Ezekiel 16:14-16
Easy-to-Read Version
14 You became famous for your beauty, all because I made you so lovely!’” This is what the Lord God said.
Jerusalem, the Unfaithful Bride
15 “But you began to trust in your beauty. You used the good name you had and became unfaithful to me. You acted like a prostitute with every man who passed by. You gave yourself to them all! 16 You took your beautiful clothes and used them to decorate your places for worship.[a] And you acted like a prostitute there. You gave yourself to every man who came by!
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- Ezekiel 16:16 places for worship Or “high places.” See “high place” in the Word List. Also in verses 31, 39.
Ezekiel 16:14-16
New International Version
14 And your fame(A) spread among the nations on account of your beauty,(B) because the splendor I had given you made your beauty perfect, declares the Sovereign Lord.(C)
15 “‘But you trusted in your beauty and used your fame to become a prostitute. You lavished your favors on anyone who passed by(D) and your beauty became his.(E) 16 You took some of your garments to make gaudy high places,(F) where you carried on your prostitution.(G) You went to him, and he possessed your beauty.[a]
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 16:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
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