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 16:17 - 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! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You did also take your fair jewels and beautiful vessels of My gold and My silver which I had given you and made for yourself images of men, and you played the harlot with them; American Standard Version (1901) Thou didst also take thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest for thee images of men, and didst play the harlot with them; Common English Bible You took the beautiful gold and silver jewelry that I had given to you, and you made male images for yourself and prostituted yourself with them. Catholic Public Domain Version And you took your beautiful items, made of my gold and my silver, which I gave to you, and you made for yourself images of men, and you fornicated with them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And thou tookest thy beautiful vessels, of my gold and my silver which I gave thee, and thou madest thee images of men and hast committed fornication with them. |
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.
Then I gave you some jewelry. I put bracelets on your arms and a necklace around your neck.
I gave you a nose ring, some earrings, and a beautiful crown to wear.
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!
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!
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.
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
“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.