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25 At every street corner you made your beauty abhorrent when you made yourself available for sex to[a] anyone who was passing by. By doing this, you kept on committing more and more immorality. 26 Then you committed immorality with your neighbors, the Egyptians,[b] with perverted lust,[c] and by doing so you fornicated even more, provoking me to anger.

27 “Therefore, look out! I’ve reached out to oppose you. I withdrew your rations and delivered you[d] to those Philistine women who hate you. Even they were embarrassed at your wicked ways!

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 16:25 Lit. you parted your legs for
  2. Ezekiel 16:26 Lit. sons of Egypt
  3. Ezekiel 16:26 Lit. with great flesh
  4. Ezekiel 16:27 Lit. soul

25 At every street corner(A) you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty, spreading your legs with increasing promiscuity to anyone who passed by.(B) 26 You engaged in prostitution(C) with the Egyptians,(D) your neighbors with large genitals, and aroused my anger(E) with your increasing promiscuity.(F) 27 So I stretched out my hand(G) against you and reduced your territory; I gave you over(H) to the greed of your enemies, the daughters of the Philistines,(I) who were shocked by your lewd conduct.

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