Ezekiel 23:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“At the sight of them, she lusted for them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.”
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“At the sight of them, she lusted for them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And as soon as she saw them she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And she doteth on them at the sight of her eyes, And sendeth messengers to them, to Chaldea.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 23:16 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 3:6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
- Genesis 6:2the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
- Genesis 39:7and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
- 2 Samuel 11:2One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
- 2 Kings 24:1During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
- Job 31:1“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?
- Psalms 119:37Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
- Proverbs 6:25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
- Proverbs 23:33Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.
- Isaiah 57:9You went to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes. You have sent your envoys a great distance; you have descended even to Sheol itself.
- Ezekiel 16:17You also took the fine jewelry of gold and silver I had given you, and you made male idols with which to prostitute yourself.
- Ezekiel 16:29So you extended your promiscuity to Chaldea, the land of merchants—but even with this you were not satisfied!
- Ezekiel 23:40Furthermore, you sisters sent messengers for men who came from afar; and behold, when they arrived, you bathed for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry.
- Matthew 5:28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
- 2 Peter 2:14Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
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