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41 Then they’ll burn your houses and carry out my sentence[a] against you in the sight of many women.

“That’s how I’ll make you stop your prostitution so you won’t pay any prostitute’s fees anymore. 42 I’ll stop being angry with you, and I’ll cease being jealous.[b] I’ll be calm and not be indignant anymore. 43 Because you didn’t remember the time when you were young, but instead you provoked me to anger because of all these things, watch out! I’m going to bring your behavior back to haunt[c] you!” declares the Lord God. “Didn’t you do this wicked thing, in addition to all your other[d] detestable practices?”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 16:41 Lit. and execute judgment
  2. Ezekiel 16:42 Lit. I’ll turn aside my jealousy from you
  3. Ezekiel 16:43 The Heb. lacks haunt
  4. Ezekiel 16:43 The Heb. lacks other

41 They will burn down(A) your houses and inflict punishment on you in the sight of many women.(B) I will put a stop(C) to your prostitution, and you will no longer pay your lovers. 42 Then my wrath against you will subside and my jealous anger will turn away from you; I will be calm and no longer angry.(D)

43 “‘Because you did not remember(E) the days of your youth but enraged me with all these things, I will surely bring down(F) on your head what you have done, declares the Sovereign Lord. Did you not add lewdness to all your other detestable practices?(G)

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