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Ezekiel 23:17

Then the Babylonians came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust they defiled her. But after she had been defiled by them, she turned away in disgust.

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ASV

And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, and her soul was alienated from them.

KJV

And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, and her mind was alienated from them.

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935 →
אֵלֶ֤יהָ'e.Lei.hato herH413 →
בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-[the] sons ofH1121 →
בָבֶל֙va.VelBabylonH894 →
לְמִשְׁכַּ֣בle.mish.Kavto a bed ofH4904 →
דֹּדִ֔יםdo.Dimlove<s>H1730 →
וַיְטַמְּא֥וּvay.ta.me.'Uand they defiledH2930 →
אוֹתָ֖הּ'o.Tah<obj.> herH853 →
בְּתַזְנוּתָ֑םbe.taz.nu.Tamby prostitution theirH8457 →
וַתִּ֨טְמָא־va.Tit.ma'-and she became uncleanH2930 →
בָ֔םVamby them
וַתֵּ֥קַעva.Te.ka'and it was alienatedH3363 →
נַפְשָׁ֖הּnaf.Shahself herH5315 →
מֵהֶֽם׃me.Hemfrom them

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Ezekiel 23:28For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Surely I will deliver you into the hands of those you hate, from whom you turned away in disgust.Ezekiel 23:22Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side—Genesis 11:9That is why it is called Babel, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth.Genesis 10:10His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.2 Samuel 13:15Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. “Get up!” he said to her. “Be gone!”Ezekiel 16:37therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked.Isaiah 57:7On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices.

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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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