Ezekiel 16:31,33,41
Ezekiel 16:31 New King James Version (NKJV)
“You erected your shrine at the head of every road, and built your high place in every street. Yet you were not like a harlot, because you scorned payment.
Ezekiel 16:33 New King James Version (NKJV)
Men make payment to all harlots, but you made your payments to all your lovers, and hired them to come to you from all around for your harlotry.
Ezekiel 16:41 New King James Version (NKJV)
They shall burn your houses with fire, and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women; and I will make you cease playing the harlot, and you shall no longer hire lovers.
Ezekiel 16:30-31 The Message (MSG)
“‘What a sick soul! Doing all this stuff—the champion whore! You built your bold brothels at every major intersection, opened up your whorehouses in every neighborhood, but you were different from regular whores in that you wouldn’t accept a fee.
Ezekiel 16:32-34 The Message (MSG)
“‘Wives who are unfaithful to their husbands accept gifts from their lovers. And men commonly pay their whores. But you pay your lovers! You bribe men from all over to come to bed with you! You’re just the opposite of the regular whores who get paid for sex. Instead, you pay men for their favors! You even pervert whoredom!
Ezekiel 16:39-41a The Message (MSG)
“‘I’ll gather all your lovers around you and turn you over to them. They’ll tear down your bold brothels and sex shrines. They’ll rip off your clothes, take your jewels, and leave you naked and exposed. Then they’ll call for a mass meeting. The mob will stone you and hack you to pieces with their swords. They’ll burn down your houses. A massive judgment—with all the women watching!
Ezekiel 16:31 King James Version (KJV)
in that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire
Ezekiel 16:33 King James Version (KJV)
They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom.
Ezekiel 16:41 King James Version (KJV)
And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more.
Ezekiel 16:31 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
When you built your shrine at the beginning of every street and made your high place in every square, in disdaining money, you were not like a harlot.
Ezekiel 16:33 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Men give gifts to all harlots, but you give your gifts to all your lovers to bribe them to come to you from every direction for your harlotries.
Ezekiel 16:41 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
They will burn your houses with fire and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women. Then I will stop you from playing the harlot, and you will also no longer pay your lovers.
Ezekiel 16:31 New Century Version (NCV)
You built your place to worship gods at the beginning of every street, and you made places of worship in every city square. But you were not like a prostitute when you refused to accept payment.
Ezekiel 16:33 New Century Version (NCV)
Men pay prostitutes, but you pay all your lovers to come to you. And they come from all around for sexual relations.
Ezekiel 16:41 New Century Version (NCV)
They will burn down your houses and will punish you in front of many women. I will put an end to your sexual sins, and you will no longer pay your lovers.
Ezekiel 16:31 American Standard Version (ASV)
in that thou buildest thy vaulted place at the head of every way, and makest thy lofty place in every street, and hast not been as a harlot, in that thou scornest hire.
Ezekiel 16:33 American Standard Version (ASV)
They give gifts to all harlots; but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and bribest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredoms.
Ezekiel 16:41 American Standard Version (ASV)
And they shall burn thy houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women; and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou shalt also give no hire any more.
Ezekiel 16:31 New International Version (NIV)
When you built your mounds at every street corner and made your lofty shrines in every public square, you were unlike a prostitute, because you scorned payment.
Ezekiel 16:33 New International Version (NIV)
All prostitutes receive gifts, but you give gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from everywhere for your illicit favors.
Ezekiel 16:41 New International Version (NIV)
They will burn down your houses and inflict punishment on you in the sight of many women. I will put a stop to your prostitution, and you will no longer pay your lovers.
Ezekiel 16:31 Amplified Bible (AMP)
When you built your shrine altar for prostitution at the beginning of every street and made your high place in every public square, you were not like a prostitute because you refused payment.
Ezekiel 16:33 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Men give gifts to all prostitutes, but you give your gifts to all your lovers, bribing the pagan nations to come to you [as allies] from every direction for your obscene immoralities.
Ezekiel 16:41 Amplified Bible (AMP)
They will burn down your houses with fire and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women (Gentile nations). Then I will make you cease your prostitution, and you will no longer hire your lovers.
Ezekiel 16:31 New Living Translation (NLT)
You build your pagan shrines on every street corner and your altars to idols in every square. In fact, you have been worse than a prostitute, so eager for sin that you have not even demanded payment.
Ezekiel 16:33 New Living Translation (NLT)
Prostitutes charge for their services—but not you! You give gifts to your lovers, bribing them to come and have sex with you.
Ezekiel 16:41 New Living Translation (NLT)
They will burn your homes and punish you in front of many women. I will stop your prostitution and end your payments to your many lovers.
Ezekiel 16:31 The Passion Translation (TPT)
You built an elevated shrine on every street to worship idols, put up your pavilion in every public square. But you are not like a common prostitute just out for the money.
Ezekiel 16:33 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Men will pay a prostitute, but you give presents to all your lovers! You bribe them to come from everywhere just to sleep with you.
Ezekiel 16:41 The Passion Translation (TPT)
They will burn down your homes and execute justice on you while many other women look on. I will once and for all put an end to your wicked harlotry—no more paid lovers for you!
Ezekiel 16:31 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
building your vaulted chamber at the head of every street, and making your lofty place in every square. Yet you were not like a prostitute, because you scorned payment.