Ezekiel 16:17

Easy To Read Version

Then you took your beautiful jewelry that I gave you. And you used that gold and silver to make statues of men. And you had sex with them too!

Cross References

Jeremiah 3:9

Judah did not care that she was acting like a prostitute. So she made her country ‘dirty.’ She did the sin of adultery by worshiping idols made out of stone and wood.

Ezekiel 16:11

Then I gave you some jewelry. I put bracelets on your arms and a necklace around your neck.

Ezekiel 16:12

I gave you a nose ring, some earrings, and a beautiful crown to wear.

Ezekiel 16:13

You were beautiful in your silver and gold jewelry, and your linen, silk, and embroidered material. You ate the best foods. You were very, very beautiful. And you became the queen!

Ezekiel 16:16

You took your beautiful clothes and used them to decorate your places of worship. And you acted like a prostitute in those places. You gave yourself to every man that came by!

Ezekiel 16:18

Then you took the beautiful cloth and made clothes for those statues. You took the perfume and incense I gave you, and you put it in front of those idols.

Hosea 10:1

Israel is like a vine that grows plenty of fruit.\par But as Israel got more and more \{things\}\par he built more and more altars\par \{to honor false gods\}.\par His land became better and better,\par so he put up better and better stones\par \{to honor false gods\}.\par

Hosea 2:13

“She served the Baals. {\cf2\super [17]} So I will punish her. She burned incense {\cf2\super [18]} to the Baals. She dressed up—she put on her jewelry and nose ring. Then she went to her lovers and forgot me.” The Lord has said this.