Ezekiel 23:15

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Girded with a girdle on their loins, Dyed attire spread out on their heads, The appearance of rulers -- all of them, The likeness of sons of Babylon, Chaldea is the land of their birth.

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  • Judg 8:18 : 18 And he saith unto Zebah and unto Zalmunna, `How -- the men whom ye slew in Tabor?' and they say, `As thou -- so they, one -- as the form of the king's sons.'
  • 1 Sam 18:4 : 4 and Jonathan strippeth himself of the upper robe which `is' upon him, and giveth it to David, and his long robe, even unto his sword, and unto his bow, and unto his girdle.
  • 2 Sam 14:25 : 25 And like Absalom there was no man `so' fair in all Israel, to praise greatly; from the sole of his foot even unto his crown there was no blemish in him;
  • Isa 22:21 : 21 And I have clothed him with thy coat, And with thy girdle I strengthen him, And thy garment I give into his hand, And he hath been for a father to the inhabitant of Jerusalem, And to the house of Judah.

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    81%

    11And see doth her sister Aholibah, And she maketh her doting love more corrupt than she, And her whoredoms than the whoredoms of her sister.

    12On sons of Asshur she hath doted, Governors and prefects, Neighbouring ones -- clothed in perfection, Horsemen, riding on horses, Desirable young men all of them.

    13And I see that she hath been defiled, One way `is' to them both.

    14And she doth add unto her whoredoms, And she seeth graved men on the wall, Pictures of Chaldeans, graved with red lead,

  • Ezek 23:16-18
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    16And she doteth on them at the sight of her eyes, And sendeth messengers to them, to Chaldea.

    17And come in unto her do sons of Babylon, To the bed of loves, And they defile her with their whoredoms, And she is defiled with them, And her soul is alienated from them.

    18And she revealeth her whoredoms, And she revealeth her nakedness, And alienated is My soul from off her, As alienated was My soul from off her sister.

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    5And go a-whoring doth Aholah under Me, And she doteth on her lovers, On the neighbouring Assyrians,

    6Clothed with blue -- governors and prefects, Desirable young men all of them, Horsemen, riding on horses,

    7And 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.

    8And her whoredoms out of Egypt she hath not forsaken, For with her they lay in her youth, And they dealt with the loves of her virginity, And they pour out their whoredoms on her.

  • Ezek 23:40-43
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    40And also that they send to men coming from afar, Unto whom a messenger is sent, And lo, they have come in for whom thou hast washed, Painted thine eyes, and put on adornment.

    41And thou hast sat on a couch of honour, And a table arrayed before it, And My perfume and My oil placed on it.

    42And the voice of a multitude at ease `is' with her, And unto men of the common people are brought in Sabeans from the wilderness, And they put bracelets on their hands, And a beauteous crown on their heads.

    43And I say of the worn-out one in adulteries, Now they commit her whoredoms -- she also!

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    23Sons of Babylon, and of all Chaldea, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, All the sons of Asshur with them, Desirable young men, governors and prefects, All of them -- rulers and proclaimed ones, Riding on horses, all of them.

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    10And I clothe thee with embroidery, And I shoe thee with badger's skin, And I gird thee with fine linen, And I cover thee with figured silk.

    11And I adorn thee with adornments, And I give bracelets for thy hands, And a chain for thy neck.

    12And I give a ring for thy nose, And rings for thine ears, And a crown of beauty on thy head.

    13And thou dost put on gold and silver, And thy clothing `is' fine linen, And figured silk and embroidery, Fine flour, and honey, and oil thou hast eaten, And thou art very very beautiful, And dost go prosperously to the kingdom.

    14And go forth doth thy name among nations, Because of thy beauty -- for it `is' complete, In My honour that I have set upon thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

    15And thou dost trust in thy beauty, And goest a-whoring because of thy renown, And dost pour out thy whoredoms On every passer by -- to him it is.

    16And thou dost take of thy garments, And dost make to thee spotted high-places, And dost go a-whoring upon them, They are not coming in -- nor shall it be!

    17And thou dost take thy beauteous vessels Of My gold and My silver that I gave to thee, And dost make to thee images of a male, And dost go a-whoring with them,

    18And dost take the garments of thy embroidery, And thou dost cover them, And My oil and My perfume thou hast set before them.

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    19Of the drops, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,

    20Of the bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, And of the bands, And of the perfume boxes, and the amulets,

  • Isa 3:22-24
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    22Of the costly apparel, and of the mantles, And of the coverings, and of the purses,

    23Of the mirrors, and of the linen garments, And of the hoods, and of the vails,

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  • Ezek 44:18
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    18Linen bonnets are on their head, and linen trousers are on their loins, they are not restrained with sweat.

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    26And they have stripped thee of thy garments, And have taken thy beauteous jewels.

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    10Persian and Lud and Phut Have been in thy forces -- thy men of war. Shield and helmet they hung up in thee, They -- they have given out thine honour.

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    18And they have girded on sackcloth, And covered them hath trembling, And unto all faces `is' shame, And on all their heads -- baldness.

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    28and the mitre of linen, and the beautiful bonnets of linen, and the linen trousers, of twined linen,

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    10Even she doth become an exile, She hath gone into captivity, Even her sucklings are dashed to pieces At the top of all out-places, And for her honoured ones they cast a lot, And all her great ones have been bound in fetters.

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    6Therefore hath pride encircled them, Violence covereth them as a dress.

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    14In divers colours she is brought to the king, Virgins -- after her -- her companions, Are brought to thee.

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    24They `are' thy merchants for perfect things, For wrappings of blue, and embroidery, And for treasuries of rich apparel, With cords bound and girded, for thy merchandise,

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    2and I get the girdle, according to the word of Jehovah, and I place `it' on my loins.

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