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31 When you built your chamber at the head of every street and put up your pavilion in every public square, you were not like a prostitute, because you scoffed at payment.[a]

32 “‘Adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband! 33 All prostitutes receive payment,[b] but instead you give gifts to every one of your lovers. You bribe them to come to you from all around for your sexual favors!

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 16:31 tn The Hebrew term, which also occurs in vv. 34 and 41 of this chapter, always refers to the payment of a prostitute (Deut 23:19; Isa 23:17; Hos 9:1; Mic 1:7).
  2. Ezekiel 16:33 tn The Hebrew word occurs only here in the OT.