Deuteronomy 31:16

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¹⁶And the Lord said to Moses, ^(A)“Behold, you are about to lie down with your fathers. Then this people will rise and ^(B)whore after the foreign gods among them in the land that they are entering, and they will ^(C)forsake me and ^(D)break my covenant that I have made with them.

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Deuteronomy 31:16

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¹⁶And the Lord said to Moses: “You are going to rest with your ancestors,^(A) and these people will soon prostitute^(B) themselves to the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake^(C) me and break the covenant I made with them.

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Judges 10:6

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Further Disobedience and Oppression

⁶^(A)The people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord ^(B)and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, the gods of Syria, ^(C)the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines. And they ^(D)forsook the Lord and did not serve him.

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Judges 10:6

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Jephthah

⁶Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord.^(A) They served the Baals and the Ashtoreths,^(B) and the gods of Aram,^(C) the gods of Sidon,^(D) the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites^(E) and the gods of the Philistines.^(F) And because the Israelites forsook the Lord^(G) and no longer served him,

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Judges 10:13

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¹³Yet you have ^(A)forsaken me and served other gods; therefore I will save you no more.

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Judges 10:13

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¹³But you have forsaken^(A) me and served other gods,^(B) so I will no longer save you.

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Judges 2:12

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¹²^(A)And they abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. ^(B)They went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and ^(C)bowed down to them. ^(D)And they provoked the Lord to anger.

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Judges 2:12

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¹²They forsook the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshiped various gods^(A) of the peoples around them.^(B) They aroused^(C) the Lord’s anger^(D)

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Revelation 19:2

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² for ^(A)his judgments are true and just;
for he has judged ^(B)the great prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her immorality,
and ^(C)has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”

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Revelation 19:2

New International Version

² for true and just are his judgments.^(A)
He has condemned the great prostitute^(B)
who corrupted the earth by her adulteries.
He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”^(C)

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Ezekiel 16:15

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¹⁵^(A)“But you trusted in your beauty ^(B)and played the whore^[a] because of your renown ^(C)and lavished your whorings^[b] on any passerby; your beauty^[c] became his.

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Footnotes

Ezekiel 16:15 Or were unfaithful; also verses 16, 17, 26, 28
Ezekiel 16:15 Or unfaithfulness; also verses 20, 22, 25, 26, 29, 33, 34, 36
Ezekiel 16:15 Hebrew it

Ezekiel 16:15

New International Version

¹⁵“‘But you trusted in your beauty and used your fame to become a prostitute. You lavished your favors on anyone who passed by^(A) and your beauty became his.^(B)

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Exodus 34:15

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¹⁵^(A)lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and when they ^(B)whore after their gods and sacrifice to their gods and ^(C)you are invited, you eat of his sacrifice,

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Exodus 34:15

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¹⁵“Be careful not to make a treaty^(A) with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute^(B) themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices.^(C)

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Hosea 2:2-5

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²“Plead with your mother, plead—
    for ^(A)she is not my wife,
    and I am not her husband—
that she put away ^(B)her whoring from her face,
    and her adultery from between her breasts;
³lest ^(C)I strip her naked
    and make her as ^(D)in the day she was born,
and ^(E)make her like a wilderness,
    and make her like a parched land,
    and kill her with thirst.
⁴^(F)Upon her children also I will have no mercy,
    ^(G)because they are children of whoredom.
⁵For ^(H)their mother has played the whore;
    she who conceived them has acted shamefully.
For ^(I)she said, ‘I will go after my lovers,
    who ^(J)give me my bread and my water,
    my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.’

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Hosea 2:2-5

New International Version

Israel Punished and Restored

²“Rebuke your mother,^(A) rebuke her,
    for she is not my wife,
    and I am not her husband.
Let her remove the adulterous^(B) look from her face
    and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts.
³Otherwise I will strip^(C) her naked
    and make her as bare as on the day she was born;^(D)
I will make her like a desert,^(E)
    turn her into a parched land,
    and slay her with thirst.
⁴I will not show my love to her children,^(F)
    because they are the children of adultery.^(G)
⁵Their mother has been unfaithful
    and has conceived them in disgrace.
She said, ‘I will go after my lovers,^(H)
    who give me my food and my water,
    my wool and my linen, my olive oil and my drink.’^(I)

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Deuteronomy 32:15

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¹⁵“But ^(A)Jeshurun grew fat, and ^(B)kicked;
^(C)you grew fat, stout, and sleek;
^(D)then he forsook God ^(E)who made him
and scoffed at ^(F)the Rock of his salvation.

