Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Harlot (prostitute) » Machinations of
“And I will punish her for the [feast] days of the Baals,
When she used to offer sacrifices and burn incense to them
And adorn herself with her earrings and nose rings and her jewelry,
And follow her lovers, so that she forgot Me,” says the Lord.
And there a woman met him,
Dressed as a prostitute and sly and cunning of heart.
For she sits at the door of her house or on a seat in the conspicuous places of the town, Calling to those who pass by, who go uprightly on their way: Whoever is simple (wavering and easily led astray), let him turn in here! And as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him, read more.
Stolen waters (pleasures) are sweet [because they are forbidden]; and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Stolen waters (pleasures) are sweet [because they are forbidden]; and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
And in that day Tyre will be in obscurity and forgotten for seventy years, according to the days of one dynasty. After the end of seventy years will Tyre sing as a harlot [who has been forgotten but again attracts her lovers]. Take a harp, go about the city, forgotten harlot; play skillfully and make sweet melody, sing many songs, that you may be remembered.
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » To lie waste and be forgotten for seventy years
Now in that day Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, like the days of one king. At the end of seventy years it will happen to Tyre as in the prostitute’s song: