Ezekiel 23:7 “She offered sexual favors to all the elite of Assyria. She defiled her…”

Ezekiel 23:7

She offered sexual favors to all the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all the idols of those for whom she lusted.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.

World English Bible

She gave herself as a prostitute to them, all of them the choicest men of Assyria. She defiled herself with the idols of whomever she lusted after.

American Standard Version

And she bestowed her whoredoms upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and on whomsoever she doted, with all their idols she defiled herself.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thus she committed her whoredome with them, euen with all them that were the chosen men of Asshur, and with all on whome she doted, and defiled her selfe with all their idoles.

Darby Translation

And she bestowed her whoredoms upon them, all of them the choice of the children of Asshur; and with all after whom she lusted, with all their idols she defiled herself.

Young's Literal Translation

And she giveth her whoredoms on them, The choice of the sons of Asshur, All of them — even all on whom she doted, By all their idols she hath been defiled.

Bible in Basic English

And she gave her unclean love to them, all of them the noblest men of Assyria: and she made herself unclean with the images of all who were desired by her.

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Cross references

“committed her whoredoms with them”

Ezekiel 16:15

Ezekiel 16:15 · BSB

But because of your fame, you trusted in your beauty and played the harlot. You lavished your favors on everyone who passed by, and your beauty was theirs for the asking.

“the chosen men of Assyria”

Genesis 10:22

Genesis 10:22 · BSB

The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

“with all their”

Hosea 5:3 Hosea 6:10 Ezekiel 20:7 Ezekiel 23:30 Psalm 106:39 Ezekiel 22:3

Hosea 5:3 · BSB

I know all about Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me. For now, O Ephraim, you have turned to prostitution; Israel is defiled.

Hosea 6:10 · BSB

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: Ephraim practices prostitution there, and Israel is defiled.

Ezekiel 20:7 · BSB

And I said to them: ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’

Ezekiel 23:30 · BSB

have brought these things upon you, because you have prostituted yourself with the nations and defiled yourself with their idols.

Psalm 106:39 · BSB

They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.

Ezekiel 22:3 · BSB

and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O city who brings her own doom by shedding blood within her walls and making idols to defile herself,

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

In context

6clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds.

8She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when men slept with her in her youth, caressed her virgin bosom, and poured out their lust upon her.

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