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Ezekiel 16:30

How weak is thine heart, saith the LORD GOD, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;

KJV

In quo mundabo cor tuum, ait Dominus Deus, cum facias omnia hæc opera mulieris meretricis et procacis ?

Vulgate

τί διαθῶ τὴν θυγατέρα σου, λέγει Κύριος, ἐν τῷ ποιῆσαί σε πάντα ταῦτα ἔργα γυναικὸς πόρνμς; καὶ ἐξεπόρνευσας τρισσῶς ἐν ταῖς θυγατράσιν σου·

LXX

How weak is thy heart, saith the Lord Jehovah, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an impudent harlot;

ASV

מָ֤ה אֲמֻלָה֙ לִבָּתֵ֔/ךְ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣/י יְהוִ֑ה בַּ/עֲשׂוֹתֵ/ךְ֙ אֶת כָּל אֵ֔לֶּה מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה אִשָּֽׁה זוֹנָ֖ה שַׁלָּֽטֶת

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֖לֶּה
'lh
pronoun · 744×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אֻמְלָֽלוּ
'mllv
verb · 16×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
זוֹנָ֔ה
zvnh
verb · 92×
י
y
noun · 440×
יְהוִ֔ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 305×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
לִבּ֣וֹת
lbvt
noun · 7×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה
m'shh
noun · 234×
נְאֻם
n'm
noun · 374×
שַׁלָּֽטֶת
shltt
adjective · 1×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 39:12 — And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
  • Isa 1:3 — The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
  • Isa 3:9 — The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
  • Jer 3:3 — Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.
  • Jer 4:22 — For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
  • Prov 9:13 — A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.