Ezekiel 16:23

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“Woe! Woe to you, declares the Lord GOD. And in addition to all your other wickedness,”

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BSBPD

“Woe! Woe to you, declares the Lord GOD. And in addition to all your other wickedness,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord God;)”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And it is come to pass after all thy wickedness (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord Jehovah),”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And it cometh to pass, after all thy wickedness, (Woe, woe, to thee--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah),”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 16:23 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Jeremiah 13:27Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields— I have seen your detestable acts. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?”
  2. Ezekiel 2:10which He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe.
  3. Ezekiel 13:3This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, yet have seen nothing.
  4. Ezekiel 13:18and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own?
  5. Ezekiel 24:6Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents.
  6. Zephaniah 3:1Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!
  7. Matthew 11:21“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
  8. Matthew 23:13Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
  9. Revelation 8:13And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”
  10. Revelation 12:12Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”

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