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She eagerly wanted to go to bed with Egyptian men, who were famous for their sexual powers.

And she longed for the days when she was a young prostitute, when men enjoyed having sex with her.

They will cruelly take away everything you have worked for and strip you naked. Then everyone will see you for the prostitute you really are. Your own vulgar sins

You have completely rejected me, and so I promise that you will be punished for the disgusting things you did as a prostitute.

The Lord said: Ezekiel, son of man, it's time for you to tell Oholah and Oholibah that they are guilty. Remind them of their evil ways!

They sat on a fancy couch, and in front of them was a table for the olive oil and incense that had belonged to me.

You will be punished for becoming prostitutes and for worshiping idols, and you will know that I am the Lord God.

But I have seen that blood, and it cries out for me to take revenge.

That time will certainly come! And when it does, I won't show the people of Jerusalem any pity or change my mind. They must be punished for the evil they have done. I, the Lord God, have spoken.

and when people saw me, they asked, "Why aren't you mourning for your wife?"

Your capital city of Rabbah will be nothing but pastureland for camels, and the rest of the country will be pastures for sheep. Then you will know that I am the Lord God.

Because the people of Tyre have sung that song, I have the following warning for them: I am the Lord God, and I am now your enemy! I will send nations to attack you, like waves crashing against the shore.

You will die a horrible death! People will come looking for your city, but it will never be found. I, the Lord , have spoken.

Ezekiel, son of man, sing a funeral song for Tyre,

Builders used cypress trees from Mount Hermon to make your planks and a cedar tree from Lebanon for your tall mast.

Oak trees from Bashan were shaped into oars; pine trees from Cyprus were cut for your deck, which was then decorated with strips of ivory.

The builders used fancy linen from Egypt for your sails, so everyone could see you. Blue and purple cloth from Cyprus was used to shade your deck.

Merchants from southern Spain traded silver, iron, tin, and lead for your products.

You also did business with people from Rhodes, and people from nations along the coast gave you ivory and ebony in exchange for your goods.

Judah and Israel gave you their finest wheat, fancy figs, honey, olive oil, and spices in exchange for your merchandise.