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12 She lusted after the Assyrians,[a] governors and prefects, warriors[b] clothed in[c] perfection,[d] expert horsemen,[e] all of them handsome young men.[f] 13 And I saw that she was defiled; they had both taken the same path![g] 14 And she increased her whorings, and she saw men carved[h] on the wall, images of Chaldeans[i] carved in red,

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  1. Ezekiel 23:12 Literally “sons of Assyria”
  2. Ezekiel 23:12 Hebrew uncertain
  3. Ezekiel 23:12 Or “to”
  4. Ezekiel 23:12 Or “in full armor” or “wonderfully dressed”
  5. Ezekiel 23:12 Literally “horsemen, riders of horses”
  6. Ezekiel 23:12 Literally “young men of handsomeness”
  7. Ezekiel 23:13 Literally “way one was for the two of them”
  8. Ezekiel 23:14 Or “portrayed”
  9. Ezekiel 23:14 According to the reading tradition (Qere)

12 She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors in full dress, mounted horsemen, all handsome young men.(A) 13 I saw that she too defiled herself; both of them went the same way.(B)

14 “But she carried her prostitution still further. She saw men portrayed on a wall,(C) figures of Chaldeans[a] portrayed in red,(D)

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  1. Ezekiel 23:14 Or Babylonians