Ezekiel 16

1Again the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 came to me, sayingH559, 2SonH1121 of manH120, cause JerusalemH3389 to knowH3045 her abominationsH8441, 3And sayH559, Thus saithH559 the LordH136 GODH3069 to JerusalemH3389; Thy birthH4351 and thy nativityH4138 is of the landH776 of CanaanH3669; thy fatherH1 was an AmoriteH567, and thy motherH517 an HittiteH2850.1 4And as for thy nativityH4138, in the dayH3117 thou wast bornH3205 thy navelH8270 was not cutH3772, neither wast thou washedH7364 in waterH4325 to cleanseH4935 thee ; thou wast not saltedH4414 at allH4414, nor swaddledH2853 at allH2853.2 5No eyeH5869 pitiedH2347 thee, to doH6213 anyH259 of these to thee, to have compassionH2550 upon thee; but thou wast cast outH7993 in the openH6440 fieldH7704, to the lothingH1604 of thy personH5315, in the dayH3117 that thou wast bornH3205.

6And when I passedH5674 by thee, and sawH7200 thee pollutedH947 in thy own bloodH1818, I saidH559 to thee when thou wast in thy bloodH1818, LiveH2421; yea, I saidH559 to thee when thou wast in thy bloodH1818, LiveH2421.3 7I have causedH5414 thee to multiplyH7233 as the budH6780 of the fieldH7704, and thou hast increasedH7235 and become greatH1431, and thou art comeH935 to excellentH5716 ornamentsH5716: thy breastsH7699 are fashionedH3559, and thy hairH8181 is grownH6779, though thou wast nakedH5903 and bareH6181.45 8Now when I passedH5674 by thee, and lookedH7200 upon thee, behold, thy timeH6256 was the timeH6256 of loveH1730; and I spreadH6566 my skirtH3671 over thee, and coveredH3680 thy nakednessH6172: yea, I sworeH7650 to thee, and enteredH935 into a covenantH1285 with thee, saithH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069, and thou becamest mine. 9Then I washedH7364 thee with waterH4325; yea, I thoroughly washed awayH7857 thy bloodH1818 from thee, and I anointedH5480 thee with oilH8081.6 10I clothedH3847 thee also with embroidered workH7553, and shodH5274 thee with badgers’ skinH8476, and I girdedH2280 thee with fine linenH8336, and I coveredH3680 thee with silkH4897. 11I deckedH5710 thee also with ornamentsH5716, and I putH5414 braceletsH6781 upon thy handsH3027, and a chainH7242 on thy neckH1627. 12And I putH5414 a jewelH5141 on thy foreheadH639, and earringsH5694 in thy earsH241, and a beautifulH8597 crownH5850 upon thy headH7218.7 13Thus wast thou deckedH5710 with goldH2091 and silverH3701; and thy raimentH4403 was of fine linenH8336, and silkH4897, and embroidered workH7553; thou didst eatH398 fine flourH5560, and honeyH1706, and oilH8081: and thou wast exceedingH3966 beautifulH3302, and thou didst prosperH6743 into a kingdomH4410. 14And thy renownH8034 went forthH3318 among the heathenH1471 for thy beautyH3308: for it was perfectH3632 through my comelinessH1926, which I had putH7760 upon thee, saithH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069.

