13 Thus you were adorned with (A)gold and silver, and your dress was of fine linen, silk and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey and oil; so you were exceedingly beautiful and advanced to (B)royalty. 14 Then your (C)fame went forth among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was (D)perfect because of My splendor which I bestowed on you,” declares the Lord God.

15 “But you (E)trusted in your beauty and (F)played the harlot because of your fame, and you poured out your harlotries on every passer-by [a]who might be willing.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 16:15 Lit to whom it might be

13 So you were adorned with gold and silver; your clothes(A) were of fine linen and costly fabric and embroidered cloth. Your food was honey, olive oil(B) and the finest flour. You became very beautiful and rose to be a queen.(C) 14 And your fame(D) spread among the nations on account of your beauty,(E) because the splendor I had given you made your beauty perfect, declares the Sovereign Lord.(F)

15 “‘But you trusted in your beauty and used your fame to become a prostitute. You lavished your favors on anyone who passed by(G) and your beauty became his.(H)

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