Then he tore down the quarters of the male cult prostitutes that had been in the House of Adonai, where the women had been weaving coverings for the Asherah.
Ezekiel 16:16 - Tree of Life Version You took your garments, made high places decked out with various colors and fornicated on them—this should not happen, it should not be! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And you took some of your garments and made for yourself gaily decorated high places or shrines and played the harlot on them–things which should not come and that which should not take place. American Standard Version (1901) And thou didst take of thy garments, and madest for thee high places decked with divers colors, and playedst the harlot upon them: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so. Common English Bible You took some of your clothing to make colorful shrines and prostituted yourself in them. Catholic Public Domain Version And taking from your garments, you made for yourself exalted things, having sewed together disparate pieces. And you fornicated upon them, in a way that has not been done before, nor will be in the future. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And taking of thy garments thou hast made thee high places sewed together on each side: and hast played the harlot upon them, as hath not been done before nor shall be hereafter. |
Then he tore down the quarters of the male cult prostitutes that had been in the House of Adonai, where the women had been weaving coverings for the Asherah.
Ahaz even collected the utensils of the House of God and cut the utensils of the House of God into pieces. He shut the doors of the House of Adonai and made himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
Upon a high and lofty mountain you made your bed. You also went up there to offer sacrifice.
Cross to the coasts of Kittim and see! Send to Kedar, and observe carefully. See if there has been anything like this.
“But you trusted in your beauty and used your fame to become a harlot. You poured out your enticements on everyone who passed by—they were his.
You also took your jewelry—My gold and My silver, which I gave you—made male images for yourself and committed harlotry with them.
They took pride in their beautiful jewelry and made images of their abominations and their detestable idols. Therefore I made it niddah to them.
But she did not realize that I Myself gave her the grain, the wine and the fresh oil. I lavished on her silver, also gold— which they made into Baal.
Therefore see, I will hedge her in with thorns, and I will build a wall around her so she cannot find her paths.