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 16:1 ¶ Again the wordº of Yähwè יָהוֶהº cameº untoº me, saying,ºº

 16:1 ¶ Again the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying,

 16:2 Sonº of man,º causeº Yærûšälaim יְרוּשָׁלִַםº to knowººº her abominations,º

 16:2 Son of man, cause Yerushalaim to know her abominations,

 16:3 And say,ºº Thusº saithºº ´Áðönäy אֲדֹנָיº Yähwè יָהוֶהº unto Yærûšälaim יְרוּשָׁלִַם;º Thy birthº and thy nativityº [is] of the landºº of Cænä`an כְּנָעַן;º thy fatherº [was] an ´Émörî אֱמֹרִי,º and thy motherº a Çittî חִתִּי.ºº

 16:3 And say, Thus saith Adonay Yahweh unto Yerushalaim; Thy birth and thy nativity [is] of the land of Kenaan; thy father [was] an Emori, and thy mother a Chitti.

 16:4 And [as for] thy nativity,º in the dayº thou wast bornºº thy navelº was notº cut,ºº neitherº wast thou washedºº in waterº to suppleº [thee]; thou wast notº saltedºº at all,ºº norº swaddledºº at all.ºº

 16:4 And [as for] thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple [thee]; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.

 16:5 Noneº eyeº pitiedººº thee, to doºº anyº of theseºº unto thee, to have compassionºº uponº thee; but thou wast cast outºº inº the openº field,º to the lothingº of thy person,º in the dayº that thou wast born.ºº

 16:5 None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.

 16:6 ¶ And when I passedºº byº thee, and sawºº thee pollutedºº in thine own blood,º I saidºº unto thee [when thou wast] in thy blood,º Live;ºº yea, I saidºº unto thee [when thou wast] in thy blood,º Live.ºº

 16:6 ¶ And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee [when thou wast] in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee [when thou wast] in thy blood, Live.

 16:7 I have causedºº thee to multiplyº as the budº of the field,º and thou hast increasedºº and waxen great,ºº and thou art comeºº to excellentº ornaments:º [thy] breastsº are fashioned,ºº and thine hairº is grown,ºº whereas thouº [wast] nakedº and bare.º

 16:7 I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: [thy] breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou [wast] naked and bare.

 16:8 Now when I passedºº byº thee, and lookedºº uponº thee, behold,º thy timeº [was] the timeº of love;º and I spreadºº my skirtº overº thee, and coveredºº thy nakedness:º yea, I swareºº unto thee, and enteredºº into a covenantº withº thee, saithºº ´Áðönäy אֲדֹנָיº Yähwè יָהוֶה,º and thou becamestº mine.

 16:8 Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time [was] the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith Adonay Yahweh, and thou becamest mine.

 16:9 Then washedºº I thee with water;º yea, I throughly washed awayºº thy bloodº fromºº thee, and I anointedºº thee with oil.º

 16:9 Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.

 16:10 I clothedºº thee also with broidered work,º and shodºº thee with badgers' skin,º and I girdedºº thee aboutº with fine linen,º and I coveredºº thee with silk.º

 16:10 I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.

 16:11 I deckedºº thee also with ornaments,º and I putºº braceletsº uponº thy hands,º and a chainº onº thy neck.º

 16:11 I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.

 16:12 And I putºº a jewelº onº thy forehead,º and earringsº inº thine ears,º and a beautifulº crownº upon thine head.º

 16:12 And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.

 16:13 Thus wast thou deckedºº with goldº and silver;º and thy raimentº [was of] fine linen,ºº and silk,º and broidered work;º thou didst eatºº fine flour,º and honey,º and oil:º and thou wast exceedingº beautiful,ººº and thou didst prosperºº into a kingdom.º

 16:13 Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment [was of] fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.

 16:14 And thy renownº went forthºº among the heathenº for thy beauty:º forº itº [was] perfectº through my comeliness,º whichº I had putºº uponº thee, saithºº ´Áðönäy אֲדֹנָיº Yähwè יָהוֶה.º

 16:14 And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it [was] perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith Adonay Yahweh.

 16:15 ¶ But thou didst trustºº in thine own beauty,º and playedst the harlotºº becauseº of thy renown,º and pouredst outººº thy fornicationsº onº every oneº that passed by;ºº his it was.º

 16:15 ¶ But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was.

 16:16 And of thy garmentsºº thou didst take,ºº and deckedstºº thy high placesº with divers colours,ºº and playedst the harlotºº thereupon:º [the like things] shall notº come,ºº neitherº shall it beº [so].

