11 “Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today,

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11 Be careful that you do not forget(A) the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day.

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21 They forgot God their Savior,
Who had done great things in Egypt,

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21 They forgot the God(A) who saved them,
    who had done great things(B) in Egypt,

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32 For the [a]turning away of the simple will slay them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them;

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:32 waywardness

32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
    and the complacency of fools will destroy them;(A)

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For she did not (A)know
That I gave her grain, new wine, and oil,
And multiplied her silver and gold—
Which they prepared for Baal.

“Therefore I will return and take away
My grain in its time
And My new wine in its season,
And will take back My wool and My linen,
Given to cover her nakedness.

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She has not acknowledged(A) that I was the one
    who gave her the grain, the new wine and oil,(B)
who lavished on her the silver and gold(C)
    which they used for Baal.(D)

“Therefore I will take away my grain(E) when it ripens,
    and my new wine(F) when it is ready.
I will take back my wool and my linen,
    intended to cover her naked body.

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10 I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of [a]badger skin; I clothed you with fine linen and covered you with silk. 11 I adorned you with ornaments, (A)put bracelets on your wrists, (B)and a chain on your neck. 12 And I put a [b]jewel in your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head. 13 Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. (C)You ate pastry of fine flour, honey, and oil. You were exceedingly (D)beautiful, and succeeded to royalty. 14 (E)Your fame went out among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through My splendor which I had bestowed on you,” says the Lord God.

Jerusalem’s Harlotry

15 (F)“But you trusted in your own beauty, (G)played the harlot because of your fame, and poured out your harlotry on everyone passing by who would have it.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 16:10 Or dolphin or dugong
  2. Ezekiel 16:12 Lit. ring

10 I clothed you with an embroidered(A) dress and put sandals of fine leather on you. I dressed you in fine linen(B) and covered you with costly garments.(C) 11 I adorned you with jewelry:(D) I put bracelets(E) on your arms and a necklace(F) around your neck, 12 and I put a ring on your nose,(G) earrings(H) on your ears and a beautiful crown(I) on your head.(J) 13 So you were adorned with gold and silver; your clothes(K) were of fine linen and costly fabric and embroidered cloth. Your food was honey, olive oil(L) and the finest flour. You became very beautiful and rose to be a queen.(M) 14 And your fame(N) spread among the nations on account of your beauty,(O) because the splendor I had given you made your beauty perfect, declares the Sovereign Lord.(P)

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

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(A)Lest I be full and deny You,
And say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or lest I be poor and steal,
And profane the name of my God.

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Otherwise, I may have too much and disown(A) you
    and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’(B)
Or I may become poor and steal,
    and so dishonor the name of my God.(C)

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