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Ezekiel 23:6-17 6 clothed H3847 with blue תְכֵ֙לֶת֙ te.Khe.let H8504 , governors פַּח֣וֹת pa.Chot H6346 and rulers , all of them attractive young בַּח֥וּרֵי ba.Chu.rei H970 men H970 , horsemen פָּרָשִׁ֕ים pa.ra.Shim H6571 riding H7392 upon horses H5483 . 7 And she bestowed her whoredoms upon them , all of them the choice of the children of Asshur H804 ; and with all after whom she lusted עָֽגְבָ֛ה 'a.ge.Vah H5689 , with all their idols גִּלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם gi.lu.lei.Hem H1544 she defiled H2930 herself . 8 Neither left H5800 she her whoredoms [ brought ] from Egypt מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ mi.mitz.Ra.yim H4714 ; for in her youth בִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ vin.'u.Rei.ha H5271 they had lain שָׁכְב֣וּ sha.khe.Vu H7901 with her , and had handled the breasts of her virginity בְתוּלֶ֑יהָ ve.tu.Lei.ha H1331 , and poured וַיִּשְׁפְּכ֥וּ vai.yish.pe.Khu H8210 their fornication upon her . 9 Therefore לָכֵ֥ן la.Khen H3651 I gave H5414 her into the hand בְּיַד־ be.yad- H3027 of her lovers מְאַֽהֲבֶ֑יהָ me.'a.ha.Vei.ha H157 , into the hand בְּיַד֙ be.Yad H3027 of the children of Asshur H804 , after whom she lusted עָגְבָ֖ה 'a.ge.Vah H5689 . 10 These discovered her nakedness עֶרְוָתָהּ֒ 'er.va.Tah H6172 , they took H3947 her sons בָּנֶ֤יהָ ba.Nei.ha H1121 and her daughters וּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ u.ve.no.Tei.ha H1323 , and slew H2026 her with the sword בַּחֶ֣רֶב ba.Che.rev H2719 ; and she became H1961 a name שֵׁם֙ shem H8034 among women H802 ; and they executed judgment upon her . 11 And her sister אֲחוֹתָ֣הּ 'a.cho.Tah H269 Oholibah אָהֳלִיבָ֔ה 'o.ho.li.Vah H172 saw H7200 [this], and was more מִמֶּ֑נָּה mi.Me.nah H4480 corrupt H7843 in her passion than she, and in her fornications more H4480 than the whoredoms of her sister אֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃ 'a.cho.Tah H269 . 12 She lusted עָגָ֜בָה 'a.Ga.vah H5689 after the children of Asshur H804 [ her ] neighbours, governors פַּח֨וֹת pa.Chot H6346 and rulers , clothed H3847 most gorgeously, horsemen פָּרָשִׁ֖ים pa.ra.Shim H6571 riding H7392 upon horses H5483 , all of them attractive young H1121 men H970 . 14 And she increased H3254 her fornications; for she saw H7200 men H376 portrayed upon the wall הַקִּ֔יר ha.Kir H7023 , the images H6754 of the Chaldeans כַשְׂדִּ֔ים khas.di.yim H3778 portrayed with vermilion בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ ba.sha.Shar H8350 , 15 girded with girdles upon their loins H4975 , with flowing turbans on their heads בְּרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔ם be.Ra.shei.Hem H7218 , all of them captains in appearance מַרְאֵ֥ה mar.'Eh H4758 , [ after ] the likeness דְּמ֤וּת de.Mut H1823 of the children of Babylon בָבֶל֙ va.Vel H894 , of Chaldea כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים kas.Dim H3778 , the land אֶ֖רֶץ 'E.retz H776 of their nativity. 16 And as soon as she saw them with her eyes עֵינֶ֑יהָ 'ei.Nei.ha H5869 , she lusted וַתַּעְגְּבָ֥ה va.ta'.gavh H5689 after them , and sent H7971 messengers מַלְאָכִ֛ים mal.'a.Khim H4397 unto them into Chaldea כַּשְׂדִּֽימָה׃ kas.Di.mah H3778 . 17 And the children of Babylon בָבֶל֙ va.Vel H894 came H935 to her into the bed לְמִשְׁכַּ֣ב le.mish.Kav H4904 of love , and they defiled H2930 her with their fornication; she too defiled H2930 herself with them , and her soul H5315 was alienated from them . Read all of Ezekiel 23 ← Ezekiel 22 Ezekiel 24 → Commentaries on Ezekiel 23 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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