Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But she increased still in whoredom: for when she saw men painted upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans set forth with fresh colors,
New American Standard Bible
So she increased her harlotries. And she saw men
King James Version
And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion,
Holman Bible
But she increased her promiscuity when she saw male figures carved on the wall,
International Standard Version
"She became even more sexually immoral when she saw the images of the Chaldean men who had been carved in red on their walls.
A Conservative Version
And she increased her whoredoms, for she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,
American Standard Version
And she increased her whoredoms; for she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,
Amplified
But Oholibah carried her depravity further, for she saw men pictured on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans (Babylonians) sketched and portrayed in vermilion (bright red pigment),
Bible in Basic English
And her loose behaviour became worse; for she saw men pictured on a wall, pictures of the Chaldaeans painted in bright red
Darby Translation
And she increased her fornications; for she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,
Julia Smith Translation
And she will add to her fornications: and she will see men delineated. upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans being delineated with red color.
King James 2000
And that she increased her harlotries: for when she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed in vermilion,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And she increased her whorings, and she saw men carved on the wall, images of Chaldeans carved in red
Modern King James verseion
And she added to her fornications. And she saw men carved on the wall; images of the Chaldeans engraved with vermilion,
NET Bible
But she increased her prostitution. She saw men carved on the wall, images of the Chaldeans carved in bright red,
New Heart English Bible
She increased her prostitution; for she saw men portrayed on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,
The Emphasized Bible
Yet did she add, unto her unchaste doings, when she saw men portrayed upon the wall, likenesses of Chaldeans, Portrayed with vermilion:
Webster
And that she increased her prostitutions: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion.
World English Bible
She increased her prostitution; for she saw men portrayed on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,
Youngs Literal Translation
And she doth add unto her whoredoms, And she seeth graved men on the wall, Pictures of Chaldeans, graved with red lead,
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 23:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Oholah And Oholibah As Symbols Of God's Corrupt People
13 Then I saw, that they both were defiled alike. 14 But she increased still in whoredom: for when she saw men painted upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans set forth with fresh colors, 15 with fair girdles about them, and goodly bonnets upon their heads, looking all like princes after the manner of the Babylonians and Chaldeans in their own land, where they be born,
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Cross References
Ezekiel 8:10
So I went in, and saw: and behold, there were all manner of images of worms and beasts, all Idols and abominations of the house of Israel painted every which one round about the wall.
Jeremiah 22:14
He thinketh in himself, 'I will build me a wide house, and gorgeous parlors.' He causeth windows to be hewn therein, and the ceilings and joists maketh he of Cedar, and painteth them with Sinoper.
Isaiah 46:1
Bel is fallen, and Nebo is broken down: whose images were a burden for the beasts and cattle, to overladen them, and to make them weary.
Jeremiah 50:2
"Preach among the Gentiles, let your voice be heard, make a token: cry out, keep no silence, but say, 'Babylon shall be won, Bel shall be confounded, and Merodach shall be overcome. Yea their gods shall be brought to shame and their images shall stand in fear.'
Ezekiel 16:29
Thus hast thou still committed thy fornication from the land of Canaan unto the Chaldeans, and yet thy lust not satisfied.