15But thou didst trustH982 in thy own beautyH3308, and didst play the harlotH2181 because of thy renownH8034, and didst pour outH8210 thy harlotriesH8457 on every one that passed byH5674; his it was. 16And of thy garmentsH899 thou didst takeH3947, and didst deckH6213 thy high placesH1116 with various coloursH2921, and didst play the harlotH2181 upon them: the like things shall not comeH935, neither shall it be so . 17Thou hast also takenH3947 thy fairH8597 jewelsH3627 of my goldH2091 and of my silverH3701, which I had givenH5414 thee, and hast madeH6213 to thyself imagesH6754 of menH2145, and hast committed harlotryH2181 with them,8 18And hast takenH3947 thy embroideredH7553 garmentsH899, and didst coverH3680 them: and thou hast setH5414 my oilH8081 and my incenseH7004 beforeH6440 them. 19My foodH3899 also which I gaveH5414 thee, fine flourH5560, and oilH8081, and honeyH1706, with which I fedH398 thee, thou hast even setH5414 beforeH6440 them for a sweetH5207 savourH7381: and thus it was, saithH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069.9 20Moreover thou hast takenH3947 thy sonsH1121 and thy daughtersH1323, whom thou hast borneH3205 to me, and these hast thou sacrificedH2076 to them to be devouredH398. Is this of thy harlotriesH8457 a small matterH4592,10 21That thou hast slainH7819 my childrenH1121, and deliveredH5414 them to cause them to pass throughH5674 the fire for them? 22And in all thy abominationsH8441 and thy harlotriesH8457 thou hast not rememberedH2142 the daysH3117 of thy youthH5271, when thou wast nakedH5903 and bareH6181, and wast pollutedH947 in thy bloodH1818. 23And it came to pass afterH310 all thy wickednessH7451, woeH188, (woeH188 to thee! saithH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069;) 24That thou hast also builtH1129 to thee an eminent placeH1354, and hast madeH6213 thee an high placeH7413 in every streetH7339.11 25Thou hast builtH1129 thy high placeH7413 at every headH7218 of the wayH1870, and hast made thy beautyH3308 to be abhorredH8581, and hast offered thyselfH6589H7272 to every one that passed byH5674, and multipliedH7235 thy harlotriesH8457. 26Thou hast also committed harlotryH2181 with the EgyptiansH1121H4714 thy neighboursH7934, greatH1432 of fleshH1320; and hast multipliedH7235 thy harlotryH8457, to provoke me to angerH3707. 27Behold, therefore I have stretched outH5186 my handH3027 over thee, and have diminishedH1639 thy ordinaryH2706 food, and deliveredH5414 thee to the willH5315 of them that hateH8130 thee, the daughtersH1323 of the PhilistinesH6430, who are ashamedH3637 of thy lewdH2154 wayH1870.12 28Thou hast played the harlotH2181 also with the AssyriansH1121H804, becauseH1115 thou wast not satisfiedH7646; yea, thou hast played the harlotH2181 with them, and yet couldest not be satisfiedH7654. 29Thou hast moreover multipliedH7235 thy harlotryH8457 in the landH776 of CanaanH3667 to ChaldeaH3778; and yet with thisH2063 thou wast not satisfiedH7646. 30How weakH535 is thy heartH3826, saithH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069, seeing thou doestH6213 all these things, the workH4639 of an imperiousH7986 harlotH2181H802; 31In that thou buildestH1129 thy eminent placeH1354 in the headH7218 of every wayH1870, and makestH6213 thy high placeH7413 in every streetH7339; and hast not been as an harlotH2181, in that thou scornestH7046 hireH868;13 32But as a wifeH802 that committeth adulteryH5003, who takethH3947 strangersH2114 instead of her husbandH376! 33They giveH5414 giftsH5078 to all harlotsH2181: but thou givestH5414 thy giftsH5083 to all thy loversH157, and hirestH7809 them, that they may comeH935 to thee on every sideH5439 for thy harlotryH8457.14 34And thou art the oppositeH2016 from other womenH802 in thy harlotriesH8457, though none followethH310 thee to commit harlotriesH2181: and in that thou givestH5414 a rewardH868, and no rewardH868 is givenH5414 to thee, therefore thou artH1961 the oppositeH2016.

35Therefore, O harlotH2181, hearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068: 36Thus saithH559 the LordH136 GODH3069; Because thy filthinessH5178 was poured outH8210, and thy nakednessH6172 uncoveredH1540 through thy harlotriesH8457 with thy loversH157, and with all the idolsH1544 of thy abominationsH8441, and by the bloodH1818 of thy childrenH1121, which thou didst giveH5414 to them; 37Behold, therefore I will gatherH6908 all thy loversH157, with whom thou hast taken pleasureH6149, and all them that thou hast lovedH157, with all them that thou hast hatedH8130; I will even gatherH6908 them on every sideH5439 against thee, and will uncoverH1540 thy nakednessH6172 to them, that they may seeH7200 all thy nakednessH6172. 38And I will judgeH8199 thee, as women that break wedlockH5003 and shedH8210 bloodH1818 are judgedH4941; and I will giveH5414 thee bloodH1818 in furyH2534 and jealousyH7068.15 39And I will also giveH5414 thee into their handH3027, and they shall throw downH2040 thy eminent placeH1354, and shall break downH5422 thy high placesH7413: they shall stripH6584 thee also of thy clothesH899, and shall takeH3947 thy fairH8597 jewelsH3627, and leaveH3240 thee nakedH5903 and bareH6181.16 40They shall also bring upH5927 a companyH6951 against thee, and they shall stoneH7275 thee with stonesH68, and thrust thee throughH1333 with their swordsH2719. 41And they shall burnH8313 thy housesH1004 with fireH784, and executeH6213 judgmentsH8201 upon thee in the sightH5869 of manyH7227 womenH802: and I will cause thee to ceaseH7673 from playing the harlotH2181, and thou also shalt giveH5414 no hireH868 any more. 42So will I make my furyH2534 toward thee to restH5117, and my jealousyH7068 shall departH5493 from thee, and I will be quietH8252, and will be no more angryH3707. 43Because thou hast not rememberedH2142 the daysH3117 of thy youthH5271, but hast provokedH7264 me in all these things ; beholdH1887, therefore I also will recompenseH5414 thy wayH1870 upon thy headH7218, saithH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069: and thou shalt not commitH6213 this lewdnessH2154 above all thy abominationsH8441.

