Ezekiel 23:15

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like officers, the image of Babylonians whose native land is Chaldea.

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Referenced Verses

  • Judg 8:18 : 18 He said to Zebah and Zalmunna,“Describe for me the men you killed at Tabor.” They said,“They were like you. Each one looked like a king’s son.”
  • 1 Sam 18:4 : 4 Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with the rest of his gear, including his sword, his bow, and even his belt.
  • 2 Sam 14:25 : 25 Now in all Israel everyone acknowledged that there was no man as handsome as Absalom. From the soles of his feet to the top of his head he was perfect in appearance.
  • Isa 22:21 : 21 I will put your robe on him, tie your belt around him, and transfer your authority to him. He will become a protector of the residents of Jerusalem and of the people of Judah.

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  • Ezek 23:11-14
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    11“Her sister Oholibah watched this, but she became more corrupt in her lust than her sister had been, and her acts of prostitution were more numerous than those of her sister.

    12She lusted after the Assyrians– governors and officials, warriors in full armor, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men.

    13I saw that she was defiled; both of them followed the same path.

    14But she increased her prostitution. She saw men carved on the wall, images of the Chaldeans carved in bright red,

  • Ezek 23:16-18
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    79%

    16When she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

    17The Babylonians crawled into bed with her. They defiled her with their lust; after she was defiled by them, she became disgusted with them.

    18When she lustfully exposed her nakedness, I was disgusted with her, just as I had been disgusted with her sister.

  • Ezek 23:5-8
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    5“Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians– warriors

    6clothed in blue, governors and officials, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.

    7She 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.

    8She did not abandon the prostitution she had practiced in Egypt; for in her youth men went to bed with her, fondled her virgin breasts, and ravished her.

  • Ezek 23:40-43
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    40“They even sent for men from far away; when the messenger arrived, those men set out. For them you bathed, painted your eyes, and decorated yourself with jewelry.

    41You sat on a magnificent couch, with a table arranged in front of it where you placed my incense and my olive oil.

    42The sound of a carefree crowd accompanied her, including all kinds of men; even Sabeans were brought from the desert. The sisters put bracelets on their wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads.

    43Then I said about the one worn out by adultery,‘Now they will commit immoral acts with her.’

  • Ezek 23:23
    76%

    23the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, desirable young men, all of them governors and officials, officers and nobles, all of them riding on horses.

  • Ezek 16:10-18
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    74%

    10I dressed you in embroidered clothing and put fine leather sandals on your feet. I wrapped you with fine linen and covered you with silk.

    11I adorned you with jewelry. I put bracelets on your hands and a necklace around your neck.

    12I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.

    13You were adorned with gold and silver, while your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidery. You ate the finest flour, honey, and olive oil. You became extremely beautiful and attained the position of royalty.

    14Your fame spread among the nations because of your beauty; your beauty was perfect because of the splendor which I bestowed on you, declares the Sovereign LORD.

    15“‘But you trusted in your beauty and capitalized on your fame by becoming a prostitute. You offered your sexual favors to every man who passed by so that your beauty became his.

    16You took some of your clothing and made for yourself decorated high places; you engaged in prostitution on them. You went to him to become his.

    17You also took your beautiful jewelry, made of my gold and my silver I had given to you, and made for yourself male images and engaged in prostitution with them.

    18You took your embroidered clothing and used it to cover them; you offered my olive oil and my incense to them.

  • Isa 3:19-20
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    19earrings, bracelets, veils,

    20headdresses, ankle ornaments, sashes, sachets, amulets,

  • Isa 3:22-24
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    22festive dresses, robes, shawls, purses,

    23garments, vests, head coverings, and gowns.

    24A putrid stench will replace the smell of spices, a rope will replace a belt, baldness will replace braided locks of hair, a sackcloth garment will replace a fine robe, and a prisoner’s brand will replace beauty.

  • Ezek 44:18
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    18Linen turbans will be on their heads and linen undergarments will be around their waists; they must not bind themselves with anything that causes sweat.

  • Ezek 23:26
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    26They will strip your clothes off you and take away your beautiful jewelry.

  • Ezek 27:10
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    10Men of Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army, men of war. They hung shield and helmet on you; they gave you your splendor.

  • Ezek 7:18
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    18They will wear sackcloth, terror will cover them; shame will be on all their faces, and all of their heads will be shaved bald.

  • Exod 39:28
    70%

    28and the turban of fine linen, the headbands of fine linen, and the undergarments of fine twisted linen.

  • Nah 3:10
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    10Yet she went into captivity as an exile; even her infants were smashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her nobility; all her dignitaries were bound with chains.

  • Ps 73:6
    70%

    6Arrogance is their necklace, and violence covers them like clothing.

  • Ps 45:14
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    14In embroidered robes she is escorted to the king. Her attendants, the maidens of honor who follow her, are led before you.

  • Ezek 27:24
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    24They traded with you choice garments, purple clothes and embroidered work, and multicolored carpets, bound and reinforced with cords; these were among your merchandise.

  • Ezek 23:3
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    3They engaged in prostitution in Egypt; in their youth they engaged in prostitution. Their breasts were squeezed there; lovers fondled their virgin nipples there.

  • Matt 23:5
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    5They do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries wide and their tassels long.

  • Isa 3:16
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    16Washing Away Impurity The LORD says,“The women of Zion are proud. They walk with their heads high and flirt with their eyes. They skip along and the jewelry on their ankles jingles.

  • Ezek 16:39
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    39I will give you into their hands and they will destroy your chambers and tear down your pavilions. They will strip you of your clothing and take your beautiful jewelry and leave you naked and bare.

  • Ezek 26:16
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    16All the princes of the sea will vacate their thrones. They will remove their robes and strip off their embroidered clothes; they will clothe themselves with trembling. They will sit on the ground; they will tremble continually and be shocked at what has happened to you.

  • Jer 13:2
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    2So I bought the shorts in keeping with the LORD’s instructions and put them on.

  • Ezek 23:30
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    30I will do these things to you because you engaged in prostitution with the nations, polluting yourself with their idols.

  • Jer 4:30
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    30And you, Zion, city doomed to destruction, you accomplish nothing by wearing a beautiful dress, decking yourself out in jewels of gold, and putting on eye shadow! You are making yourself beautiful for nothing. Your lovers spurn you. They want to kill you.

  • Dan 10:5
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    5I looked up and saw a man clothed in linen; around his waist was a belt made of gold from Ufaz.

  • Ezek 7:20
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    20They rendered the beauty of his ornaments into pride, and with it they made their abominable images– their detestable idols. Therefore I will render it filthy to them.

  • Jer 13:11
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    11For,’ I say,‘just as shorts cling tightly to a person’s body, so I bound the whole nation of Israel and the whole nation of Judah tightly to me.’ I intended for them to be my special people and to bring me fame, honor, and praise. But they would not obey me.