She gave herself as a prostitute to them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them. She defiled herself with the idols of whoever she lusted after.
Parallel translations
- KJV Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.
- BSB She offered sexual favors to all the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all the idols of those for whom she lusted.
- ESV She bestowed her whoring upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them, and she defiled herself with all the idols of everyone after whom she lusted.
- NKJV Thus she committed her harlotry with them, All of them choice men of Assyria; And with all for whom she lusted, With all their idols, she defiled herself.
- NASB She bestowed her obscene practices on them, all of whom were the choicest men of Assyria; and with all whom she lusted after, with all their idols she defiled herself.
- NLT And so she prostituted herself with the most desirable men of Assyria, worshiping their idols and defiling herself.
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- Hos 6:10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing. There is prostitution in Ephraim. Israel is defiled.
- Hos 5:3I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me; for now, Ephraim, you have played the prostitute. Israel is defiled.
- Ezek 20:7I said to them, ‘Each of you throw away the abominations of his eyes, and don’t defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.’
- Ezek 22:3–4You shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “A city that sheds blood within herself, that her time may come, and that makes idols against herself to defile her!
- Ezek 16:15“‘“But you trusted in your beauty, and played the prostitute because of your renown, and poured out your prostitution on everyone who passed by. It was his.
- Ezek 23:30These things will be done to you, because you have played the prostitute after the nations, and because you are polluted with their idols.
- Ps 106:39Thus were they defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.
- Gen 10:22The sons of Shem were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
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