For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
Ezekiel 16:31 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition in that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as a harlot, in that thou scornest hire; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 in that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In that you build your vaulted place (brothel) at the head of every street and make your high place at every crossing. But you were not like a harlot because you scorned pay. American Standard Version (1901) in that thou buildest thy vaulted place at the head of every way, and makest thy lofty place in every street, and hast not been as a harlot, in that thou scornest hire. Common English Bible But you weren’t like an ordinary prostitute! When you built your pavilion at the head of every street and made your platform in every square, you refused to be paid. Catholic Public Domain Version For you have built your brothel at the head of every way, and you have made your exalted place on every street. And you have not even been like a choosy prostitute, increasing her price, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Because thou hast built thy brothel house at the head of every way and thou hast made thy high place in every street: and wast not as a harlot that by disdain enhanceth her price, |
For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
but as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!
And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare.
Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.
Is there iniquity in Gil´e-ad? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.