Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, November 26th, 2025
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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THE MESSAGE
Ezekiel 16:32
"‘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!
Bible Study Resources
Concordances:
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- KittoParallel Translations
Christian Standard Bible®
You adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband!
You adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband!
Hebrew Names Version
A wife who commits adultery! who takes strangers instead of her husband!
A wife who commits adultery! who takes strangers instead of her husband!
King James Version
But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!
But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!
English Standard Version
Adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband!
Adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband!
New American Standard Bible
"You adulteress wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband!
"You adulteress wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband!
New Century Version
"‘You are a wife who is guilty of adultery. You desire strangers instead of your husband.
"‘You are a wife who is guilty of adultery. You desire strangers instead of your husband.
Amplified Bible
"You adulterous wife, who welcomes and receives strangers instead of her husband!
"You adulterous wife, who welcomes and receives strangers instead of her husband!
World English Bible
A wife who commits adultery! who takes strangers instead of her husband!
A wife who commits adultery! who takes strangers instead of her husband!
Geneva Bible (1587)
But as a wife that playeth the harlot, and taketh others for her husband:
But as a wife that playeth the harlot, and taketh others for her husband:
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You adulteress wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband!
"You adulteress wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband!
Legacy Standard Bible
You adulteress wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband!
You adulteress wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband!
Berean Standard Bible
You adulterous wife! You receive strangers instead of your own husband!
You adulterous wife! You receive strangers instead of your own husband!
Contemporary English Version
You are nothing but an unfaithful wife who would rather have sex with strangers than with your own husband.
You are nothing but an unfaithful wife who would rather have sex with strangers than with your own husband.
Complete Jewish Bible
Here is a wife who commits adultery, who goes to bed with strangers instead of her husband;
Here is a wife who commits adultery, who goes to bed with strangers instead of her husband;
Darby Translation
O adulterous wife, that taketh strangers instead of her husband.
O adulterous wife, that taketh strangers instead of her husband.
Easy-to-Read Version
You are a woman guilty of adultery. You would rather have sex with strangers than with your own husband.
You are a woman guilty of adultery. You would rather have sex with strangers than with your own husband.
George Lamsa Translation
And even not as clever as a whorish wife who takes a price from strangers.
And even not as clever as a whorish wife who takes a price from strangers.
Good News Translation
You are like a woman who commits adultery with strangers instead of loving her husband.
You are like a woman who commits adultery with strangers instead of loving her husband.
Lexham English Bible
O, adulterous woman! In the place of her husband she received strangers.
O, adulterous woman! In the place of her husband she received strangers.
Literal Translation
Like the adulterous wife, instead of her husband, she takes strangers.
Like the adulterous wife, instead of her husband, she takes strangers.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
but as a wife yt breaketh wedlocke, & taketh other in steade of hir hu?bode.
but as a wife yt breaketh wedlocke, & taketh other in steade of hir hu?bode.
American Standard Version
A wife that committeth adultery! that taketh strangers instead of her husband!
A wife that committeth adultery! that taketh strangers instead of her husband!
Bible in Basic English
The untrue wife who takes strange lovers in place of her husband!
The untrue wife who takes strange lovers in place of her husband!
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thou wife that committest adultery, that takest strangers instead of thy husband--
Thou wife that committest adultery, that takest strangers instead of thy husband--
King James Version (1611)
But as a wife that committeth adulterie, which taketh strangers in steede of her husband.
But as a wife that committeth adulterie, which taketh strangers in steede of her husband.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But as a wyfe that breaketh wedlocke, and taketh other in steede of her husbande.
But as a wyfe that breaketh wedlocke, and taketh other in steede of her husbande.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
An adulteress resembles thee, taking rewards of her husband.
An adulteress resembles thee, taking rewards of her husband.
English Revised Version
A wife that committeth adultery! that taketh strangers instead of her husband!
A wife that committeth adultery! that taketh strangers instead of her husband!
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
encreessynge prijs, but as a womman auowtresse, that bryngith in aliens on hir hosebonde.
encreessynge prijs, but as a womman auowtresse, that bryngith in aliens on hir hosebonde.
Update Bible Version
A wife that commits adultery! that takes strangers instead of her husband!