 16:16 And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: [the like things] shall not come, neither shall it be [so].

 16:17 Thou hast also takenºº thy fairº jewelsº of my goldºº and of my silver,ºº whichº I had givenºº thee, and madestºº to thyself imagesº of men,º and didst commit whoredomºº with them,

 16:17 Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them,

 16:18 And tookestºº thy broideredºº garments,º and coveredstºº them: and thou hast setºº mine oilº and mine incenseº beforeº them.

 16:18 And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.

 16:19 My meatº also whichº I gaveºº thee, fine flour,º and oil,º and honey,º [wherewith] I fedºº thee, thou hast even setºº it beforeº them for a sweetº savour:º and [thus] it was,º saithºº ´Áðönäy אֲדֹנָיº Yähwè יָהוֶה.º

 16:19 My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, [wherewith] I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet savour: and [thus] it was, saith Adonay Yahweh.

 16:20 Moreover thou hast takenººº thy sonsº and thy daughters,º whomº thou hast borneºº unto me, and these hast thou sacrificedºº unto them to be devoured.ºº [Is this] ofº thy whoredomsº a small matter,º

 16:20 Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. [Is this] of thy whoredoms a small matter,

 16:21 That thou hast slainººº my children,º and deliveredºº them to cause them to pass throughºº [the fire] for them?

 16:21 That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through [the fire] for them?

 16:22 And in allº thine abominationsº and thy whoredomsº thou hast notº rememberedººº the daysº of thy youth,º when thou wastº nakedº and bare,º [and] wastº pollutedºº in thy blood.º

 16:22 And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, [and] wast polluted in thy blood.

 16:23 And it came to passº afterº allº thy wickedness,º (woe,º woeº unto thee! saithºº ´Áðönäy אֲדֹנָיº Yähwè יָהוֶה;)º

 16:23 And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith Adonay Yahweh;)

 16:24 [That] thou hast also builtºº unto thee an eminent place,º and hast madeºº thee an high placeº in everyº street.º

 16:24 [That] thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street.

 16:25 Thou hast builtºº thy high placeº atº everyº headº of the way,º and hast madeº thy beautyº to be abhorred,ºº and hast openedººº thy feetº to every oneº that passed by,ºº and multipliedººº thy whoredoms.º

 16:25 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.

 16:26 Thou hast also committed fornicationºº withº the Mixrîm מִצרִיםºº thy neighbours,º greatº of flesh;º and hast increasedººº thy whoredoms,º to provoke me to anger.ºº

 16:26 Thou hast also committed fornication with the Mitzrim thy neighbours, great of flesh; and hast increased thy whoredoms, to provoke me to anger.

 16:27 Behold,º therefore I have stretched outºº my handº overº thee, and have diminishedºº thine ordinaryº [food], and deliveredºº thee unto the willº of them that hateºº thee, the daughtersº of the Pælištîm פְּלִשׁתִּים,º which are ashamedºº of thy lewdº way.ºº

 16:27 Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary [food], and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Pelishtim, which are ashamed of thy lewd way.

 16:28 Thou hast played the whoreºº also withº the ´Aššûrîm אַשּׁוּרִים,ºº becauseº thou wast unsatiable;ººººº yea, thou hast played the harlotºº with them, and yetº couldest notº be satisfied.ºº

 16:28 Thou hast played the whore also with the Ashshurim, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied.

 16:29 Thou hast moreover multipliedººº thy fornicationº inº the landº of Cænä`an כְּנָעַןº unto Ca$dîm כַּשׂדִּים;º and yetº thou wast notº satisfiedºº herewith.º

 16:29 Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Kenaan unto Kasdim; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith.

 16:30 Howº weakºº is thine heart,º saithºº ´Áðönäy אֲדֹנָיº Yähwè יָהוֶה,º seeing thou doestººº allº theseº [things], the workº of an imperiousº whorishºº woman;º

 16:30 How weak is thine heart, saith Adonay Yahweh, seeing thou doest all these [things], the work of an imperious whorish woman;

 16:31 In that thou buildestºº thine eminent placeº in the headº of everyº way,º and makestºº thine high placeº in everyº street;º and hast notº beenº as an harlot,ºº in that thou scornestºº hire;º

 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;

 16:32 [But as] a wifeº that committeth adultery,ºº [which] takethººº strangersºº insteadº of her husband!º

 16:32 [But as] a wife that committeth adultery, [which] taketh strangers instead of her husband!

