34 So your prostitution is the opposite of that of other women: No one solicited your favors, and you paid a fee instead of receiving one; so you are the very opposite! 35 Therefore, O prostitute, hear the word of the LORD! 36 This is what the Lord GOD says: Because you poured out your wealth and exposed your nakedness in your promiscuity with your lovers and with all your detestable idols, and because of the blood of your children which you gave to them,
Ezekiel 16:34–36
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2 Esdras 15:46–48
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Ezekiel 23:42–44
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Ezekiel 16:29–31
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Ezekiel 23:34–36
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Ezekiel 16:57–59
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Ezekiel 16:14–16
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Ezekiel 23:29–31
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2 Esdras 15:54–56
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