Ezekiel 16
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Ezekiel 16:28-35

28Thou hast playedH2181 the harlot alsoH1571 with the Assyrians, because thou wast insatiable; yea, thou hast playedH2181 the harlot with them, and yet thou wast not satisfiedH7646. 29Thou hast moreover multipliedH7235 thy whoredom unto the landH776 of traffic, unto ChaldeaH3778; and yet thou wast not satisfiedH7646 herewith.

30HowH4100 weak is thy heartH3826, saith the LordH136 Jehovah, seeing thou doest all these thingsH428, the workH4639 of an impudent harlot; 31in that thou buildest thy vaulted place at the headH7218 of every wayH1870, and makest thy lofty place in every street, and hast not beenH1961 as a harlot, in that thou scornest hireH868. 32A wifeH802 that committeth adulteryH5003! that taketh strangersH2114 instead of her husbandH376! 33They giveH5414 gifts to all harlots; but thou givest thy gifts to all thy loversH157, and bribest them, that they may comeH935 unto thee on every side for thy whoredoms. 34And thou art different from other womenH802 in thy whoredoms, in that none followeth thee to playH2181 the harlot; and whereas thou givest hireH868, and no hireH868 isH1961 givenH5414 unto thee, therefore thou art different.

35Wherefore, O harlot, hearH8085 the wordH1697 of Jehovah:

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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain