Ezekiel 16:30

Sin

²⁸ Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied.

²⁹ Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith.

How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord GOD, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;

³¹ In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire;

³² But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her 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 withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.
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Isaiah 1:3
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
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Proverbs 9:13
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
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Jeremiah 4:22
For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
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Isaiah 3:9
The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
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Proverbs 7:11–13
(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
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Jeremiah 2:12–13
Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.
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Proverbs 7:21
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
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