Ezekiel 16:33

To all harlots, they give a present,— But, thou, didst give thy presents to all thy lovers, And didst bribe them to come in unto thee from every side, in thine unchastity!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom.

In Context

32A wife who committeth adultery, instead of her husband accepteth strangers.

34And so there came about in thee, the reverse of women, in thine unchastity, In that they did not follow thee for purposes of lewdness,— And in that thou gavest a present while, no present, was given to thee So didst thou become, the reverse.

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Cross References

Genesis 38:16So he turned aside unto her. by the way, and said Grant it! I pray thee, let me come in unto thee! For he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, if thou shouldst come in unto me?

Isaiah 30:3Therefore shall the protection of Pharaoh become to you a shame, And, the refuge in the shadow of Egypt, an insult;

Isaiah 57:9And hast gone to the king with oil, And hast multiplied thy perfumes,—And hast sent thy messengers afar, And…lowered thyself as far as hades!

Ezekiel 16:41And burn up thy houses with fire, And execute upon thee judgments before the eyes of many women,—So will I cause thee to cease from acting unchastely, Moreover also a present, shalt thou not give any more.

Hosea 8:9For, they, have gone up to Assyria, A wild ass going alone for himself, is Ephraim! They have hired lovers!

Joel 3:3And, for my people, they cast lots,—and gave a boy for a harlot, and a girl sold they for wine—and drank.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 16:16-35

Ingratitude of Israel; Shameful Idolatry of Israel. ( b. c. 593.) 15 But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was. 16 And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so. 17 Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest… Read the whole commentary →

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