Ezekiel 23:19-21
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
19 Yet she increased her whorings, remembering the days of her youth, when she played the whore in the land of Egypt 20 and lusted after her paramours there, whose members were like those of donkeys, and whose emission was like that of stallions. 21 Thus you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when the Egyptians[a] fondled your bosom and caressed[b] your young breasts.
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- Ezekiel 23:21 Two Mss: MT from Egypt
- Ezekiel 23:21 Cn: Heb for the sake of
Ezekiel 23:19-21
New International Version
19 Yet she became more and more promiscuous as she recalled the days of her youth, when she was a prostitute in Egypt. 20 There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses. 21 So you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when in Egypt your bosom was caressed and your young breasts fondled.[a](A)
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 23:21 Syriac (see also verse 3); Hebrew caressed because of your young breasts
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