Ezekiel 16:15
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But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was.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.
In other translations
But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was.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.
Hebrew words
וַתִּבְטְחִיvativtechiand you trustedH982בְיָפְיֵךְveyafeyekhin beauty yourH3308וַתִּזְנִיvatizniand you acted as a prostituteH2181עַל־'al-onH5921שְׁמֵךְshemekhname yourH8034וַתִּשְׁפְּכִיvatishpekhiand you poured outH8210אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853תַּזְנוּתַיִךְtaznutayikhprostitution<s> yourH8457עַל־'al-onH5921כָּל־kol-everyH3605עוֹבֵרover[one who] passed byH5674לוֹ־lov-to himיֶהִי׃yehilet it belongH1961
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