New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 16:31-34

31When you builtבִּבְנוֹתַ֤יִךְbiv.no.Ta.yikhH1129your shrineגַּבֵּךְ֙ga.beKhH1354at the beginningבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of everyכָּל־kol-H3605streetדֶּ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870and madeעָשִׂ֖יתa.si.tiH6213your highוְרָמָתֵ֥ךְve.ra.ma.TekhH7413placeH7413in everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605squareרְח֑וֹבre.ChovH7339, indisdainingלְקַלֵּ֥סle.ka.LesH7046moneyאֶתְנָֽן׃'et.NanH868,you were not like a harlotכַּזּוֹנָ֖הka.zo.NahH2181.

32You adulteressהַמְּנָאָ֑פֶתha.me.na.'A.fetH5003wifeהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802,who takesתִּקַּ֖חti.KachH3947strangersזָרִֽים׃za.RimH2114insteadתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478of her husbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376!

33Men giveיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414giftsנֵ֑דֶהNe.dehH5078to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605harlotsזֹנ֖וֹתzo.NotH2181, but yougiveנָתַ֤תְּna.TatH5414your giftsנְדָנַ֙יִךְ֙ne.da.Na.yikhH5083to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605your loversמְאַֽהֲבַ֔יִךְme.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157to bribeוַתִּשְׁחֳדִ֣יva.tish.cho.DiH7809them to comeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935to you from everyH5439directionH5439for your harlotriesבְּתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃be.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457.

34Thus you are differentהֵ֤פֶךְHe.fekhH2016from those womenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802in your harlotriesבְּתַזְנוּתַ֔יִךְbe.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457,in that noלֹ֣אlo'H3808one playsH2181the harlotH2181as you do, because you giveוּבְתִתֵּ֣ךְu.ve.ti.TekhH5414moneyאֶתְנָ֗ן'et.NanH868and noלֹ֥אlo'H3808moneyוְאֶתְנַ֛ןve.'et.NanH868is givenנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414you; thus you are differentלְהֶֽפֶךְ׃le.He.fekhH2016.”

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