Ezekiel 16:30

Sin

²⁸ Then you prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, because you were not yet satisfied. Even after that, you were still not satisfied.

²⁹ So you extended your promiscuity to Chaldea, the land of merchants—but even with this you were not satisfied!

How weak-willed is your heart, declares the Lord GOD, while you do all these things, the acts of a shameless prostitute!

³¹ But when you built your mounds at the head of every street and made your lofty shrines in every public square, you were not even like a prostitute, because you scorned payment.

³² You adulterous wife! You receive strangers instead of your own husband!

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: How weak-willed is your heart, declares the Lord GOD, while you do all these things, the acts of a shameless prostitute!
KJV: How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord GOD, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;
WEB: “‘“How weak is your heart,” says the Lord GOD, “since you do all these things, the work of an impudent prostitute;
ASV: How weak is thy heart, saith the Lord Jehovah, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an impudent harlot;
DARBY: How weak is thy heart, saith the Lord Jehovah, seeing thou doest all these [things], the work of a whorish woman, under no restraint;
BLB: How weak is your heart, a declaration of the Lord YHWH, in your doing all these deeds of an imperious prostitute woman,

ÅB: Hvor ditt hjerte var vissent, sier Herren, Israels Gud, da du gjorde alt dette, slikt som bare en skamløs skjøge gjør,
OTB: ‘Hvor feberaktig er ditt hjerte, erklærer den suverene Herren, når du gjør alle disse tingene, opptrer som en freidig prostituert!
B1930: Hvor ditt hjerte var vissent, sier Herren, Israels Gud, da du gjorde alt dette, slikt som bare en skamløs skjøge gjør,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 3:3
Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to be ashamed.
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Isaiah 1:3
The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
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Proverbs 9:13
The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
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Jeremiah 4:22
“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
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Isaiah 3:9
The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
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Proverbs 7:11–13
She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.
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Jeremiah 2:12–13
Be stunned by this, O heavens; be shocked and utterly appalled,” declares the LORD.
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Proverbs 7:21
With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.
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