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New King James Version

Ezekiel 23:16

As soon as her eyes saw them, She lusted for them And sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Idolatry;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Assyria;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Marriage;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Repentance;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Colors;   Ezekiel;   Oholibah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Oholah and Oholibah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Aholah ;   Aholibah ;   Chaldea ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Nebuchadnez'zar,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Attire;   Color;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
At the sight of them she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.
Hebrew Names Version
As soon as she saw them she doted on them, and sent messengers to them into Kasdim.
King James Version
And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.
English Standard Version
When she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.
New American Standard Bible
"And when she saw them she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.
New Century Version
When she saw them, she wanted to have sexual relations with them and sent messengers to them in Babylonia.
Amplified Bible
"When she saw [the sketches of] them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.
World English Bible
As soon as she saw them she doted on them, and sent messengers to them into Chaldea.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Assoone, I say, as she sawe them, she doted vpon them, and sent messengers vnto them into Caldea.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"When she saw them she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.
Legacy Standard Bible
And she saw them and lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.
Berean Standard Bible
At the sight of them she lusted for them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.
Contemporary English Version
As soon as she looked at them, she wanted to have sex with them. And so, she sent messengers to bring them to her.
Complete Jewish Bible
The moment she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in the land of the Kasdim;
Darby Translation
And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she lusted after them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.
Easy-to-Read Version
and Oholibah wanted them.
George Lamsa Translation
As soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers to them to the land of the Chaldeans,
Good News Translation
As soon as she saw them, she was filled with lust and sent messengers to them in Babylonia.
Lexham English Bible
And she lusted for them when her eyes saw them, and she sent messengers to them at Chaldea.
Literal Translation
And she lusted after them, to the sight of her eyes, and sent messengers to them into Chaldea.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Inmediatly, as soone as she sawe them, she brent in loue vpon them, and sent messaugers for them in to the londe of the Caldees.
American Standard Version
And as soon as she saw them she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.
Bible in Basic English
And when she saw them she was full of desire for them, and sent servants to them in Chaldaea.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And as soon as she saw them she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.
King James Version (1611)
And assoone as shee saw them with her eyes, she doted vpon them, and sent messengers vnto them into Caldea.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Assoone as she sawe them, she burnt in loue vpon them, & sent messengers vnto them into the lande of the Chaldees.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And she doted upon them as soon as she saw them, and sent forth messengers to them into the land of the Chaldeans.
English Revised Version
And as soon as she saw them she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
sche was wood on hem bi coueitise of hir iyen, and sche sente messangeris to hem in to Caldee.
Update Bible Version
And as soon as she saw them she lusted after them, and sent messengers to them into Chaldea.
Webster's Bible Translation
And as soon as she saw them with her eyes she doted upon them, and sent messengers to them into Chaldea.
New English Translation
When she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.
New Living Translation
When she saw these paintings, she longed to give herself to them, so she sent messengers to Babylonia to invite them to come to her.
New Life Bible
And when she saw them, she had a desire for sex with them, and sent word to them in Chaldea.
New Revised Standard
When she saw them she lusted after them, and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then lusted she after them, as soon as her eyes beheld them, - And she sent messengers unto them to Chaldea.
Douay-Rheims Bible
She doted upon them with the lust of her eyes, and she sent messengers to them into Chaldea.
Revised Standard Version
When she saw them she doted upon them, and sent messengers to them in Chalde'a.
Young's Literal Translation
And she doteth on them at the sight of her eyes, And sendeth messengers to them, to Chaldea.

Contextual Overview

11 "Now although her sister Oholibah saw this, she became more corrupt in her lust than she, and in her harlotry more corrupt than her sister's harlotry. 12 "She lusted for the neighboring Assyrians, Captains and rulers, Clothed most gorgeously, Horsemen riding on horses, All of them desirable young men. 13 Then I saw that she was defiled; Both took the same way. 14 But she increased her harlotry; She looked at men portrayed on the wall, Images of Chaldeans portrayed in vermilion, 15 Girded with belts around their waists, Flowing turbans on their heads, All of them looking like captains, In the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, The land of their nativity. 16 As soon as her eyes saw them, She lusted for them And sent messengers to them in Chaldea. 17 "Then the Babylonians came to her, into the bed of love, And they defiled her with their immorality; So she was defiled by them, and alienated herself from them. 18 She revealed her harlotry and uncovered her nakedness. Then I alienated Myself from her, As I had alienated Myself from her sister. 19 "Yet she multiplied her harlotry In calling to remembrance the days of her youth, When she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt. 20 For she lusted for her paramours, Whose flesh is like the flesh of donkeys, And whose issue is like the issue of horses.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

as soon as she saw them with her eyes: Heb. at the sight of her eyes, Ezekiel 16:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 6:2, Genesis 39:7, 2 Samuel 11:2, 2 Kings 24:1, Job 31:1, Psalms 119:37, Proverbs 6:25, Proverbs 23:33, Matthew 5:28

and sent: Ezekiel 23:40, Ezekiel 23:41, Ezekiel 16:17, Ezekiel 16:29, 2 Peter 2:14

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 16:10 - saw an altar Isaiah 3:9 - and they declare Isaiah 57:9 - thou wentest to the king Ezekiel 23:5 - doted Hosea 2:5 - I will

Cross-References

Genesis 23:15
"My lord, listen to me; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead."
Genesis 43:21
but it happened, when we came to the encampment, that we opened our sacks, and there, each man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight; so we have brought it back in our hand.
Exodus 30:13
This is what everyone among those who are numbered shall give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (a shekel is twenty gerahs). The half-shekel shall be an offering to the LORD.
Job 28:15
It cannot be purchased for gold, Nor can silver be weighed for its price.
Jeremiah 32:9
So I bought the field from Hanamel, the son of my uncle who was in Anathoth, and weighed out to him the money--seventeen shekels of silver.
Ezekiel 45:12
The shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty shekels, twenty-five shekels, and fifteen shekels shall be your mina.
Zechariah 11:12
Then I said to them, "If it is agreeable to you, give me my wages; and if not, refrain." So they weighed out for my wages thirty pieces of silver.
Matthew 7:12
Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
Romans 13:8
Mark 12:31; James 2:8">[xr] Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy--meditate on these things.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them,.... As lustful women, on the sight of the pictures of men, fall in love with them, and are mad after them; such a vehement desire after the idols of the Chaldeans prevailed, upon seeing their images:

and sent messengers unto them in Chaldea; to make alliances with the Chaldeans, and to have their idols, and worship them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The sending of “messengers” refers to the act of Ahaz 2 Kings 16:7.


 
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