 16:33 They giveºº giftsº to allº whores:ºº but thouº givestººº thy giftsº to allº thy lovers,ºº and hirestºº them, that they may comeºº untoº thee on every sideºº for thy whoredom.º

 16:33 They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom.

 16:34 And the contraryº isº in thee fromº [other] womenº in thy whoredoms,º whereas noneº followethº thee to commit whoredoms:ºº and in that thou givestºº a reward,º and noº rewardº is givenºº unto thee, therefore thou artºº contrary.º

 16:34 And the contrary is in thee from [other] women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary.

 16:35 ¶ Wherefore,º O harlot,ºº hearºº the wordº of Yähwè יָהוֶה:º

 16:35 ¶ Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of Yahweh:

 16:36 Thusº saithºº ´Áðönäy אֲדֹנָיº Yähwè יָהוֶה;º Becauseº thy filthinessº was poured out,ºº and thy nakednessº discoveredºº through thy whoredomsº withº thy lovers,ºº and withº allº the idolsº of thy abominations,º and by the bloodº of thy children,º whichº thou didst giveºº unto them;

 16:36 Thus saith Adonay Yahweh; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them;

 16:37 Behold,º thereforeº I will gatherººº allº thy lovers,ºº withº whomº thou hast taken pleasure,ºº and allº [them] thatº thou hast loved,ºº withº allº [them] thatº thou hast hated;ºº I will even gatherºº them round aboutºº againstº thee, and will discoverºº thy nakednessº untoº them, that they may seeººº allº thy nakedness.º

 16:37 Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all [them] that thou hast loved, with all [them] that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.

 16:38 And I will judgeºº thee, as women that break wedlockºº and shedºº bloodº are judged;º and I will giveºº thee bloodº in furyº and jealousy.º

 16:38 And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy.

 16:39 And I will also giveºº thee into their hand,º and they shall throw downºº thine eminent place,º and shall break downºº thy high places:º they shall stripºº thee also of thy clothes,º and shall takeºº thy fairº jewels,º and leaveººº thee nakedº and bare.º

 16:39 And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare.

 16:40 They shall also bring upºº a companyº againstº thee, and they shall stoneºº thee with stones,º and thrust thee throughºº with their swords.º

 16:40 They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords.

 16:41 And they shall burnºº thine housesº with fire,º and executeºº judgmentsº upon thee in the sightº of manyº women:º and I will cause thee to ceaseºº from playing the harlot,ººº and thou alsoº shalt giveºº noº hireº any more.º

 16:41 And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more.

 16:42 So will I make my furyº toward thee to rest,ºº and my jealousyº shall departºº fromº thee, and I will be quiet,ºº and will be noº moreº angry.ºº

 16:42 So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.

 16:43 Becauseºº thou hast notº rememberedººº the daysº of thy youth,º but hast frettedºº me in allº theseº [things]; behold,º therefore Iº alsoº will recompenseºº thy wayº upon [thine] head,º saithºº ´Áðönäy אֲדֹנָיº Yähwè יָהוֶה:º and thou shalt notº commitººº this lewdnessº aboveº allº thine abominations.º

 16:43 Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these [things]; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon [thine] head, saith Adonay Yahweh: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations.

 16:44 ¶ Behold,º every oneº that useth proverbsºº shall use [this] proverbºº againstº thee, saying,ºº As [is] the mother,º [so is] her daughter.º

 16:44 ¶ Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use [this] proverb against thee, saying, As [is] the mother, [so is] her daughter.

 16:45 Thouº [art] thy mother'sº daughter,º that lothethºº her husbandº and her children;º and thouº [art] the sisterº of thy sisters,º whichº lothedºº their husbandsºº and their children:º your motherº [was] a Çittî חִתִּי,ºº and your fatherº an ´Émörî אֱמֹרִי.º

 16:45 Thou [art] thy mother's daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou [art] the sister of thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children: your mother [was] a Chitti, and your father an Emori.

 16:46 And thine elderº sisterº [is] Šömrôn שֹׁמרוֹן,º sheº and her daughtersº that dwellºº atº thy left hand:º and thy youngerº sister,º that dwellethºº at thy right hand,ºº [is] Sæðöm סְדֹםº and her daughters.º

 16:46 And thine elder sister [is] Shomron, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, [is] Sedom and her daughters.

 16:47 Yet hast thou notº walkedºº after their ways,º nor doneºº after their abominations:º but, as [if that were] a veryº littleººº [thing], thou wast corruptedºº more thanº theyº in allº thy ways.º

 16:47 Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as [if that were] a very little [thing], thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways.

