Ezekiel 16:34
So your prostitution is the opposite of that of other women: No one solicited your favors, and you paid a fee instead of receiving one; so you are the very opposite!
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ASV
And thou art different from other women in thy whoredoms, in that none followeth thee to play the harlot; and whereas thou givest hire, and no hire is given unto thee, therefore thou art different.
KJV
And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary.
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִי־ | vay.hi- | and it was | H1961 → |
| בָ֨ךְ | vakh | in you | |
| הֵ֤פֶךְ | He.fekh | contrariness | H2016 → |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → |
| הַנָּשִׁים֙ | ha.na.Shim | the women | H802 → |
| בְּתַזְנוּתַ֔יִךְ | be.taz.nu.Ta.yikh | in prostitution<s> your | H8457 → |
| וְאַחֲרַ֖יִךְ | ve.'a.cha.Ra.yikh | and after you | H310 → |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| זוּנָּ֑ה | zu.Nah | it was approached for prostitution | H2181 → |
| וּבְתִתֵּ֣ךְ | u.ve.ti.Tekh | and because gave you | H5414 → |
| אֶתְנָ֗ן | 'et.Nan | [the] hire of a prostitute | H868 → |
| וְאֶתְנַ֛ן | ve.'et.Nan | and [the] hire of a prostitute | H868 → |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| נִתַּן־ | ni.tan- | it was given | H5414 → |
| לָ֖ךְ | lakh | to you | |
| וַתְּהִ֥י | va.te.Hi | and you became | H1961 → |
| לְהֶֽפֶךְ׃ | le.He.fekh | <into> contrariness | H2016 → |
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