Ezekiel 16:28
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Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied.Then you prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, because you were not yet satisfied. Even after that, you were still not satisfied.
In other translations
Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied.Then you prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, because you were not yet satisfied. Even after that, you were still not satisfied.
Hebrew words
וַתִּזְנִיvatizniand you acted as a prostituteH2181אֶל־'el-toH413בְּנֵיbenei[the] people ofH1121אַשּׁוּר'ashurAssyriaH804מִבִּלְתִּיmibiltifrom notH1115שָׂבְעָתֵךְsave'atekhsatiety yourH7654וַתִּזְנִיםvatiznimand you acted as a prostitute with themH2181וְגַםvegamand alsoH1571לֹאlo'notH3808שָׂבָעַתְּ׃sava'atyou were satisfiedH7646
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- 2 Kings 21:11Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:“Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these abominations, acting more wickedly than the Amorites who preceded him, and with his idols has caused Judah to sin,
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- Judges 10:6And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the Lord, and served not him.And again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals, the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines. Thus they forsook the LORD and did not serve Him.
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