Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
but as a wife that breaketh wedlock, and taketh other instead of her husband.
New American Standard Bible
You adulteress wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband!
King James Version
But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!
Holman Bible
You adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband!
International Standard Version
who commits adultery, preferring a stranger over her husband!
A Conservative Version
A wife who commits adultery, who takes strangers instead of her husband!
American Standard Version
A wife that committeth adultery! that taketh strangers instead of her husband!
Amplified
You adulterous wife, who welcomes and receives strangers instead of her husband!
Bible in Basic English
The untrue wife who takes strange lovers in place of her husband!
Darby Translation
O adulterous wife, that taketh strangers instead of her husband.
Julia Smith Translation
The wife committing adultery, instead of her husband she will take strangers
King James 2000
But as a wife that commits adultery, who takes strangers instead of her husband!
Lexham Expanded Bible
O, adulterous woman! In the place of her husband she received strangers.
Modern King James verseion
Like the adulterous wife, instead of her husband, she takes strangers.
NET Bible
"'Adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!
New Heart English Bible
"'A wife who commits adultery. who takes strangers instead of her husband.
The Emphasized Bible
A wife who committeth adultery, instead of her husband accepteth strangers.
Webster
But as a wife that committeth adultery, who taketh strangers instead of her husband!
World English Bible
A wife who commits adultery! who takes strangers instead of her husband!
Youngs Literal Translation
The wife who committeth adultery -- Under her husband -- doth receive strangers.
Themes
High places » The jews » Condemned for building
High places » Licentious practices at
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 16:32
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Covenant Grace To Unfaithful And Rebellious Israel
31 Building thy stews at the head of every street, and thy brothel houses in all places? Thou hast not been as another whore, that maketh boast of her winning; 32 but as a wife that breaketh wedlock, and taketh other instead of her husband. 33 Gifts are given to all other whores, but thou givest rewards unto all thy lovers; and offerest them gifts, to come unto thee out of all places and to commit fornication with thee.
Cross References
Jeremiah 2:25
Thou keepest thy foot from nakedness, and thy throat from thirst, and thinkest thus in thyself, 'Tush: I will take no sorrow; I will love the strange gods, and hang upon them.'
Jeremiah 2:28
I shall answer them: Where are now thy gods, that thou hast made thee? Bid them stand up, and help thee in the time of need! For look how many cities thou hast, O Judah: so many gods hast thou also.
Jeremiah 3:1
Commonly, when a man putteth away his wife, and she goeth from him, and marrieth with another, then the question is: should he resort unto her any more after that? Is not this field then defiled and unclean? But as for thee, thou hast played the harlot with many lovers, yet turn again to me, sayeth the LORD.
Jeremiah 3:8-9
Namely, that after I had well seen the adultery of the shrinking harlot Israel, I put her away, and gave her a bill of divorcement. For all this, her unfaithful sister Judah was not ashamed, but went back and played the whore also.
Jeremiah 3:20
But like as a woman faileth her lover, so are ye unfaithful unto me, O ye house of Israel, sayeth the LORD.'"
Ezekiel 16:8
Now when I went by thee, and looked upon thee: behold, thy time was come; yea, even the time to vow thee. Then spread I my clothes over thee, to cover thy dishonesty: Yea, I made an oath unto thee, and married myself with thee, sayeth the LORD God; and so thou becamest mine own.
Ezekiel 23:37
namely, that they have broken their wedlock, and stained their hands with blood: yea even with their idols have they committed adultery, and offered them their own children to be devoured, whom they have born unto me.
Ezekiel 23:45
O ye all that love virtue and righteousness, judge them! Punish them as adulterers and murderers ought to be judged and punished. For they are breakers of wedlock, and the blood is in their hands.
Hosea 2:2
As for your mother, ye shall chide with her, and reprove her: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband, unless she put away her whoredoms out of my sight, and her adultery from her breasts.
Hosea 3:1
Then said the LORD to me, "Go yet thy way and vow an adulterous woman, whom thy neighbour loveth as the LORD doth the children of Israel: howbeit, they have respect to strange gods, and love the wine cans."
2 Corinthians 11:2-3
For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy. For I coupled you to one man, to make you a chaste virgin to Christ: