KJVThat thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street.
that thou hast built unto thee a vaulted place, and hast made thee a lofty place in every street.
you built yourself a mound and made yourself a lofty shrine in every public square.
That thou dost build to thee an arch, And dost make to thee a high place in every broad place.
that thou didst also build unto thee a place of debauchery, and didst make thee a high place in every street:
Ezekiel — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
The allegory which runs through this chapter is by no means an unusual one in the Prophets. The beginning of Ezekiel 16:3 has occasioned some variety of remark. OEcolampadius takes mkvrh, mekoreh, meaning "birth," "origin," for mgvrh, megoreh, meaning "dwelling;" as Calvin translates it habitationes. Houbigant derives it from krh,…