Ezekiel 16:36
Thus saith the Lord God; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them;
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
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness uncovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers; and because of all the idols of thy abominations, and for the blood of thy children, that thou didst give unto them;
Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because of thy brass being poured forth, And thy nakedness is revealed in thy whoredoms near thy lovers, And near all the idols of thy abominations, And according to the blood of thy sons, Whom thou hast given to them;
This is what the Lord has said: Because your unclean behaviour was let loose and your body uncovered in your loose ways with your lovers and with your disgusting images, and for the blood of your children which you gave to them;
Cross References
They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, …
Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear.
And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are …
Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it …
Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all …
In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged …
And they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and …
So she discovered her whoredoms, and discovered her nakedness: then my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind …
These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became …
Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the …