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Ezekiel 16:28-35

28Thou hast played theharlotוַתִּזְנִי֙va.tiz.NiH2181also with theAssyriansבְּנֵ֣י אַשּׁ֔וּרbe.Nei 'a.ShurH1121 H804,becauseמִבִּלְתִּ֖יmi.bil.TiH1115thou wast notsatisfiedשָׂבָֽעַתְּ׃sa.Va.'atH7646; yea, thou hast played theharlotוַתִּזְנִ֕יםva.tiz.NimH2181with them, and yet couldest not besatisfiedשָׂבְעָתֵ֑ךְsa.ve.'a.TekhH7654.

29Thou hast moreovermultipliedוַתַּרְבִּ֧יva.tar.BiH7235thyharlotryתַּזְנוּתֵ֛ךְtaz.nu.TekhH8457in thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667toChaldeaכַּשְׂדִּ֑ימָהkas.Di.mahH3778; and yet withthisבְּזֹ֖אתbe.ZotH2063thou wast notsatisfiedשָׂבָֽעַתְּ׃sa.Va.'atH7646.

30Howweakאֲמֻלָה֙'a.mu.LahH535is thyheartלִבָּתֵ֔ךְli.ba.TekhH3826,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069, seeing thoudoestבַּעֲשׂוֹתֵךְ֙ba.'a.so.teKhH6213all these things, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of animperiousשַׁלָּֽטֶת׃sha.La.tetH7986harlotאִשָּֽׁה־ זוֹנָ֖ה'i.shah- zo.NahH2181 H802;

31In that thoubuildestבִּבְנוֹתַ֤יִךְbiv.no.Ta.yikhH1129thy eminentplaceגַּבֵּךְ֙ga.beKhH1354in theheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of everywayדֶּ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870, andmakestעָשִׂ֖יתa.si.tiH6213thy highplaceוְרָמָתֵ֥ךְve.ra.ma.TekhH7413in everystreetרְח֑וֹבre.ChovH7339; and hast not been as anharlotכַּזּוֹנָ֖הka.zo.NahH2181, in that thouscornestלְקַלֵּ֥סle.ka.LesH7046hireאֶתְנָֽן׃'et.NanH868;

32But as awifeהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802that committethadulteryהַמְּנָאָ֑פֶתha.me.na.'A.fetH5003, whotakethתִּקַּ֖חti.KachH3947strangersזָרִֽים׃za.RimH2114instead of herhusbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376!

33Theygiveיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414giftsנֵ֑דֶהNe.dehH5078to allharlotsזֹנ֖וֹתzo.NotH2181: but thougivestנָתַ֤תְּna.TatH5414thygiftsנְדָנַ֙יִךְ֙ne.da.Na.yikhH5083to all thyloversמְאַֽהֲבַ֔יִךְme.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157, andhirestוַתִּשְׁחֳדִ֣יva.tish.cho.DiH7809them, that they maycomeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935to thee on everysideמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439for thyharlotryבְּתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃be.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457.

34And thou art theoppositeהֵ֤פֶךְHe.fekhH2016from otherwomenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802in thyharlotriesבְּתַזְנוּתַ֔יִךְbe.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457, though nonefollowethוְאַחֲרַ֖יִךְve.'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310thee to commitharlotriesזוּנָּ֑הzu.NahH2181: and in that thougivestוּבְתִתֵּ֣ךְu.ve.ti.TekhH5414arewardאֶתְנָ֗ן'et.NanH868, and norewardוְאֶתְנַ֛ןve.'et.NanH868isgivenנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414to thee, therefore thouartH1961theoppositeלְהֶֽפֶךְ׃le.He.fekhH2016.

35Therefore, Oharlotזוֹנָ֔הzo.NahH2181,hearשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068:

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