16 And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.

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16 As soon as she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers(A) to them in Chaldea.(B)

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29 Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied therewith.

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29 Then you increased your promiscuity to include Babylonia,[a](A) a land of merchants, but even with this you were not satisfied.(B)

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  1. Ezekiel 16:29 Or Chaldea

28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

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28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.(A)

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14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:

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14 With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce(A) the unstable;(B) they are experts in greed(C)—an accursed brood!(D)

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40 And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments,

41 And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil.

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40 “They even sent messengers for men who came from far away,(A) and when they arrived you bathed yourself for them, applied eye makeup(B) and put on your jewelry.(C) 41 You sat on an elegant couch,(D) with a table(E) spread before it on which you had placed the incense(F) and olive oil that belonged to me.(G)

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17 Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them,

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17 You also took the fine jewelry I gave you, the jewelry made of my gold and silver, and you made for yourself male idols and engaged in prostitution with them.(A)

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33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

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33 Your eyes will see strange sights,
    and your mind will imagine confusing things.

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25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

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25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty
    or let her captivate you with her eyes.

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37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

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37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things;
    preserve my life(A) according to your word.[a](B)

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  1. Psalm 119:37 Two manuscripts of the Masoretic Text and Dead Sea Scrolls; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text life in your way

31 I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

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31 “I made a covenant with my eyes(A)
    not to look lustfully at a young woman.(B)

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24 In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.

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24 During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar(A) king of Babylon invaded(B) the land, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. But then he turned against Nebuchadnezzar and rebelled.(C)

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And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

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One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof(A) of the palace. From the roof he saw(B) a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful,

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And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

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and after a while his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me!”(A)

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