Ezekiel 16:35-43

New King James Version

Jerusalem’s Lovers Will Abuse Her

³⁵‘Now then, O harlot, hear the word of the Lord! ³⁶Thus says the Lord God: “Because your filthiness was poured out and your nakedness uncovered in your harlotry with your lovers, and with all your abominable idols, and because of ^(A)the blood of your children which you gave to them, ³⁷surely, therefore, ^(B)I will gather all your lovers with whom you took pleasure, all those you loved, and all those you hated; I will gather them from all around against you and will uncover your nakedness to them, that they may see all your nakedness. ³⁸And I will judge you as ^(C)women who break wedlock or ^(D)shed blood are judged; I will bring blood upon you in fury and jealousy. ³⁹I will also give you into their hand, and they shall throw down your shrines and break down ^(E)your ^[a]high places. ^(F)They shall also strip you of your clothes, take your beautiful jewelry, and leave you naked and bare.

⁴⁰^(G)“They shall also bring up an assembly against you, ^(H)and they shall stone you with stones and thrust you through with their swords. ⁴¹They shall ^(I)burn your houses with fire, and ^(J)execute judgments on you in the sight of many women; and I will make you ^(K)cease playing the harlot, and you shall no longer hire lovers. ⁴²So ^(L)I will lay to rest My fury toward you, and My jealousy shall depart from you. I will be quiet, and be angry no more. ⁴³Because ^(M)you did not remember the days of your youth, but ^[b]agitated Me with all these things, surely ^(N)I will also recompense your ^[c]deeds on your own head,” says the Lord God. “And you shall not commit lewdness in addition to all your abominations.

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Ezekiel 16:39 Places for pagan worship
Ezekiel 16:43 So with LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT were agitated with Me
Ezekiel 16:43 Lit. way

Isaiah 1:21-25

New King James Version

The Degenerate City

²¹^(A)How the faithful city has become a ^[a]harlot!
It was full of justice;
Righteousness lodged in it,
But now ^(B)murderers.
²²^(C)Your silver has become dross,
Your wine mixed with water.
²³^(D)Your princes are rebellious,
And ^(E)companions of thieves;
^(F)Everyone loves bribes,
And follows after rewards.
They ^(G)do not defend the fatherless,
Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.

²⁴Therefore the Lord says,
The Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel,
“Ah, ^(H)I will ^[b]rid Myself of My adversaries,
And ^[c]take vengeance on My enemies.
²⁵I will turn My hand against you,
And ^(I)thoroughly^[d] purge away your dross,
And take away all your alloy.

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Isaiah 1:21 Unfaithful
Isaiah 1:24 be relieved of
Isaiah 1:24 avenge Myself
Isaiah 1:25 refine with lye

Jeremiah 3:1-5

New King James Version

Israel Is Shameless

3 “They say, ‘If a man divorces his wife,
And she goes from him
And becomes another man’s,
^(A)May he return to her again?’
Would not that ^(B)land be greatly polluted?
But you have ^(C)played the harlot with many lovers;
^(D)Yet return to Me,” says the Lord.

²“Lift up your eyes to ^(E)the desolate heights and see:
Where have you not ^[a]lain with men?
^(F)By the road you have sat for them
Like an Arabian in the wilderness;
^(G)And you have polluted the land
With your harlotries and your wickedness.
³Therefore the ^(H)showers have been withheld,
And there has been no latter rain.
You have had a ^(I)harlot’s forehead;
You refuse to be ashamed.
⁴Will you not from this time cry to Me,
‘My Father, You are ^(J)the guide of ^(K)my youth?
⁵^(L)Will He remain angry forever?
Will He keep it to the end?’
Behold, you have spoken and done evil things,
As you were able.”