Parallel Verses
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,
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.
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,
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,
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 she was defiled, that they took both the same way, 14 And that she increased her harlotries: for when she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed in vermilion, 15 Girded with belts upon their waists, exceeding in flowing turbans upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:
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Cross References
Ezekiel 8:10
So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed upon the wall round about.
Jeremiah 22:14
That says, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cuts him out windows for it; and it is paneled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
Isaiah 46:1
Bel bows down, Nebo stoops, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy laden; they are a burden to the weary beast.
Jeremiah 50:2
Declare you among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.
Ezekiel 16:29
You have moreover multiplied your harlotry with trading in the land of Chaldea; and yet you were not satisfied with this.