 16:48 [As] Iº live,º saithºº ´Áðönäy אֲדֹנָיº Yähwè יָהוֶה,º Sæðöm סְדֹםº thy sisterº hath notº done,ºº sheº nor her daughters,º asº thou hast done,ºº thouº and thy daughters.º

 16:48 [As] I live, saith Adonay Yahweh, Sedom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters.

 16:49 Behold,º thisº wasº the iniquityº of thy sisterº Sæðöm סְדֹם,º pride,º fulnessº of bread,º and abundanceº of idlenessºº wasº in her and in her daughters,º neitherº did she strengthenºº the handº of the poorº and needy.º

 16:49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sedom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

 16:50 And they were haughty,ºº and committedºº abominationº beforeº me: therefore I took them awayººº asº I sawºº [good].

 16:50 And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw [good].

 16:51 Neitherº hath Šömrôn שֹׁמרוֹןº committedºº halfº of thy sins;º but thou hast multipliedººº thine abominationsº more thanº they,º and hast justifiedººº thy sistersº in allº thine abominationsº whichº thou hast done.ºº

 16:51 Neither hath Shomron committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done.

 16:52 Thouº also,º whichº hast judgedºº thy sisters,º bearºº thine own shameº for thy sinsº thatº thou hast committed more abominableºº thanº they:º they are more righteousºº thanº thou: yea, be thou confoundedººº also,º and bearºº thy shame,º in that thou hast justifiedºº thy sisters.º

 16:52 Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.

 16:53 When I shall bring againººº their captivity,ººº the captivityºº of Sæðöm סְדֹםº and her daughters,º and the captivityºº of Šömrôn שֹׁמרוֹןº and her daughters,º then [will I bring again] the captivityºº of thy captivesº in the midstº of them:

 16:53 When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sedom and her daughters, and the captivity of Shomron and her daughters, then [will I bring again] the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:

 16:54 Thatº thou mayest bearºº thine own shame,º and mayest be confoundedºº in allºº thatº thou hast done,ºº in that thou art a comfortºº unto them.

 16:54 That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them.

 16:55 When thy sisters,º Sæðöm סְדֹםº and her daughters,º shall returnºº to their former estate,º and Šömrôn שֹׁמרוֹןº and her daughtersº shall returnºº to their former estate,º then thouº and thy daughtersº shall returnºº to your former estate.º

 16:55 When thy sisters, Sedom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Shomron and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate.

 16:56 For thy sisterº Sæðöm סְדֹםº wasº notº mentionedº by thy mouthº in the dayº of thy pride,º

 16:56 For thy sister Sedom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,

 16:57 Beforeº thy wickednessº was discovered,ºº as atº the timeº of [thy] reproachº of the daughtersº of ´Áräm אֲרָם,º and allº [that are] round aboutº her, the daughtersº of the Pælištîm פְּלִשׁתִּים,º which despiseºº thee round about.ºº

 16:57 Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of [thy] reproach of the daughters of Aram, and all [that are] round about her, the daughters of the Pelishtim, which despise thee round about.

 16:58 Thouº hast borneººº thy lewdnessº and thine abominations,º saithºº Yähwè יָהוֶה.º

 16:58 Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith Yahweh.

 16:59 Forº thusº saithºº ´Áðönäy אֲדֹנָיº Yähwè יָהוֶה;º I will even dealºº withº thee asº thou hast done,ºº whichº hast despisedºº the oathº in breakingºº the covenant.º

 16:59 For thus saith Adonay Yahweh; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.

 16:60 ¶ Nevertheless Iº will rememberººº my covenantº withº thee in the daysº of thy youth,º and I will establishºº unto thee an everlastingº covenant.º

 16:60 ¶ Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.

 16:61 Then thou shalt rememberººº thy ways,º and be ashamed,ºº when thou shalt receiveººº thy sisters,º thine elderº and thy younger:º and I will giveºº them unto thee for daughters,º but notº by thy covenant.ºº

 16:61 Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant.

 16:62 And Iº will establishººº my covenantº withº thee; and thou shalt knowºº thatº Iº [am] Yähwè יָהוֶה:º

 16:62 And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I [am] Yahweh:

 16:63 Thatº thou mayest remember,ºº and be confounded,ºº and neverº openº thy mouthº any moreº becauseºº of thy shame,º when I am pacifiedºº toward thee for allº thatº thou hast done,ºº saithºº ´Áðönäy אֲדֹנָיº Yähwè יָהוֶה.º

 16:63 That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith Adonay Yahweh.