Ezekiel 23:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“She offered sexual favors to all the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all the idols of those for whom she lusted.”
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“She offered sexual favors to all the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all the idols of those for whom she lusted.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And she bestowed her whoredoms upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and on whomsoever she doted, with all their idols she defiled herself.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And she giveth her whoredoms on them, The choice of the sons of Asshur, All of them--even all on whom she doted, By all their idols she hath been defiled.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 23:7 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 10:22The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
- Psalms 106:39They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.
- Ezekiel 16:15But because of your fame, you trusted in your beauty and played the harlot. You lavished your favors on everyone who passed by, and your beauty was theirs for the asking.
- Ezekiel 20:7And I said to them: ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’
- Ezekiel 22:3and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O city who brings her own doom by shedding blood within her walls and making idols to defile herself,
- Ezekiel 23:30have brought these things upon you, because you have prostituted yourself with the nations and defiled yourself with their idols.
- Hosea 5:3I know all about Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me. For now, O Ephraim, you have turned to prostitution; Israel is defiled.
- Hosea 6:10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: Ephraim practices prostitution there, and Israel is defiled.
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