Ezekiel 16:33
They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom.
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 16 connects to 10 cross-references. The extended allegory of the unfaithful wife: Jerusalem is like an abandoned infant rescued, raised to beauty, and betrothed by God, who then prostituted herself to every nation worse than Samaria or Sodom. Yet God will remember the covenant made …
Other Translations
They give gifts to all harlots; but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and bribest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredoms.
To all whores they give a gift, And--thou hast given thy gifts to all thy lovers, And dost bribe them to come in unto thee, From round about--in thy whoredoms.
They give payment to all loose women: but you give rewards to your lovers, offering them payment so that they may come to you on every side for your cheap love.
Cross References
Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the …
There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, …
For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is …
The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young …
Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and …
And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl …
And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with …
But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for …