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Ezekiel - ch 16 v 1 - 20
- And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
- Son of man, make clear to Jerusalem her disgusting ways,
- And say, This is what the Lord has said to Jerusalem: Your start and your birth was from the land of the Canaanite; an Amorite was your father and your mother was a Hittite.
- As for your birth, on the day of your birth your cord was not cut and you were not washed in water to make you clean; you were not salted or folded in linen bands.
- No eye had pity on you to do any of these things to you or to be kind to you; but you were put out into the open country, because your life was hated at the time of your birth.
- And when I went past you and saw you stretched out in your blood, I said to you, Though you are stretched out in your blood, have life;
- And be increased in number like the buds of the field; and you were increased and became great, and you came to the time of love: your breasts were formed and your hair was long; but you were uncovered and without clothing.
- Now when I went past you, looking at you, I saw that your time was the time of love; and I put my skirts over you, covering your unclothed body: and I gave you my oath and made an agreement with you, says the Lord, and you became mine.
- Then I had you washed with water, washing away all your blood and rubbing you with oil.
- And I had you clothed with needlework, and put leather shoes on your feet, folding fair linen about you and covering you with silk.
- And I made you fair with ornaments and put jewels on your hands and a chain on your neck.
- And I put a ring in your nose and ear-rings in your ears and a beautiful crown on your head.
- So you were made beautiful with gold and silver; and your clothing was of the best linen and silk and needlework; your food was the best meal and honey and oil: and you were very beautiful.
- You were so beautiful that the story of you went out into all nations; you were completely beautiful because of my glory which I had put on you, says the Lord.
- But you put your faith in the fact that you were beautiful, acting like a loose woman because you were widely talked of, and offering your cheap love to everyone who went by, whoever it might be.
- And you took your robes and made high places for yourself ornamented with every colour, acting like a loose woman on them, without shame or fear.
- And you took the fair jewels, my silver and gold which I had given to you, and made for yourself male images, acting like a loose woman with them;
- And you took your robes of needlework for their clothing, and put my oil and my perfume before them.
- And my bread which I gave you, the best meal and oil and honey which I gave you for your food, you put it before them for a sweet smell, says the Lord.
- And you took your sons and your daughters whom I had by you, offering even these to them to be their food. Was your loose behaviour so small a thing,
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