Ezekiel 23:10

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and put her to the sword. Thus she became a byword among women, and they executed judgment against her.”

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BSBPD

“They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and put her to the sword. Thus she became a byword among women, and they executed judgment against her.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for they had executed judgment upon her.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“These uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters; and her they slew with the sword: and she became a byword among women; for they executed judgments upon her.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“They have uncovered her nakedness, Her sons and her daughters they have taken, And her by sword they have slain, And she is a name for women, And judgments they have done with her.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 23:10 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Jeremiah 22:8And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’
  2. Ezekiel 16:37therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked.
  3. Ezekiel 23:29They will treat you with hatred, take all for which you have worked, and leave you naked and bare, so that the shame of your prostitution will be exposed. Your indecency and promiscuity
  4. Ezekiel 23:48So I will put an end to indecency in the land, and all the women will be admonished not to imitate your behavior.
  5. Hosea 2:3Otherwise, I will strip her naked and expose her like the day of her birth. I will make her like a desert and turn her into a parched land, and I will let her die of thirst.
  6. Hosea 2:10And then I will expose her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and no one will deliver her out of My hands.

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