44Behold, every one that useth proverbsH4911 shall use this proverbH4911 against thee, sayingH559, As is the motherH517, so is her daughterH1323. 45Thou art thy mother’sH517 daughterH1323, that lothethH1602 her husbandH376 and her childrenH1121; and thou art the sisterH269 of thy sistersH269, who lothedH1602 their husbandsH582 and their childrenH1121: your motherH517 was an HittiteH2850, and your fatherH1 an AmoriteH567. 46And thy elderH1419 sisterH269 is SamariaH8111, she and her daughtersH1323 that dwellH3427 at thy left handH8040: and thy youngerH6996 sisterH269, that dwellethH3427 at thy right handH3225, is SodomH5467 and her daughtersH1323.17 47Yet hast thou not walkedH1980 after their waysH1870, nor doneH6213 after their abominationsH8441: but, as if that were a veryH6985 littleH4592H6962 thing, thou wast corruptedH7843 more than theyH2004 in all thy waysH1870.18 48As I liveH2416, saithH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069, SodomH5467 thy sisterH269 hath not doneH6213, she nor her daughtersH1323, as thou hast doneH6213, thou and thy daughtersH1323. 49Behold, this was the iniquityH5771 of thy sisterH269 SodomH5467, prideH1347, fulnessH7653 of breadH3899, and abundanceH7962 of idlenessH8252 was in her and in her daughtersH1323, neither did she strengthenH2388 the handH3027 of the poorH6041 and needyH34. 50And they were haughtyH1361, and committedH6213 abominationH8441 beforeH6440 me: therefore I took them awayH5493 as I sawH7200 good . 51Neither hath SamariaH8111 committedH2398 halfH2677 of thy sinsH2403; but thou hast multipliedH7235 thy abominationsH8441 more than theyH2007, and hast justifiedH6663 thy sistersH269 in all thy abominationsH8441 which thou hast doneH6213. 52Thou also, who hast judgedH6419 thy sistersH269, bearH5375 thy own shameH3639 for thy sinsH2403 that thou hast committed more abominableH8581 than theyH2004: they are more righteousH6663 than thou: yea, be thou confoundedH954 also, and bearH5375 thy shameH3639, in that thou hast justifiedH6663 thy sistersH269. 53When I shall bring againH7725 their captivityH7622, the captivityH7622 of SodomH5467 and her daughtersH1323, and the captivityH7622 of SamariaH8111 and her daughtersH1323, then will I bring again the captivityH7622 of thy captivesH7622 in the midstH8432 of them: 54That thou mayest bearH5375 thy own shameH3639, and mayest be confoundedH3637 in all that thou hast doneH6213, in that thou art a comfortH5162 to them. 55When thy sistersH269, SodomH5467 and her daughtersH1323, shall returnH7725 to their former stateH6927, and SamariaH8111 and her daughtersH1323 shall returnH7725 to their former stateH6927, then thou and thy daughtersH1323 shall returnH7725 to your former stateH6927. 56For thy sisterH269 SodomH5467 was not mentionedH8052 by thy mouthH6310 in the dayH3117 of thy prideH1347,1920 57Before thy wickednessH7451 was discoveredH1540, as at the timeH6256 of thy reproachH2781 of the daughtersH1323 of SyriaH758, and all that are aroundH5439 her, the daughtersH1323 of the PhilistinesH6430, who despiseH7590 thee on every sideH5439.2122 58Thou hast borneH5375 thy lewdnessH2154 and thy abominationsH8441, saithH5002 the LORDH3068.23 59For thus saithH559 the LordH136 GODH3069; I will even dealH6213 with thee as thou hast doneH6213, who hast despisedH959 the oathH423 in breakingH6565 the covenantH1285.

60Nevertheless I will rememberH2142 my covenantH1285 with thee in the daysH3117 of thy youthH5271, and I will establishH6965 to thee an everlastingH5769 covenantH1285. 61Then thou shalt rememberH2142 thy waysH1870, and be ashamedH3637, when thou shalt receiveH3947 thy sistersH269, thy elderH1419 and thy youngerH6996: and I will giveH5414 them to thee for daughtersH1323, but not by thy covenantH1285. 62And I will establishH6965 my covenantH1285 with thee; and thou shalt knowH3045 that I am the LORDH3068: 63That thou mayest rememberH2142, and be confoundedH954, and never openH6610 thy mouthH6310 any more becauseH6440 of thy shameH3639, when I am pacifiedH3722 toward thee for all that thou hast doneH6213, saithH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069.