Ezekiel 23:16 “At the sight of them, she lusted for them and sent messengers to them…”

Ezekiel 23:16

At the sight of them, she lusted for them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.

World English Bible

As soon as she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to them into Chaldea.

American Standard Version

And as soon as she saw them she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.

Geneva Bible 1599

Assoone, I say, as she sawe them, she doted vpon them, and sent messengers vnto them into Caldea.

Darby Translation

And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she lusted after them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.

Young's Literal Translation

And she doteth on them at the sight of her eyes, And sendeth messengers to them, to Chaldea.

Bible in Basic English

And when she saw them she was full of desire for them, and sent servants to them in Chaldaea.

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Cross references

“as soon as she saw them with her eyes”

Ezekiel 16:29 Matthew 5:28 Genesis 3:6 Genesis 6:2 Genesis 39:7 2 Samuel 11:2

Ezekiel 16:29 · BSB

So you extended your promiscuity to Chaldea, the land of merchants—but even with this you were not satisfied!

Matthew 5:28 · BSB

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Genesis 3:6 · BSB

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate i…

Genesis 6:2 · BSB

the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.

Genesis 39:7 · BSB

and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”

2 Samuel 11:2 · BSB

One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.

“and sent”

Ezekiel 16:17 2 Peter 2:14 Ezekiel 23:40 Ezekiel 23:41

Ezekiel 16:17 · BSB

You also took the fine jewelry of gold and silver I had given you, and you made male idols with which to prostitute yourself.

2 Peter 2:14 · BSB

Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.

Ezekiel 23:40 · BSB

Furthermore, you sisters sent messengers for men who came from afar; and behold, when they arrived, you bathed for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry.

Ezekiel 23:41 · BSB

You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like officers of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.

17Then 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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