `Like mother, like daughter.'
Ezek.16.45
Thou art thy mother's daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children: your mother was an Hittite, and your father an Amorite.
Ezek.16.45
You're the daughter of your mother, who couldn't stand her husband and children. And you're a true sister of your sisters, who couldn't stand their husbands and children. Your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite.
Ezek.16.45
You are a true daughter of your mother, who despised her husband and her children; and you are a true sister of your sisters, who despised their husbands and their children. Your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite.
Ezek.16.45
You are your mother's daughter, loathing husband and children; and you are the sister of your sisters, who loathed their husbands and children; your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite.
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For your mother loathed her husband and her children, and so do you. And you are exactly like your sisters, for they despised their husbands and their children. Truly your mother must have been a Hittite and your father an Amorite.
Ezek.16.46
And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters.
Ezek.16.46
Your older sister is Samaria. She lived to the north of you with her daughters. Your younger sister is Sodom, who lived to the south of you with her daughters.
Ezek.16.46
Your older sister was Samaria, who lived to the north of you with her daughters; and your younger sister, who lived to the south of you with her daughters, was Sodom.
Ezek.16.46
"Your elder sister is Samaria, who dwells with her daughters to the north of you; and your younger sister, who dwells to the south of you, is Sodom and her daughters.
Ezek.16.46
"Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters in the north. Your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters in the south.
Ezek.16.47
Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways.
Ezek.16.47
Haven't you lived just like they did? Haven't you engaged in outrageous obscenities just like they did? In fact, it didn't take you long to catch up and pass them!
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You not only walked in their ways and copied their detestable practices, but in all your ways you soon became more depraved than they.
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You did not walk in their ways nor act according to their abominations; but, as if that were too little, you became more corrupt than they in all your ways.
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But you have not merely sinned as they did--no, that was nothing to you. In a very short time you far surpassed them!
Ezek.16.48
As I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters.
Ezek.16.48
As sure as I am the living God!-Decree of GOD, the Master--your sister Sodom and her daughters never even came close to what you and your daughters have done.
Ezek.16.48
As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, your sister Sodom and her daughters never did what you and your daughters have done.
Ezek.16.48
"As I live," says the Lord GOD, "neither your sister Sodom nor her daughters have done as you and your daughters have done.
Ezek.16.48
As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, Sodom and her daughters were never as wicked as you and your daughters.
Ezek.16.49
Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
Ezek.16.49
The sin of your sister Sodom was this: She lived with her daughters in the lap of luxury--proud, gluttonous, and lazy. They ignored the oppressed and the poor.
Ezek.16.49
"'Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy.
Ezek.16.49
Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food, and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
Ezek.16.49
Sodom's sins were pride, laziness, and gluttony, while the poor and needy suffered outside her door.
Ezek.16.50
And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.
Ezek.16.50
They put on airs and lived obscene lives. And you know what happened: I did away with them.
Ezek.16.50
They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.
Ezek.16.50
And they were haughty and committed abomination before Me; therefore I took them away as I saw fit.
Ezek.16.50
She was proud and did loathsome things, so I wiped her out, as you have seen.
Ezek.16.51
Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done.
Ezek.16.51
And Samaria. Samaria didn't sin half as much as you. You've committed far more obscenities than she ever did. Why, you make your two sisters look good in comparison with what you've done!
Ezek.16.51
Samaria did not commit half the sins you did. You have done more detestable things than they, and have made your sisters seem righteous by all these things you have done.
Ezek.16.51
"Samaria did not commit half of your sins; but you have multiplied your abominations more than they, and have justified your sisters by all the abominations which you have done.
Ezek.16.51
"Even Samaria did not commit half your sins. You have done far more loathsome things than your sisters ever did. They seem righteous compared to you!
Ezek.16.52
Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.
Ezek.16.52
Face it, your sisters look mighty good compared with you. Because you've outsinned them so completely, you've actually made them look righteous. Aren't you ashamed? But you're going to have to live with it. What a reputation to carry into history: outsinning your two sisters!
Ezek.16.52
Bear your disgrace, for you have furnished some justification for your sisters. Because your sins were more vile than theirs, they appear more righteous than you. So then, be ashamed and bear your disgrace, for you have made your sisters appear righteous.
Ezek.16.52
You who judged your sisters, bear your own shame also, because the sins which you committed were more abominable than theirs; they are more righteous than you. Yes, be disgraced also, and bear your own shame, because you justified your sisters.
Ezek.16.52
You should be deeply ashamed because your sins are so terrible. In comparison, you make your sisters seem innocent!
Ezek.16.53
When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:
Ezek.16.53
But I'm going to reverse their fortunes, the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters and the fortunes of Samaria and her daughters. And--get this--your fortunes right along with them!
Ezek.16.53
"'However, I will restore the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters and of Samaria and her daughters, and your fortunes along with them,
Ezek.16.53
"When I bring back their captives, the captives of Sodom and her daughters, and the captives of Samaria and her daughters, then I will also bring back the captives of your captivity among them,
Ezek.16.53
"But someday I will restore the fortunes of Sodom and Samaria, and I will restore you, too.