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Deuteronomy 32:15

New International Version

¹⁵Jeshurun^[a]^(A) grew fat^(B) and kicked;
filled with food, they became heavy and sleek.
They abandoned^(C) the God who made them
and rejected the Rock^(D) their Savior.

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Footnotes

Deuteronomy 32:15 Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel.

Acts 13:36

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³⁶For David, after he had ^(A)served the purpose of God in his own generation, ^(B)fell asleep and ^(C)was laid with his fathers and saw corruption,

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Acts 13:36

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³⁶“Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep;^(A) he was buried with his ancestors^(B) and his body decayed.

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Ezekiel 23:5-21

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⁵“Oholah played the whore ^(A)while she was mine, and ^(B)she lusted after her lovers ^(C)the Assyrians, warriors ⁶clothed in purple, ^(D)governors and commanders, ^(E)all of them desirable young men, ^(F)horsemen riding on horses. ⁷She bestowed her whoring upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them, and she defiled herself with all the idols of everyone after whom she lusted. ⁸She did not give up her whoring ^(G)that she had begun in Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her and handled her virgin bosom and poured out their whoring lust upon her. ⁹Therefore ^(H)I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the Assyrians, after whom she lusted. ¹⁰^(I)These uncovered her nakedness; ^(J)they seized her sons and her daughters; and as for her, they killed her with the sword; and she became ^(K)a byword among women, ^(L)when judgment had been executed on her.

¹¹^(M)“Her sister Oholibah saw this, and she became ^(N)more corrupt than her sister^[a] in her lust and in her whoring, which was worse than that of her sister. ¹²She lusted after the Assyrians, governors and commanders, warriors clothed in full armor, horsemen riding on horses, ^(O)all of them desirable young men. ¹³And I saw that she was defiled; they both took the same way. ¹⁴But she carried her whoring further. She saw men ^(P)portrayed on the wall, the ^(Q)images of ^(R)the Chaldeans portrayed in vermilion, ¹⁵wearing belts on their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them having the appearance of officers, a likeness of Babylonians whose native land was Chaldea. ¹⁶When she saw them, she lusted after them and ^(S)sent messengers to them ^(T)in Chaldea. ¹⁷And the Babylonians came to her ^(U)into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoring lust. And after she was defiled by them, ^(V)she turned from them in disgust. ¹⁸When she carried on her whoring so openly and flaunted her nakedness, I turned in disgust from her, as I had turned in disgust from her sister. ¹⁹Yet she increased her whoring, ^(W)remembering the days of her youth, when she played the whore in the land of Egypt ²⁰and lusted after her lovers there, whose members were like those of donkeys, and whose issue was like that of horses. ²¹Thus you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when the Egyptians handled your bosom and pressed^[b] your young breasts.”

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Ezekiel 23:11 Hebrew than she
Ezekiel 23:21 Vulgate, Syriac; Hebrew bosom for the sake of

Ezekiel 23:5-21

New International Version

⁵“Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was still mine; and she lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians^(A)—warriors^(B) ⁶clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all of them handsome young men, and mounted horsemen. ⁷She gave herself as a prostitute to all the elite of the Assyrians and defiled herself with all the idols of everyone she lusted after.^(C) ⁸She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt,^(D) when during her youth men slept with her, caressed her virgin bosom and poured out their lust on her.^(E)

⁹“Therefore I delivered her into the hands^(F) of her lovers,^(G) the Assyrians, for whom she lusted.^(H) ¹⁰They stripped^(I) her naked, took away her sons and daughters and killed her with the sword. She became a byword among women,^(J) and punishment was inflicted^(K) on her.^(L)

¹¹“Her sister Oholibah saw this,^(M) yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.^(N) ¹²She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors in full dress, mounted horsemen, all handsome young men.^(O) ¹³I saw that she too defiled herself; both of them went the same way.^(P)

¹⁴“But she carried her prostitution still further. She saw men portrayed on a wall,^(Q) figures of Chaldeans^[a] portrayed in red,^(R) ¹⁵with belts^(S) around their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like Babylonian chariot officers, natives of Chaldea.^[b] ¹⁶As soon as she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers^(T) to them in Chaldea.^(U) ¹⁷Then the Babylonians^(V) came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust they defiled her. After she had been defiled by them, she turned away from them in disgust.^(W) ¹⁸When she carried on her prostitution openly and exposed her naked body,^(X) I turned away^(Y) from her in disgust, just as I had turned away from her sister.^(Z) ¹⁹Yet she became more and more promiscuous as she recalled the days of her youth, when she was a prostitute in Egypt. ²⁰There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses. ²¹So you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when in Egypt your bosom was caressed and your young breasts fondled.^[c]^(AA)

