Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

How well you perfect your techniques for seeking love. Therefore you can teach even the most immoral women your techniques.

New American Standard Bible

“How well you prepare your way
To seek love!
Therefore even the wicked women
You have taught your ways.

King James Version

Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.

Holman Bible

How skillfully you pursue love;
you also teach evil women your ways.

A Conservative Version

How thou trim thy way to seek love! Therefore even the wicked women thou have taught thy ways.

American Standard Version

How trimmest thou thy way to seek love! therefore even the wicked women hast thou taught thy ways.

Amplified


“How well you prepare your path
To seek and obtain [adulterous] love!
Even the most wicked of women
Have learned [indecent] ways from you.

Bible in Basic English

With what care are your ways ordered when you are looking for love! so ... your ways.

Darby Translation

How dost thou trim thy way to seek love! Therefore hast thou also accustomed thy ways to wickedness.

Julia Smith Translation

How wilt thou make good thy way to seek love? for this also thou didst teach the evil ones thy ways.

King James 2000

Why beautify your way to seek love? therefore have you also taught the wicked ones your ways.

Lexham Expanded Bible

How well you do [on] your way to seek love! {Therefore} even [to] the wicked [woman] you can teach your ways.

Modern King James verseion

Why did you trim your way to seek love? Therefore you have also taught the evil women your ways.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Why boastest thou thy ways so highly, to obtain favour therethrough, when thou hast yet stained them with blasphemies?

NET Bible

"My, how good you have become at chasing after your lovers! Why, you could even teach prostitutes a thing or two!

New Heart English Bible

How well you prepare your way to seek love. Therefore you have taught even the wicked women your ways.

The Emphasized Bible

How thou dost make winsome thy way, to seek love! Therefore, even unto wicked women, hast thou taught thy ways.

Webster

Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.

World English Bible

How well you prepare your way to seek love! Therefore you have taught even the wicked women your ways.

Youngs Literal Translation

What -- dost thou make pleasing thy ways to seek love? Therefore even the wicked thou hast taught thy ways.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
יטב 
Yatab 
Usage: 115

thou thy way
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

אהבה 
'ahabah 
Usage: 36

References

Context Readings

Israel Deserves To Be Punished

32 Will a young woman forget her wedding ornaments, or a bride her attire? But my people have forgotten me days without number. 33 How well you perfect your techniques for seeking love. Therefore you can teach even the most immoral women your techniques. 34 On your skirts is found the lifeblood of the innocent poor, even though you didn't catch them breaking in. Yet despite all these things,

Cross References

2 Chronicles 33:9

This is how Manasseh deceived Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to practice more evil than the nations whom the LORD had eliminated in front of the Israelis.

Isaiah 57:7-10

"You have made your bed on a high and lofty mountain, and you went up to offer sacrifice there.

Jeremiah 2:23

"How can you say, "I'm not defiled. I haven't gone after the Baals.'? Look at what you've done in the valley. Know what you have done. You are a swift young camel galloping aimlessly;

Jeremiah 2:36

Why do you go about changing your mind so much? You will also be disappointed by Egypt, just as you were disappointed by Assyria.

Jeremiah 3:1-2

"When a man divorces his wife, she leaves him and becomes another man's wife, will the first husband return to her again? The land would be deeply polluted, would it not? Since you have committed fornication with many lovers, would you now return to me?" declares the LORD.

Ezekiel 16:27

"Therefore, look out! I've reached out to oppose you. I withdrew your rations and delivered you to those Philistine women who hate you. Even they were embarrassed at your wicked ways!

Ezekiel 16:47

It wasn't just that you lived like they did and committed their detestable practices, but in just a little while your behavior led you to become more corrupt than they were!"

Ezekiel 16:51-52

Samaria didn't commit half of your sins you practiced more detestable deeds than they did! You've caused your sister to be more righteous than you, because of the detestable practices that you've committed.

Hosea 2:5-7

Indeed, their mother has committed prostitution the one who has been conceiving them has acted disgracefully when she said, "I'm going after my lovers, who provide me food and water, as well as my wool, my flax, my oil, and my wine.'

Hosea 2:13

I'll punish her for the time she has devoted to the Baals, to whom she burned incense, and for whom she put on her earrings and jewels so she could go after her lovers and forget me," declares the LORD.

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