Ezekiel 16:1-3

New International Reader's Version

Jerusalem Is Like an Unfaithful Wife

16 A message from the Lord came to me. The Lord said, ² “Son of man, tell the people of Jerusalem the evil things they have done. I hate those things. ³ Tell them, ‘The Lord and King speaks to Jerusalem. He says, “Your history in the land of Canaan goes back a long way. Your father was an Amorite. Your mother was a Hittite.