Ezekiel 16
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Ezekiel 16:28-35

28You played the whore also with the Assyrians, because you were not satisfied; yes, you played the whore with them, and still you were not satisfied.

29You multiplied your whoring also with the trading land of Chaldea, and even with this you were not satisfied.

30"How sick is your heart, declares the Lord God, because you did all these things, the deeds of a brazen prostitute,

31building your vaulted chamber at the head of every street, and making your lofty place in every square. Yet you were not like a prostitute, because you scorned payment.

32Adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband!

33Men give gifts to all prostitutes, but you gave your gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from every side with your whorings.

34So you were different from other women in your whorings. No one solicited you to play the whore, and you gave payment, while no payment was given to you; therefore you were different.

35"Therefore, O prostitute, hear the word of the Lord:

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