19 Yet she increased her whoring, (A)remembering the days of her youth, when she played the whore in the land of Egypt

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19 Yet she became more and more promiscuous as she recalled the days of her youth, when she was a prostitute in Egypt.

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(A)They played the whore in Egypt; (B)they played the whore (C)in their youth; there their breasts were pressed and their virgin bosoms[a] handled.

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  1. Ezekiel 23:3 Hebrew nipples; also verses 8, 21

They became prostitutes in Egypt,(A) engaging in prostitution(B) from their youth.(C) In that land their breasts were fondled and their virgin bosoms caressed.(D)

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(A)“Come to Bethel, and transgress;
    to (B)Gilgal, and multiply transgression;
(C)bring your (D)sacrifices every morning,
    your tithes every three days;

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“Go to Bethel(A) and sin;
    go to Gilgal(B) and sin yet more.
Bring your sacrifices every morning,(C)
    your tithes(D) every three years.[a](E)

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  1. Amos 4:4 Or days

21 Thus you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when the Egyptians handled your bosom and pressed[a] your young breasts.”

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  1. Ezekiel 23:21 Vulgate, Syriac; Hebrew bosom for the sake of

21 So you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when in Egypt your bosom was caressed and your young breasts fondled.[a](A)

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  1. Ezekiel 23:21 Syriac (see also verse 3); Hebrew caressed because of your young breasts

14 But she carried her whoring further. She saw men (A)portrayed on the wall, the (B)images of (C)the Chaldeans portrayed in vermilion,

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

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  1. Ezekiel 23:14 Or Babylonians

She did not give up her whoring (A)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.

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She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt,(A) when during her youth men slept with her, caressed her virgin bosom and poured out their lust on her.(B)

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And I said to them, (A)‘Cast away the detestable things (B)your eyes feast on, every one of you, and do not defile yourselves with (C)the idols of Egypt; (D)I am the Lord your God.’

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And I said to them, “Each of you, get rid of the vile images(A) you have set your eyes on, and do not defile yourselves with the idols(B) of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.(C)

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51 (A)Samaria has not committed half your sins. You have committed more abominations than they, and (B)have made your sisters appear righteous by all the abominations that you have committed.

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51 Samaria did not commit half the sins you did. You have done more detestable things than they, and have made your sisters seem righteous by all these things you have done.(A)

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29 You multiplied your whoring also with the trading land (A)of Chaldea, and even with this you were not satisfied.

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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

25 At 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.

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  1. Ezekiel 16:25 Hebrew spreading your legs

25 At 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)

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22 And in all your abominations and your whorings you did not remember (A)the days of your youth, (B)when you were naked and bare, wallowing in your blood.

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22 In all your detestable practices and your prostitution you did not remember the days of your youth,(A) when you were naked and bare,(B) kicking about in your blood.(C)

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