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Ezekiel 23:14 Or Babylonians
Ezekiel 23:15 Or Babylonia; also in verse 16
Ezekiel 23:21 Syriac (see also verse 3); Hebrew caressed because of your young breasts

Ezekiel 16:25-36

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²⁵At the head of every street ^(A)you built your lofty place and made ^(B)your beauty an abomination, ^(C)offering yourself^[a] to any passerby and multiplying your whoring. ²⁶^(D)You also played the whore ^(E)with the Egyptians, your lustful neighbors, ^(F)multiplying your whoring, ^(G)to provoke me to anger. ²⁷Behold, therefore, I stretched out my hand against you ^(H)and diminished your allotted portion ^(I)and delivered you to the greed of your enemies, ^(J)the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd behavior. ²⁸^(K)You played the whore also ^(L)with the Assyrians, because you were not satisfied; yes, you played the whore with them, and still you were not satisfied. ²⁹You multiplied your whoring also with the trading land ^(M)of Chaldea, and even with this you were not satisfied.

³⁰“How sick is your heart,^[b] declares the Lord God, because you did all these things, the deeds of a brazen prostitute, ³¹building your vaulted chamber at the head of every street, and making your lofty place in every square. Yet you were not like a prostitute, ^(N)because you scorned payment. ³²Adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband! ³³Men give gifts to all prostitutes, ^(O)but you gave your gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from every side with your whorings. ³⁴So you were different from other women in your whorings. No one solicited you to play the whore, and ^(P)you gave payment, while no payment was given to you; therefore you were different.

³⁵“Therefore, O prostitute, hear the word of the Lord: ³⁶Thus says the Lord God, Because your lust was poured out and your nakedness uncovered in your whorings with your lovers, and with all your abominable idols, ^(Q)and because of the blood of your children that you gave to them,

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Ezekiel 16:25 Hebrew spreading your legs
Ezekiel 16:30 Revocalization yields How I am filled with anger against you

Ezekiel 16:25-36

New International Version

²⁵At 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) ²⁶You engaged in prostitution^(C) with the Egyptians,^(D) your neighbors with large genitals, and aroused my anger^(E) with your increasing promiscuity.^(F) ²⁷So 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. ²⁸You engaged in prostitution with the Assyrians^(J) too, because you were insatiable; and even after that, you still were not satisfied.^(K) ²⁹Then you increased your promiscuity to include Babylonia,^[a]^(L) a land of merchants, but even with this you were not satisfied.^(M)

³⁰“‘I am filled with fury against you,^[b] declares the Sovereign Lord, when you do all these things, acting like a brazen prostitute!^(N) ³¹When you built your mounds at every street corner and made your lofty shrines^(O) in every public square, you were unlike a prostitute, because you scorned payment.

³²“‘You adulterous wife! You prefer strangers to your own husband! ³³All prostitutes receive gifts,^(P) but you give gifts^(Q) to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from everywhere for your illicit favors.^(R) ³⁴So in your prostitution you are the opposite of others; no one runs after you for your favors. You are the very opposite, for you give payment and none is given to you.

³⁵“‘Therefore, you prostitute, hear the word of the Lord! ³⁶This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you poured out your lust and exposed your naked body in your promiscuity with your lovers, and because of all your detestable idols, and because you gave them your children’s blood,^(S)

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Ezekiel 16:29 Or Chaldea
Ezekiel 16:30 Or How feverish is your heart,

Jeremiah 2:11-13

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¹¹^(A)Has a nation changed its gods,
    ^(B)even though they are no gods?
But my people ^(C)have changed their glory
    for ^(D)that which does not profit.
¹²Be appalled, ^(E)O heavens, at this;
    be shocked, be utterly desolate,
declares the Lord,
¹³for my people have committed two evils:
^(F)they have forsaken ^(G)me,
    the fountain of ^(H)living waters,
and hewed out cisterns for themselves,
    broken cisterns that can hold no water.

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Jeremiah 2:11-13

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¹¹Has a nation ever changed its gods?
    (Yet they are not gods^(A) at all.)
But my people have exchanged their glorious^(B) God
    for worthless idols.
¹²Be appalled at this, you heavens,
    and shudder with great horror,”
declares the Lord.
¹³“My people have committed two sins:
They have forsaken^(C) me,
    the spring of living water,^(D)
and have dug their own cisterns,
    broken cisterns that cannot hold water.

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