Ezekiel 16:34
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And it hath happened in thee contrary to the custom of women in thy fornications, and after thee there shall be no such fornication, for in that thou gavest rewards, and didst not take rewards, the contrary hath been done in thee.

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Context
Jerusalem's Unfaithfulness
33Gifts are given to all harlots: but thou hast given hire to all thy lovers, and thou hast given them gifts to come to thee from every side, to commit fornication with thee. 34And it hath happened in thee contrary to the custom of women in thy fornications, and after thee there shall be no such fornication, for in that thou gavest rewards, and didst not take rewards, the contrary hath been done in thee.
Cross References
Genesis 38:24
And behold, after three months, they told Juda, saying: Thamar, thy daughter-in-law, hath played the harlot, and she appeareth to have a big belly. And Juda said: Bring her out that she may be burnt.

Ezekiel 16:33
Gifts are given to all harlots: but thou hast given hire to all thy lovers, and thou hast given them gifts to come to thee from every side, to commit fornication with thee.

Ezekiel 16:35
Therefore, O harlot, hear the word of the Lord.

Hosea 8:9
For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath given gifts to his lovers.

Lexicon
So your prostitution
בְּתַזְנוּתַ֔יִךְ (bə·ṯaz·nū·ṯa·yiḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8457: Harlotry, idolatry

is
וַיְהִי־ (way·hî-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

the opposite
הֵ֤פֶךְ (hê·p̄eḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2016: The contrary, contrariness, perversity

of that
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of

of other women:
הַנָּשִׁים֙ (han·nā·šîm)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female

No one
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

solicited
וְאַחֲרַ֖יִךְ (wə·’a·ḥă·ra·yiḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part

your favors,
זוּנָּ֑ה (zūn·nāh)
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry

and you paid
וּבְתִתֵּ֣ךְ (ū·ḇə·ṯit·têḵ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

a fee
אֶתְנָ֗ן (’eṯ·nān)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 868: The wages (of a harlot)

instead of
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

receiving
נִתַּן־ (nit·tan-)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

one;
וְאֶתְנַ֛ן (wə·’eṯ·nan)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 868: The wages (of a harlot)

so you
לָ֖ךְ (lāḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

are
וַתְּהִ֥י (wat·tə·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

the very opposite.’
לְהֶֽפֶךְ׃ (lə·he·p̄eḵ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2016: The contrary, contrariness, perversity


Additional Translations
So your prostitution is the opposite of that of other women: No one solicited your favors, and you paid a fee instead of receiving one; so you are the very opposite.’And the contrary is in you from other women in your prostitutions, whereas none follows you to commit prostitutions: and in that you give a reward, and no reward is given to you, therefore you are contrary.

And thou art different from other women in thy whoredoms, in that none followeth thee to play the harlot; and whereas thou givest hire, and no hire is given unto thee, therefore thou art different.

And there has happened in thee perverseness in thy fornication beyond other women, and they have committed fornication with thee, in that thou givest hires over and above, and hires were not given to thee; and thus perverseness happened in thee.

And in thee is the contrary from [other] women, in thy whoredoms, in that none followeth thee to commit fornication; and whereas thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, so art thou contrary.

And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, in that none followeth thee to commit whoredom: and whereas thou givest hire, and no hire is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary.

And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy unlawful commerce, whereas none followeth thee to commit lewdness: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given to thee, therefore thou art contrary.

You are different from [other] women in your prostitution, in that no one follows you to play the prostitute; and whereas you give hire, and no hire is given to you, therefore you are different.

And the contrary is in thee from women in thy whoredoms, That after thee none doth go a-whoring; And in thy giving a gift, And a gift hath not been given to thee; And thou art become contrary.
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