Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version At every street corner you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty, spreading your legs with increasing promiscuity to anyone who passed by. New Living Translation On every street corner you defiled your beauty, offering your body to every passerby in an endless stream of prostitution. English Standard Version At the head of every street you built your lofty place and made your beauty an abomination, offering yourself to any passerby and multiplying your whoring. Berean Standard Bible At the head of every street you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty. With increasing promiscuity, you spread your legs to all who passed by. King James Bible Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms. New King James Version You built your high places at the head of every road, and made your beauty to be abhorred. You offered yourself to everyone who passed by, and multiplied your acts of harlotry. New American Standard Bible You built yourself a high place at the beginning of every street and made your beauty abominable, and you spread your legs to every passer-by and multiplied your obscene practice. NASB 1995 “You built yourself a high place at the top of every street and made your beauty abominable, and you spread your legs to every passer-by to multiply your harlotry. NASB 1977 “You built yourself a high place at the top of every street, and made your beauty abominable; and you spread your legs to every passer-by to multiply your harlotry. Legacy Standard Bible You built yourself a high place at the head of every street and made your beauty abominable, and you spread your legs to every passer-by to multiply your harlotry. Amplified Bible At the beginning of every street you built your high place and made your beauty repulsive; and you offered your body to every passer-by and multiplied your obscene immorality. Christian Standard Bible You built your elevated place at the head of every street and turned your beauty into a detestable thing. You spread your legs to everyone who passed by and increased your prostitution. Holman Christian Standard Bible You built your elevated place at the head of every street and turned your beauty into a detestable thing. You spread your legs to everyone who passed by and increased your prostitution. American Standard Version Thou hast built thy lofty place at the head of every way, and hast made thy beauty an abomination, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredom. Contemporary English Version where you disgraced yourself by having sex with anyone who walked by. And you did that more and more every day! English Revised Version Thou hast built thy lofty place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty an abomination, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredom. GOD'S WORD® Translation You also built worship sites at the head of every street. You used your beauty to seduce people there. You offered your body to everyone who passed by. You increased your acts of prostitution. Good News Translation You dragged your beauty through the mud. You offered yourself to everyone who came by, and you were more of a prostitute every day. International Standard Version At every street corner you made your beauty abhorrent when you made yourself available for sex to anyone who was passing by. By doing this, you kept on committing more and more immorality. Majority Standard Bible At the head of every street you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty. With increasing promiscuity, you spread your legs to all who passed by. NET Bible At the head of every street you erected your pavilion and you disgraced your beauty when you spread your legs to every passerby and multiplied your promiscuity. New Heart English Bible You have built your lofty place at the head of every way, and have made your beauty an abomination, and have opened your feet to everyone who passed by, and multiplied your prostitution. Webster's Bible Translation Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast prostituted thyself to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy lewd deeds. World English Bible You have built your lofty place at the head of every way, and have made your beauty an abomination, and have opened your feet to everyone who passed by, and multiplied your prostitution. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAt every head of the way you have built your high place, "" And you make your beauty abominable, "" And open wide your feet to everyone passing by, "" And multiply your whoredoms, Young's Literal Translation At every head of the way thou hast built thy high place, And thou dost make thy beauty abominable, And dost open wide thy feet to every passer by, And dost multiply thy whoredoms, Smith's Literal Translation At every head of the way thou didst build thy height, and thou wilt cause thy beauty to be abhorred, and thou wilt open wide thy feet to every one passing by, and thou wilt multiply thy fornication. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAt every head of the way thou hast set up a sign of thy prostitution: and hast made thy beauty to be abominable: and hast prostituted thyself to every one that passed by, and hast multiplied thy fornications. Catholic Public Domain Version At the head of every way, you set up a banner of your prostitution. And you caused your beauty to become abominable. And you distributed your feet to every passer-by. And you multiplied your fornications. New American Bible At every intersection you built yourself a dais so that you could degrade your beauty by spreading your legs for every passerby, multiplying your prostitutions. New Revised Standard Version at the head of every street you built your lofty place and prostituted your beauty, offering yourself to every passer-by, and multiplying your whoring. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou have built yourself small temples for idol worship at every head of the way, and defiled your beauty and exposed yourself to every one that passed by, and multiplied your fornications. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And at every top of the street you have built your idol shrines, and you have defiled your beauty and you have spread your legs for everyone who passed by, and you multiplied your prostitutions OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thou hast built thy lofty place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty an abomination, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy harlotries. Brenton Septuagint Translation and on the head of every way thou didst set up thy fornications, and didst defile thy beauty, and didst open thy feet to every passer by, and didst multiply thy fornication. