Ezekiel 23:15

World English Bible (2000)

dressed with girdles on their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them princes to look on, after the likeness of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Judg 8:18 : 18 Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, "What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?" They answered, "They were like you. Each one resembled the children of a king."
  • 1 Sam 18:4 : 4 Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him, and gave it to David, and his clothing, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his sash.
  • 2 Sam 14:25 : 25 Now in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
  • Isa 22:21 : 21 and I will clothe him with your robe, and strengthen him with your belt. I will commit your government into his hand; and he will be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.

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  • Ezek 23:11-14
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    81%

    11Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet was she more corrupt in her doting than she, and in her prostitution which were more than the prostitution of her sister.

    12She doted on the Assyrians, governors and rulers, [her] neighbors, clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men.

    13I saw that she was defiled; they both took one way.

    14She increased her prostitution; for she saw men portrayed on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,

  • Ezek 23:16-18
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    16As soon as she saw them she doted on them, and sent messengers to them into Chaldea.

    17The Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their prostitution, and she was polluted with them, and her soul was alienated from them.

    18So she uncovered her prostitution, and uncovered her nakedness: then my soul was alienated from her, like as my soul was alienated from her sister.

  • Ezek 23:5-8
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    5Oholah played the prostitute when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians [her] neighbors,

    6who were clothed with blue, governors and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.

    7She 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.

    8Neither has she left her prostitution since [the days of] Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her, and they handled the bosom of her virginity; and they poured out their prostitution on her.

  • Ezek 23:40-43
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    40Furthermore you have sent for men who come from far, to whom a messenger was sent, and behold, they came; for whom you did wash yourself, paint your eyes, and decorate yourself with ornaments,

    41and sit on a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon you set my incense and my oil.

    42The voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with men of the common sort were brought drunkards from the wilderness; and they put bracelets on the hands of them [twain], and beautiful crowns on their heads.

    43Then I said of her who was old in adulteries, Now will they play the prostitute with her, and she [with them].

  • Ezek 23:23
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    23the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, [and] all the Assyrians with them; desirable young men, governors and rulers all of them, princes and men of renown, all of them riding on horses.

  • Ezek 16:10-18
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    10I clothed you also with embroidered work, and shod you with sealskin, and I dressed you about with fine linen, and covered you with silk.

    11I decked you with ornaments, and I put bracelets on your hands, and a chain on your neck.

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

    13Thus you were decked with gold and silver; and your clothing was of fine linen, and silk, and embroidered work; you ate fine flour, and honey, and oil; and you were exceeding beautiful, and you prospered to royal estate.

    14Your renown went forth among the nations for your beauty; for it was perfect, through my majesty which I had put on you, says the Lord Yahweh.

    15But you trusted in your beauty, and played the prostitute because of your renown, and poured out your prostitution on everyone who passed by; his it was.

    16You took of your garments, and made for yourselves high places decked with various colors, and played the prostitute on them: [the like things] shall not come, neither shall it be [so].

    17You also took your beautiful jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself images of men, and played the prostitute with them;

    18and you took your embroidered garments, and covered them, and did set my oil and my incense before them.

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

    20the headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume bottles, the charms,

  • Isa 3:22-24
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    22the fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, the purses,

    23the hand mirrors, the fine linen garments, the tiaras, and the shawls.

    24It shall happen that instead of sweet spices, there shall be rottenness; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well set hair, baldness; instead of a robe, a wearing of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty.

  • Ezek 44:18
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    18They shall have linen tires on their heads, and shall have linen breeches on their waists; they shall not clothe themselves with [anything that causes] sweat.

  • Ezek 23:26
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    26They shall also strip you of your clothes, and take away your beautiful jewels.

  • Ezek 27:10
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    10Persia and Lud and Put were in your army, your men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in you; they set forth your comeliness.

  • Ezek 7:18
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    18They shall also clothe themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be on all faces, and baldness on all their heads.

  • Exod 39:28
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    28and the turban of fine linen, and the linen headbands of fine linen, and the linen breeches of fine twined linen,

  • Nah 3:10
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    10Yet was she carried away. She went into captivity. Her young children also were dashed in pieces at the head of all the streets, and they cast lots for her honorable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.

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    6Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.

  • Ps 45:14
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    14She shall be led to the king in embroidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to you.

  • Ezek 27:24
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    24These were your traffickers in choice wares, in wrappings of blue and embroidered work, and in chests of rich clothing, bound with cords and made of cedar, among your merchandise.

  • Ezek 23:3
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    3and they played the prostitute in Egypt; they played the prostitute in their youth; there were their breasts pressed, and there was handled the bosom of their virginity.

  • Matt 23:5
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    5But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad, enlarge the fringes of their garments,

  • Isa 3:16
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    16Moreover Yahweh said, "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, walking to trip as they go, jingling ornaments on their feet;

  • Ezek 16:39
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    39I will also give you into their hand, and they shall throw down your vaulted place, and break down your lofty places; and they shall strip you of your clothes, and take your beautiful jewels; and they shall leave you naked and bare.

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    16Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay aside their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit on the ground, and shall tremble every moment, and be astonished at you.

  • Jer 13:2
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    2So I bought a belt according to the word of Yahweh, and put it on my waist.

  • Ezek 23:30
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    30These things shall be done to you, because you have played the prostitute after the nations, and because you are polluted with their idols.

  • Jer 4:30
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    30You, when you are made desolate, what will you do? Though you clothe yourself with scarlet, though you deck you with ornaments of gold, though you enlarge your eyes with paint, in vain do you make yourself beautiful; [your] lovers despise you, they seek your life.

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    5I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold, a man clothed in linen, whose thighs were adorned with pure gold of Uphaz:

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    20As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty; but they made the images of their abominations [and] their detestable things therein: therefore have I made it to them as an unclean thing.

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    11For as the belt clings to the waist of a man, so have I caused to cling to me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, says Yahweh; that they may be to me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.