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Ezekiel 23:10

⁸ She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when men slept with her in her youth, caressed her virgin bosom, and poured out their lust upon her.

⁹ Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted.

They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and put her to the sword. Thus she became a byword among women, and they executed judgment against her.

¹¹ Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.

¹² She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors dressed in splendor, horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men.

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: They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and put her to the sword. Thus she became a byword among women, and they executed judgment against her.
KJV: These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for they had executed judgment upon her.
WEB: These uncovered her nakedness. They took her sons and her daughters, and they killed her with the sword. She became a byword among women; for they executed judgments on her.
ASV: These uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters; and her they slew with the sword: and she became a byword among women; for they executed judgments upon her.
DARBY: These discovered her nakedness, they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword; and she became a name among women; and they executed judgment upon her.
BLB: They have uncovered her nakedness; her sons and daughters they took away, and with the sword they slew her. And she has become a byword among the women, and they executed when judgment against her.

ÅB: De avdekket hennes blusel, tok hennes sønner og døtre og slo henne selv ihjel med sverdet; hun ble navnkundig blant kvinnene, og de holdt dom over henne.
OTB: De avdekket hennes nakenhet, tok bort hennes sønner og døtre, og drepte henne med sverdet. Hun ble et ordtak blant kvinner, og dommer ble fullbyrdet over henne.
B1930: De avdekket hennes blusel, tok hennes sønner og døtre og slo henne selv ihjel med sverdet; hun blev navnkundig blandt kvinnene, og de holdt dom over henne.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Hosea 2:10
And then I will expose her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and no one will deliver her out of My hands.
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Ezekiel 23:29
They will treat you with hatred, take all for which you have worked, and leave you naked and bare, so that the shame of your prostitution will be exposed. Your indecency and promiscuity
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Hosea 2:3
Otherwise, I will strip her naked and expose her like the day of her birth. I will make her like a desert and turn her into a parched land, and I will let her die of thirst.
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Ezekiel 23:48
So I will put an end to indecency in the land, and all the women will be admonished not to imitate your behavior.
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Jeremiah 22:8–9
And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’
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Ezekiel 16:37–41
therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked.
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