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15 Girded with a girdle on their loins, Dyed attire spread out on their heads, The appearance of rulers -- all of them, The likeness of sons of Babylon, Chaldea is the land of their birth.

16 And she doteth on them at the sight of her eyes, And sendeth messengers to them, to Chaldea.

17 And come in unto her do sons of Babylon, To the bed of loves, And they defile her with their whoredoms, And she is defiled with them, And her soul is alienated from them.

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15 with belts(A) around their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like Babylonian chariot officers, natives of Chaldea.[a] 16 As soon as she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers(B) to them in Chaldea.(C) 17 Then the Babylonians(D) came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust they defiled her. After she had been defiled by them, she turned away from them in disgust.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 23:15 Or Babylonia; also in verse 16