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Ezekiel 23:6-8
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6 clothed in blue, governors and officials, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses. 7 She bestowed her sexual favors[a] on them; all of them were the choicest young men of Assyria. She defiled herself with all whom she desired[b]—with all their idols. 8 She did not abandon the prostitution she had practiced in Egypt, for in her youth men went to bed[c] with her, fondled her virgin breasts, and ravished her.[d]

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  1. Ezekiel 23:7 tn Heb “her harlotries.”
  2. Ezekiel 23:7 tn Heb “lusted after.”
  3. Ezekiel 23:8 tn Heb “lied down with.” The verb שָׁכַב (shakav) “to lie down” can imply going to bed to sleep or be a euphemism for sexual relations.
  4. Ezekiel 23:8 tn Heb “and poured out their harlotry on her.”
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