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28 “Because you were not satisfied by the others, you went running after the Assyrians. You were their prostitute, but they didn't satisfy you either. 29 You were also a prostitute for the Babylonians, that nation of merchants, but they didn't satisfy you either.”

30 This[a] is what the Sovereign Lord is saying: “You have done all this like a shameless prostitute.

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  1. Ezekiel 16:30 Verse 30 in Hebrew begins with three words, the meaning of which is unclear.

28 You engaged in prostitution with the Assyrians(A) too, because you were insatiable; and even after that, you still were not satisfied.(B) 29 Then you increased your promiscuity to include Babylonia,[a](C) a land of merchants, but even with this you were not satisfied.(D)

30 “‘I am filled with fury against you,[b] declares the Sovereign Lord, when you do all these things, acting like a brazen prostitute!(E)

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  1. Ezekiel 16:29 Or Chaldea
  2. Ezekiel 16:30 Or How feverish is your heart,