Ezekiel 23:16-18

Expanded Bible

¹⁶ When she saw them, she ·wanted to have sexual relations with [lusted after] them and sent messengers to them in ·Babylonia [^LChaldea; ^Cdepicting Judah’s attempt at alliances with Babylon; 2 Kin. 20:12–15; 23:34—24:1]. ¹⁷ So these Babylonian men came ·and had sexual relations with her [to her bed of love] and ·made her unclean [^Ldefiled her with their lust; ^Critually]. After that, she ·became sick of them [turned away in disgust]. ¹⁸ But she ·continued her prostitution so openly that everyone knew about it [^Luncovered her prostitution and uncovered her nakedness]. And I ·finally became sick of her [turned away from her in disgust], as I had her sister.