A wife that commits adultery! that takes strangers instead of her husband!
Webster's Bible Translation
[But as] a wife that committeth adultery, [who] taketh strangers instead of her husband!
[But as] a wife that committeth adultery, [who] taketh strangers instead of her husband!
New English Translation
"‘Adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!
"‘Adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!
New King James Version
You are an adulterous wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband.
You are an adulterous wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband.
New Living Translation
Yes, you are an adulterous wife who takes in strangers instead of her own husband.
Yes, you are an adulterous wife who takes in strangers instead of her own husband.
New Life Bible
You are like a wife who is not faithful and has strangers instead of her husband!
You are like a wife who is not faithful and has strangers instead of her husband!
New Revised Standard
Adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband!
Adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband!
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
A wife who committeth adultery, instead of her husband accepteth strangers.
A wife who committeth adultery, instead of her husband accepteth strangers.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But is an adulteress, that bringeth in strangers over her husband.
But is an adulteress, that bringeth in strangers over her husband.
Revised Standard Version
Adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband!
Adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband!
Young's Literal Translation
The wife who committeth adultery -- Under her husband -- doth receive strangers.
The wife who committeth adultery -- Under her husband -- doth receive strangers.
Contextual Overview
15"‘But your beauty went to your head and you became a common whore, grabbing anyone coming down the street and taking him into your bed. You took your fine dresses and made "tents" of them, using them as brothels in which you practiced your trade. This kind of thing should never happen, never. 17"‘And then you took all that fine jewelry I gave you, my gold and my silver, and made pornographic images of them for your brothels. You decorated your beds with fashionable silks and cottons, and perfumed them with my aromatic oils and incense. And then you set out the wonderful foods I provided—the fresh breads and fruits, with fine herbs and spices, which were my gifts to you—and you served them as delicacies in your whorehouses. That's what happened, says God , the Master. 20"‘And then you took your sons and your daughters, whom you had given birth to as my children, and you killed them, sacrificing them to idols. Wasn't it bad enough that you had become a whore? And now you're a murderer, killing my children and sacrificing them to idols. 22 "‘Not once during these years of outrageous obscenities and whorings did you remember your infancy, when you were naked and exposed, a blood-smeared newborn. 23"‘And then to top off all your evil acts, you built your bold brothels in every town square. Doom! Doom to you, says God , the Master! At every major intersection you built your bold brothels and exposed your sluttish sex, spreading your legs for everyone who passed by. 25"‘And then you went international with your whoring. You fornicated with the Egyptians, seeking them out in their sex orgies. The more promiscuous you became, the angrier I got. Finally, I intervened, reduced your borders and turned you over to the rapacity of your enemies. Even the Philistine women—can you believe it?—were shocked at your sluttish life. 28"‘You went on to fornicate with the Assyrians. Your appetite was insatiable. But still you weren't satisfied. You took on the Babylonians, a country of businessmen, and still you weren't satisfied. 30"‘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. 32"‘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!
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Ezekiel 16:8, Ezekiel 23:37, Ezekiel 23:45, Jeremiah 2:25, Jeremiah 2:28, Jeremiah 3:1, Jeremiah 3:8, Jeremiah 3:9, Jeremiah 3:20, Hosea 2:2, Hosea 3:1, 2 Corinthians 11:2, 2 Corinthians 11:3
Reciprocal: Genesis 39:7 - Lie Isaiah 57:8 - for John 4:18 - is not
Gill's Notes on the Bible
[But as] a wife that committeth adultery,.... Who has a husband, and is provided for with all the necessaries of life, with food and clothing; and so has no need to prostitute herself for a livelihood, as common strumpets do; but does it purely for the satiating of her lust: and such were the people of the Jews, they were married to the Lord, who took care of them, and provided everything for them, and acted the part of a husband to them; so that it was the weakness of their hearts, and the strength of their corruptions, which led them to depart from him, and commit idolatry; which in them was adultery, while the sin of the Gentiles was as simple fornication:
[which] taketh strangers instead of her husband; that takes other men into her bed instead of her husband, not for the sake of gain, but lust; and this was the case of the Jews, who were a wicked people, an idolatrous generation; who took strange gods to worship instead of the true God, who had been a husband to them, Jeremiah 31:32.
