15 Mais tu t’es confiée en ta beauté, et tu as profité de ta renommée pour te prostituer[a], tu as prodigué tes débauches à tous les passants, et tu t’es donnée à eux.

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Footnotes

  1. 16.15 L’idolâtrie est souvent comparée par les prophètes à la prostitution (Jr 3.2 ; 13.27 ; Os 2.4 ; 3.3 ; 5.4 ; Na 3.4 ; Es 1.21 ; 57.3). Les rites païens comprenaient souvent la prostitution sacrée.

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

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

Jerusalem’s Harlotry

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

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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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