You are different from other women in your prostitution, in that no one follows you to play the prostitute; and whereas you give hire, and no hire is given to you, therefore you are different.”’
Parallel translations
- KJV 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.
- BSB So your prostitution is the opposite of that of other women: No one solicited your favors, and you paid a fee instead of receiving one; so you are the very opposite!
- NKJV You are the opposite of other women in your harlotry, because no one solicited you to be a harlot. In that you gave payment but no payment was given you, therefore you are the opposite.”
- NASB So it is the opposite for you from those women in your obscene practices, in that you are not approached for prostitution, and in the fact that you pay a prostitute’s fee, and no fee is paid to you; so you are the opposite.”
- NLT So you are the opposite of other prostitutes. You pay your lovers instead of their paying you!
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She is unique among prostitutes: no one solicits her, for she pays rather than is paid. Her depravity is without parallel.
Overview
The verse caps the indictment by stressing how abnormal Jerusalem's sin is. She is the reverse of an ordinary harlot, giving hire and receiving none. This singularity magnifies her guilt and prepares for the sentence of judgment that follows, where the lovers she pursued become her destroyers.
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