She did not forsake her harlotries (A)from the time in Egypt; for in her youth [a]men had lain with her, and they handled her virgin bosom and poured out their [b]lust on her. Therefore, I gave her into the hand of her (B)lovers, into the hand of the [c]Assyrians, after whom she lusted. 10 They (C)uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters, but they slew her with the sword. Thus she became a [d]byword among women, and they executed judgments on her.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 23:8 Lit they
  2. Ezekiel 23:8 Lit harlotry
  3. Ezekiel 23:9 Lit sons of Asshur
  4. Ezekiel 23:10 Lit name