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Ezekiel 23:16

At the sight of them, she lusted for them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

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ASV

And as soon as she saw them she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.

KJV

And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַתַּעְגְּבָ֥הva.ta'.gavhand she lusted !H5689 →
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemon themH5921 →
לְמַרְאֵ֣הle.mar.'Ehto [the] sight ofH4758 →
עֵינֶ֑יהָ'ei.Nei.haeyes herH5869 →
וַתִּשְׁלַ֧חva.tish.Lachand she sentH7971 →
מַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimmessengersH4397 →
אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemto themH413 →
כַּשְׂדִּֽימָה׃kas.Di.mahChaldea towardsH3778 →

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Ezekiel 16:29So you extended your promiscuity to Chaldea, the land of merchants—but even with this you were not satisfied!Isaiah 57:9You went to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes. You have sent your envoys a great distance; you have descended even to Sheol itself.Matthew 5:28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.Ezekiel 16:17You also took the fine jewelry of gold and silver I had given you, and you made male idols with which to prostitute yourself.Job 31:1“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?2 Kings 24:1During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.2 Samuel 11:2One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.Genesis 6:2the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.Genesis 3:6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.Genesis 39:7and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”Ezekiel 23:40–41Furthermore, you sisters sent messengers for men who came from afar; and behold, when they arrived, you bathed for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry.2 Peter 2:14Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.Proverbs 6:25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.Proverbs 23:33Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.Psalms 119:37Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.Ezekiel 23:5Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriorsIsaiah 3:9The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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