Ezekiel 16:30
What does Ezekiel 16:30 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 16:30 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000How weak is thy heart, saith the Lord Jehovah, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an impudent harlot;
KJV
King James Version · 1611How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord God, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901How weak is thy heart, saith the Lord Jehovah, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an impudent harlot;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949How feeble is your heart, says the Lord, seeing that you do all these things, the work of a loose and overruling woman;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862How weak <FI>is<Fi> thy heart, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, In thy doing all these, The work of a domineering whorish woman.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Wherein shall I cleanse thy heart, saith Lord God: seeing thou dost all these the works of a shameless prostitute?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890How weak is thy heart, saith the Lord Jehovah, seeing thou doest all these [things], the work of a whorish woman, under no restraint;
Context
v.29Thou hast moreover multiplied thy whoredom unto the land of traffic, unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith.
v.30This passage
v.31in 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 2:12
Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith Jehovah.
- Proverbs 7:21
With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield; With the flattering of her lips she forceth him along.
- Jeremiah 3:3
Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; yet thou hadst a harlot’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.
- Proverbs 7:11
(She is clamorous and wilful; Her feet abide not in her house:
- Isaiah 3:9
The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have done evil unto themselves.
- Revelation 17:1
And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven bowls, and spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the judgment of the great harlot that sitteth upon many waters;
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