Ezek.16.54
That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them.
Ezek.16.54
Still, you're going to have to live with your shame. And by facing and accepting your shame, you're going to provide some comfort to your two sisters.
Ezek.16.54
so that you may bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all you have done in giving them comfort.
Ezek.16.54
that you may bear your own shame and be disgraced by all that you did when you comforted them.
Ezek.16.54
Then you will be truly ashamed of everything you have done, for your sins make them feel good in comparison.
Ezek.16.55
When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate.
Ezek.16.55
Your sisters, Sodom with her daughters and Samaria with her daughters, will become what they were before, and you will become what you were before.
Ezek.16.55
And your sisters, Sodom with her daughters and Samaria with her daughters, will return to what they were before; and you and your daughters will return to what you were before.
Ezek.16.55
When your sisters, Sodom and her daughters, return to their former state, and Samaria and her daughters return to their former state, then you and your daughters will return to your former state.
Ezek.16.55
Yes, your sisters, Sodom and Samaria, and all their people will be restored, and at that time you also will be restored.
Ezek.16.56
For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,
Ezek.16.56
Remember the days when you were putting on airs, acting so high and mighty, looking down on sister Sodom?
Ezek.16.56
You would not even mention your sister Sodom in the day of your pride,
Ezek.16.56
For your sister Sodom was not a byword in your mouth in the days of your pride,
Ezek.16.56
In your proud days you held Sodom in contempt.
Ezek.16.57
Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of thy reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about.
Ezek.16.57
That was before your evil ways were exposed. And now you're the butt of contempt, despised by the Edomite women, the Philistine women, and everybody else around.
Ezek.16.57
before your wickedness was uncovered. Even so, you are now scorned by the daughters of Edom and all her neighbors and the daughters of the Philistines-all those around you who despise you.
Ezek.16.57
before your wickedness was uncovered. It was like the time of the reproach of the daughters of Syria and all those around her, and of the daughters of the Philistines, who despise you everywhere.
Ezek.16.57
But now your greater wickedness has been exposed to all the world, and you are the one who is scorned--by Edom and all her neighbors and by Philistia.
Ezek.16.58
Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith the LORD.
Ezek.16.58
But you have to face it, to accept the shame of your obscene and vile life. Decree of GOD, the Master.
Ezek.16.58
You will bear the consequences of your lewdness and your detestable practices, declares the LORD.
Ezek.16.58
You have paid for your lewdness and your abominations," says the LORD.
Ezek.16.58
This is your punishment for all your disgusting sins, says the LORD.
Ezek.16.59
For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.
Ezek.16.59
GOD, the Master, says, I'll do to you just as you have already done, you who have treated my oath with contempt and broken the covenant.
Ezek.16.59
"'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will deal with you as you deserve, because you have despised my oath by breaking the covenant.
Ezek.16.59
For thus says the Lord GOD: "I will deal with you as you have done, who despised the oath by breaking the covenant.
Ezek.16.59
"Now this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will give you what you deserve, for you have taken your solemn vows lightly by breaking your covenant.
Ezek.16.60
Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.
Ezek.16.60
All the same, I'll remember the covenant I made with you when you were young and I'll make a new covenant with you that will last forever.
Ezek.16.60
Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.
Ezek.16.60
"Nevertheless I will remember My covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.
Ezek.16.60
Yet I will keep the covenant I made with you when you were young, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.
Ezek.16.61
Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant.
Ezek.16.61
You'll remember your sorry past and be properly contrite when you receive back your sisters, both the older and the younger. I'll give them to you as daughters, but not as participants in your covenant.
Ezek.16.61
Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed when you receive your sisters, both those who are older than you and those who are younger. I will give them to you as daughters, but not on the basis of my covenant with you.
Ezek.16.61
Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed, when you receive your older and your younger sisters; for I will give them to you for daughters, but not because of My covenant with you.
Ezek.16.61
Then you will remember with shame all the evil you have done. I will make your sisters, Samaria and Sodom, to be your daughters, even though they are not part of our covenant.
Ezek.16.62
And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD:
Ezek.16.62
I'll firmly establish my covenant with you and you'll know that I am GOD.
Ezek.16.62
So I will establish my covenant with you, and you will know that I am the LORD.
Ezek.16.62
And I will establish My covenant with you. Then you shall know that I am the LORD,
Ezek.16.62
And I will reaffirm my covenant with you, and you will know that I am the LORD.
Ezek.16.63
That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezek.16.63
You'll remember your past life and face the shame of it, but when I make atonement for you, make everything right after all you've done, it will leave you speechless.'" Decree of GOD, the Master.
Ezek.16.63
Then, when I make atonement for you for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your humiliation, declares the Sovereign LORD.'"
Ezek.16.63
that you may remember and be ashamed, and never open your mouth anymore because of your shame, when I provide you an atonement for all you have done," says the Lord GOD."'
Ezek.16.63
You will remember your sins and cover your mouth in silence and shame when I forgive you of all that you have done, says the Sovereign LORD."
