Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You also took the fine jewelry I gave you, the jewelry made of my gold and silver, and you made for yourself male idols and engaged in prostitution with them. New Living Translation You took the very jewels and gold and silver ornaments I had given you and made statues of men and worshiped them. This is adultery against me! English Standard Version You also took your beautiful jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself images of men, and with them played the whore. Berean Standard Bible You also took the fine jewelry of gold and silver I had given you, and you made male idols with which to prostitute yourself. King James Bible Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them, New King James Version You have also taken your beautiful jewelry from My gold and My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself male images and played the harlot with them. New American Standard Bible You also took your beautiful jewels made of My gold and of My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself male images so that you might commit prostitution with them. NASB 1995 “You also took your beautiful jewels made of My gold and of My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself male images that you might play the harlot with them. NASB 1977 “You also took your beautiful jewels made of My gold and of My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself male images that you might play the harlot with them. Legacy Standard Bible You also took your splendid jewelry made of My gold and of My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself male images that you might play the harlot with them. Amplified Bible You also took your beautiful jewels and beautiful vessels made of My gold and My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself images of men so that you could prostitute yourself with them; Christian Standard Bible You also took your beautiful jewelry made from the gold and silver I had given you, and you made male images so that you could engage in prostitution with them. Holman Christian Standard Bible You also took your beautiful jewelry made from the gold and silver I had given you, and you made male images so that you could engage in prostitution with them. American Standard Version Thou didst also take thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest for thee images of men, and didst play the harlot with them; Aramaic Bible in Plain English And you took the implements of your glory, of gold and of silver, that I have given you, and you made for yourself male images and you fornicated with them Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou tookest thy fair ornaments of my gold and of my silver, of what I gave thee, and thou madest to thyself male images, and thou didst commit whoredom with them. Contemporary English Version You made idols out of the gold and silver jewelry I gave you, then you sinned by worshiping those idols. Douay-Rheims Bible And thou tookest thy beautiful vessels, of my gold, and my silver, which I gave thee, and thou madest thee images of men, and hast committed fornication with them. English Revised Version Thou didst also take thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest for thee images of men, and didst play the harlot with them; GOD'S WORD® Translation You took your beautiful gold and silver jewelry that I had given you and made male idols for yourself. Then you committed adultery with them. Good News Translation You took the silver and gold jewelry that I had given you, used it to make male images, and committed adultery with them. International Standard Version "You also took your fine jewelry—including my gold and my silver that I had given you. Then you made for yourself male images and had sex with them! JPS Tanakh 1917 Thou didst also take thy fair jewels of My gold and of My silver, which I had given thee, and madest for thee images of men, and didst play the harlot with them; Literal Standard Version And you take your beautiful vessels | Of My gold and My silver that I gave to you, | And make images of a male for yourself, | And go whoring with them, Majority Standard Bible You also took the fine jewelry of gold and silver I had given you, and you made male idols with which to prostitute yourself. New American Bible You took the splendid gold and silver ornaments that I had given you and made for yourself male images and served as a prostitute with them. NET Bible You also took your beautiful jewelry, made of my gold and my silver I had given to you, and made for yourself male images and engaged in prostitution with them. New Revised Standard Version You also took your beautiful jewels of my gold and my silver that I had given you, and made for yourself male images, and with them played the whore; New Heart English Bible You also took your beautiful jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself images of men, and played the prostitute with them; Webster's Bible Translation Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and hast made to thyself images of men, and hast committed lewdness with them. World English Bible You also took your beautiful jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself images of men, and played the prostitute with them. Young's Literal Translation And thou dost take thy beauteous vessels Of My gold and My silver that I gave to thee, And dost make to thee images of a male, And dost go a-whoring with them, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jerusalem's Unfaithfulness…16You took some of your garments and made colorful high places for yourself, and on them you prostituted yourself. Such things should not have happened; never should they have occurred! 17You also took the fine jewelry of gold and silver I had given you, and you made male idols with which to prostitute yourself. 18You took your embroidered garments to cover them, and you set My oil and incense before them.… Cross References Ezekiel 16:11 I adorned you with jewelry, and I put bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck. Ezekiel 16:12 I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head. Ezekiel 16:13 So you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was made of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be queen. Ezekiel 16:16 You took some of your garments and made colorful high places for yourself, and on them you prostituted yourself. Such things should not have happened; never should they have occurred! Ezekiel 16:18 You took your embroidered garments to cover them, and you set My oil and incense before them. Hosea 2:13 I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she decked herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot," declares the LORD. Treasury of Scripture You have also taken your fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given you, and made to yourself images of men, and did commit prostitution with them, hast also Ezekiel 7:19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity. Ezekiel 23:14 And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion, Exodus 32:1-4 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him… men [heb] a male Isaiah 44:19,20 And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? … Isaiah 57:7,8 Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice… Jeremiah 2:27,28 Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us… Jump to Previous Acting Beautiful Commit Committed Engaged Fair Fine Fornication Gold Harlot Idols Images Jewelry Jewels Lewdness Madest Male Play Played Prostitute Prostitution Silver Thyself WhoredomJump to Next Acting Beautiful Commit Committed Engaged Fair Fine Fornication Gold Harlot Idols Images Jewelry Jewels Lewdness Madest Male Play Played Prostitute Prostitution Silver Thyself WhoredomEzekiel 16 1. Under the parable of a wretched infant is shown the natural state of Jerusalem6. God's extraordinary love toward her, 15. Her grievous judgment 35. Her sin, equal to her mother, 46. and exceeding her sisters, Sodom and Samaria, 59. calls for judgments 60. Mercy is promised her in the end Verse 17. - Images of men, etc.; Hebrew, as falling in with the symbolism of the history, "male images." The words point to the teraphim, the penates, or household gods, of which we read in Genesis 31:19; Judges 18:14; 1 Samuel 19:13; Hosea 3:4; and which, like the statues of Baal-peor, may have exhibited the phallic type of idolatry. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You also tookוַתִּקְחִ֞י (wat·tiq·ḥî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 3947: To take the fine תִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְ (ṯip̄·’ar·têḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 8597: Beauty, glory jewelry כְּלֵ֣י (kə·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus of gold מִזְּהָבִ֤י (miz·zə·hā·ḇî) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky and silver וּמִכַּסְפִּי֙ (ū·mik·kas·pî) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money I had given you, נָתַ֣תִּי (nā·ṯat·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set and you made וַתַּעֲשִׂי־ (wat·ta·‘ă·śî-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make male זָכָ֑ר (zā·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2145: Remembered, a male idols צַלְמֵ֣י (ṣal·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6754: A phantom, illusion, resemblance, a representative figure, an idol with which בָֽם׃ (ḇām) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew to prostitute yourself. וַתִּזְנִי־ (wat·tiz·nî-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry Links Ezekiel 16:17 NIVEzekiel 16:17 NLT Ezekiel 16:17 ESV Ezekiel 16:17 NASB Ezekiel 16:17 KJV Ezekiel 16:17 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 16:17 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 16:17 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 16:17 French Bible Ezekiel 16:17 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 16:17 You also took your beautiful jewels (Ezek. 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