Ezekiel 23:7
She gave herself to them, all the elite of the Assyrians, and defiled herself with all the idols she lusted after.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.
KJV1611 – Modern English
Thus she committed her harlotries with them, with all the choice men of Assyria, and with all on whom she lusted: with all their idols she defiled herself.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And she bestowed{H5414} her whoredoms{H8457} upon them, the choicest{H4005} men{H1121} of Assyria{H804} all of them; and on whomsoever she doted,{H5689} with all their idols{H1544} she defiled{H2930} herself.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Thus she committed{H5414}{(H8799)} her whoredoms{H8457} with them, with all them that were the chosen{H4005} men{H1121} of Assyria{H804}, and with all on whom she doted{H5689}{(H8804)}: with all their idols{H1544} she defiled{H2930}{(H8738)} herself.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus thorow hir whordome, she cleued vnto all the yonge men off Assiria: Yee she was madde vpon them, and defyled herselff with all their Idols.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Thus she committed her whoredome with them, euen with all them that were the chosen men of Asshur, and with all on whome she doted, and defiled her selfe with all their idoles.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Thus she committed her whordome with them beyng all chosen men of Asshur, & with all on whom she doted, and defiled her selfe with all their idols.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them [that were] the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.
Webster's Bible (1833)
She bestowed her prostitution on them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and on whoever she doted, with all their idols she defiled herself.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And she giveth her whoredoms on them, The choice of the sons of Asshur, All of them -- even all on whom she doted, By all their idols she hath been defiled.
American Standard Version (1901)
And she bestowed her whoredoms upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and on whomsoever she doted, with all their idols she defiled herself.
American Standard Version (1901)
And she bestowed her whoredoms upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and on whomsoever she doted, with all their idols she defiled herself.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And she gave her unclean love to them, all of them the noblest men of Assyria: and she made herself unclean with the images of all who were desired by her.
World English Bible (2000)
She bestowed her prostitution on them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and on whoever she doted, with all their idols she defiled herself.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
She bestowed her sexual favors on them; all of them were the choicest young men of Assyria. She defiled herself with all whom she desired– with all their idols.
Referenced Verses
- Hos 5:3 : 3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me; for now, Ephraim, you have played the harlot; Israel is defiled.
- Hos 6:10 : 10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing. There Ephraim acts like a prostitute; Israel is defiled.
- Ezek 20:7 : 7 And I said to them, 'Each of you, get rid of the detestable things your eyes are set on, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.'
- Ezek 22:3-4 : 3 Then say, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: You city that sheds blood in her midst to bring her time closer, and makes idols to defile herself, 4 You have become guilty because of the blood you have shed, and you are defiled by the idols you made. You have brought your days near and have come to the end of your years. Therefore, I have made you a disgrace to the nations and a mockery to all the lands.
- Ezek 23:30 : 30 These things will be done to you because you prostituted yourself to the nations, defiling yourself with their idols.
- Gen 10:22 : 22 The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
- Ps 106:39 : 39 They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.
- Ezek 16:15 : 15 But you trusted in your beauty and acted like a prostitute because of your fame. You lavished your acts of prostitution on every passerby, willing to be his.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Ezek 23:8-2316 verses84%
8 She did not abandon the adulteries she began in Egypt, where men slept with her in her youth, fondling her virgin breasts and pouring out their lust upon her.
9 Therefore, I handed her over to her lovers, the Assyrians whom she lusted after.
10 They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and killed her with the sword. She became a byword among women, and they carried out judgment against her.
11 Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was even more corrupt in her lust, and her adulteries exceeded those of her sister.
12 She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and officials nearby—elegantly clothed, skilled horsemen, and all young and desirable men.
13 I saw that she too was defiled; both had followed the same corrupt path.
14 But she went even further with her adulteries. She saw men carved on the walls, images of the Chaldeans portrayed in vermilion.
15 They were girded with belts at their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads. All of them looked like officers, resembling the men of Babylon, born in Chaldea.
16 As soon as she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.
17 Then the Babylonians came to her, to her bed of love, and defiled her with their lust. After she was defiled by them, she turned away from them in disgust.
18 When she openly displayed her prostitution and exposed her nakedness, I turned away from her in disgust, just as I had turned away from her sister.
19 Yet she increased her prostitution, remembering the days of her youth when she prostituted herself in the land of Egypt.
20 She lusted after her lovers there, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses.
21 So you revisited the lewdness of your youth, when the Egyptians fondled your breasts and caressed your young bosom.
22 Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: 'I am about to stir up your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust, and I will bring them against you from every side—
23 the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, handsome young men, governors and commanders, chariot soldiers, and men of renown, all mounted on horses.
- Ezek 23:3-64 verses82%
3 They committed adultery in Egypt; in their youth, they acted unfaithfully. There, their breasts were fondled, and their virginity was violated.
4 Their names were Oholah, the elder, and Oholibah, her sister. They became mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. Their names represent Samaria as Oholah, and Jerusalem as Oholibah.
5 Oholah was unfaithful to me and lusted after her lovers—the Assyrians, who were near.
6 They were clothed in blue, governors and officials, all of them young and desirable men, skilled horsemen riding on horses.
- Ezek 23:42-454 verses79%
42 The sound of a carefree crowd was with her, and drunkards were brought from the desert. They put bracelets on their wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads.
43 Then I said about the one worn out by adultery, ‘Now they will continue their acts of fornication with her.’
44 They went to her as men go to a prostitute. In the same way, they went to Oholah and Oholibah, the immoral women.
45 But righteous men will judge them for committing adultery and shedding blood, because they are adulteresses, and blood is on their hands.
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9 Because Israel's immorality mattered so little to her, she defiled the land and committed adultery with stone and wood.
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30 These things will be done to you because you prostituted yourself to the nations, defiling yourself with their idols.
- Ezek 16:28-303 verses76%
28 You prostituted yourself with the Assyrians because you were never satisfied. Even after prostituting yourself with them, you were not satisfied.
29 You also multiplied your promiscuity in the land of Canaan and even with the Chaldeans, yet even with this, you were not satisfied.
30 ‘How weak is your heart,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘that you do all these things, the actions of a brazen prostitute!
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37 For they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands. They committed adultery with their idols; they even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to me, passing them through the fire as food for their idols.
- Ezek 16:36-372 verses74%
36 This is what the Lord GOD says: Because you poured out your lust and exposed your nakedness in your promiscuity with your lovers and because of all your detestable idols and the blood of your children you gave to them,
37 therefore I am going to gather all your lovers with whom you found pleasure, those you loved as well as those you hated. I will gather them against you from every side, and I will expose your nakedness to them, so they may see all your shame.
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17 You also took the fine jewelry made of gold and silver that I had given you, and you made male idols for yourself and engaged in prostitution with them.
- Ezek 16:25-262 verses74%
25 At the head of every street, you built your high places. You degraded your beauty by spreading your legs to every passerby and multiplied your acts of prostitution.
26 You engaged in prostitution with your lustful neighbors, the Egyptians, and multiplied your acts of prostitution to anger me.
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7 All her carved images will be broken to pieces, all her earnings will be burned with fire, and all her idols I will destroy. Since she gathered them as wages of a prostitute, they will return to the wages of a prostitute.
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2 Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Where have you not been violated? By the roads you sat waiting for lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness.
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15 But you trusted in your beauty and acted like a prostitute because of your fame. You lavished your acts of prostitution on every passerby, willing to be his.
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39 They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.
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5 Otherwise, I will strip her naked, expose her as on the day of her birth. I will make her like a wilderness, turn her into a dry land, and let her die of thirst.
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33 All prostitutes receive gifts, but you give gifts to all your lovers. You bribe them to come to you from all around for your acts of prostitution.
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18 Their drink has turned them aside; they persist in their immorality. They love shame more than their honor.
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10 In you, they have dishonored their fathers' nakedness; they have violated women during their impurity.
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15 What right does my beloved have in my house, when she has done so many wicked schemes? Can consecrated meat remove your evil? Then you would exult!
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6 During the reign of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, "Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every spreading tree and has prostituted herself there."
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2 With her, the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality.
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27 So I will put an end to your lewdness and your prostitution, which you brought from the land of Egypt. You will not look longingly at them again or remember Egypt anymore.
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17 At the end of seventy years, the LORD will attend to Tyre. She will return to her hire and will prostitute herself to all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth.
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40 Furthermore, they sent for men from far away, messengers were dispatched to them, and they came. You bathed yourself, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry.
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7 How can I pardon you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by false gods. I satisfied them, but they committed adultery and gathered at the houses of prostitutes.