Ezekiel 16:31 Parallel Translations

You build your platforms at the head of every street and place your illegal worship sites in every square. Yet, you aren't like other prostitutes, because you don't want to be paid.(GOD'S WORD®)

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;

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.

BBE:

For you have made your arched room at the top of every street, and your high place in every open place; though you were not like a loose woman in getting together your payment.

DBY:

in that thou buildest thy place of debauchery at the head of every way, and makest thy high place in every street! And thou hast not been as a harlot, in that thou scornest reward,

ERV:

in that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thy lofty place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire.

JPS:

in that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thy lofty place in every street; and hast not been as a harlot that enhanceth her hire.

WBS:

In that thou buildest thy eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thy high place in every street; and hast not been as a harlot, in that thou scornest hire;

WEB:

in that you build your vaulted place at the head of every way, and make your lofty place in every street, and have not been as a prostitute, in that you scorn pay.

YLT:

In thy building thine arch at the head of every way, Thy high place thou hast made in every broad place, And -- hast not been as a whore deriding a gift.

Ezekiel 16:31 Cross References

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Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

16:31 In that thou buildest thy eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thy high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, {q} in that thou scornest hire;
(q) Meaning that some harlots contemn small rewards but no lovers gave a reward to Israel, but they gave to all others signifying that the idolaters bestow all their substance which they receive from God for his glory to serve their vile abominations.

WES:

16:31 Not as an harlot - Common harlots make gain of their looseness, and live by that gain; thou dost worse, thou lavishest out thy credit, wealth, and all, to maintain thine adulterers.

MHC:

16:1-58 In this chapter God's dealings with the Jewish nation, and their conduct towards him, are described, and their punishment through the surrounding nations, even those they most trusted in. This is done under the parable of an exposed infant rescued from death, educated, espoused, and richly provided for, but afterwards guilty of the most abandoned conduct, and punished for it; yet at last received into favour, and ashamed of her base conduct. We are not to judge of these expressions by modern ideas, but by those of the times and places in which they were used, where many of them would not sound as they do to us. The design was to raise hatred to idolatry, and such a parable was well suited for that purpose.

CONC:

Arch Arched Beginning Broad Build Buildest Building Built Chamber Debauchery Deriding Disdaining Eminent Enhanceth Getting Gift Harlot Hast Hire Lofty Loose Makest Making Money Mounds Open Pay Payment Prostitute Public Reward Room Scorn Scorned Scornest Shrine Shrines Square Street Though Unlike Vaulted Whore Yet

Arch Arched Beginning Build Buildest Building Built Eminent Getting Harlot Head High Hire Lofty Makest Money Mounds Open Pay Prostitute Public Reward Room Scorn Scorned Scornest Shrine Shrines Square Street Together Vaulted Way

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