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jerusalem's Unfaithfulness…24you built yourself a mound and made yourself a lofty shrine in every public square. 25At the head of every street you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty. With increasing promiscuity, you spread your legs to all who passed by. 26You prostituted yourself with your lustful neighbors, the Egyptians, and increased your promiscuity to provoke Me to anger.… Cross References Jeremiah 3:2 “Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been violated? You sat beside the highways waiting for your lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness. Hosea 2:5 For their mother has played the harlot and has conceived them in disgrace. For she thought, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me bread and water, wool and linen, oil and drink.’ Isaiah 57:7-8 On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices. / Behind the door and doorpost you have set up your memorial. Forsaking Me, you uncovered your bed; you climbed up and opened it wide. And you have made a pact with those whose bed you have loved; you have gazed upon their nakedness. Jeremiah 2:20 “For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute. Hosea 4:14 I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin. Revelation 17:1-2 Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” Jeremiah 3:6 Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there. Hosea 9:1 Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor. Revelation 18:3 All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.” Isaiah 1:21 See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers! Jeremiah 13:27 Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields—I have seen your detestable acts. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?” Hosea 1:2 When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.” Revelation 17:5 And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. Isaiah 23:16-17 “Take up your harp, stroll through the city, O forgotten harlot. Make sweet melody, sing many a song, so you will be remembered.” / And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. Jeremiah 5:7 “Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes. Treasury of Scripture You have built your high place at every head of the way, and have made your beauty to be abhorred, and have opened your feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied your prostitutions. at every Ezekiel 16:31 In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire; Genesis 38:14,21 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife… Proverbs 9:14,15 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, … and hast made Ezekiel 23:9,10,32 Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted… Revelation 17:1-5,12,13,16 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: … Jump to Previous Abhorred Abominable Abomination Beauty Built Deeds Degraded Disgusting Feet Form Grace Harlotries Harlotry Head High Increasing Lofty Multiplied Multiply Multiplying Offering Opened Opening Passed Passer-By Places Prostituted Prostitution Shrines Spread Street Thyself Top Way Went Whoredom WhoredomsJump to Next Abhorred Abominable Abomination Beauty Built Deeds Degraded Disgusting Feet Form Grace Harlotries Harlotry Head High Increasing Lofty Multiplied Multiply Multiplying Offering Opened Opening Passed Passer-By Places Prostituted Prostitution Shrines Spread Street Thyself Top Way Went Whoredom WhoredomsEzekiel 16 1. Under the parable of a wretched infant is shown the natural state of Jerusalem6. God's extraordinary love toward her, 15. Her grievous judgment 35. Her sin, equal to her mother, 46. and exceeding her sisters, Sodom and Samaria, 59. calls for judgments 60. Mercy is promised her in the end At the head of every street This phrase indicates a public and conspicuous location, suggesting that the actions described were not hidden but rather brazenly displayed. In ancient cities, the "head of every street" would be a place of high visibility, often where markets or gatherings occurred. The Hebrew word for "head" (רֹאשׁ, rosh) can also mean "chief" or "top," emphasizing the prominence of these locations. Spiritually, this signifies the blatant nature of Israel's idolatry, as they placed their false worship in the most visible places, showing a complete disregard for their covenant with God. you built your lofty shrine and degraded your beauty spreading your legs to all who passed by and multiplying your promiscuity Hebrew Atאֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the head רֹ֣אשׁ (rōš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7218: The head of every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every street דֶּ֗רֶךְ (de·reḵ) Noun - common singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action you built בָּנִית֙ (bā·nîṯ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 1129: To build your lofty shrines רָֽמָתֵ֔ךְ (rā·mā·ṯêḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 7413: Height, high place and degraded וַתְּתַֽעֲבִי֙ (wat·tə·ṯa·‘ă·ḇî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 8581: To loathe, detest your beauty. יָפְיֵ֔ךְ (yā·p̄ə·yêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 3308: Beauty With increasing וַתַּרְבִּ֖י (wat·tar·bî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great promiscuity, תַּזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃ (taz·nū·ṯā·yiḵ) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 8457: Harlotry, idolatry you spread וַתְּפַשְּׂקִ֥י (wat·tə·p̄aś·śə·qî) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 6589: To dispart, become licentious your legs רַגְלַ֖יִךְ (raḡ·la·yiḵ) Noun - fdc | second person feminine singular Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda to all לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every who passed by. עוֹבֵ֑ר (‘ō·w·ḇêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on Links Ezekiel 16:25 NIVEzekiel 16:25 NLT Ezekiel 16:25 ESV Ezekiel 16:25 NASB Ezekiel 16:25 KJV Ezekiel 16:25 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 16:25 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 16:25 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 16:25 French Bible Ezekiel 16:25 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 16:25 You have built your lofty place at (Ezek. 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