Common English Bible

Ezekiel 16:35-45 Common English Bible (CEB)

35. Therefore, you prostitute, hear the Lord’s word!

36. The Lord God proclaims: You were in a constant state of arousal and exposed yourself when you acted like a prostitute with your lovers and with the idols to which you gave your children’s blood.

37. Therefore, I will now gather all of your lovers whom you pleased, the ones you loved and the ones you rejected. I will gather them against you from all around, and I will expose you to them. They will see it all.

38. I will convict you of adultery and murder, and I will hand you over in bloody fury and zeal.

39. I will hand you over to them, and they will tear down your pavilion and destroy your platforms. They will strip you of your garments, take your beautiful jewels, and they will leave you completely naked.

40. They will bring an army against you, pelt you with stones, and slaughter you with their swords.

41. They will burn down your houses and execute judgments against you in the sight of many women. I will bring an end to your prostitution; indeed, you will never again give payment.

42. When I’ve satisfied my anger, and my rage has turned away from you, I will be calm and no longer angry.

43. Because you didn’t remember your youthful days, and infuriated me with all these things, I will hold you accountable for what you’ve done. This is what the Lord God says.Have you not added bad reputation to all your detestable acts?

44. Now everyone who speaks in proverbs will say this about you: "Like mother, like daughter."

45. You are your mother’s daughter! She loathed her husband and also her children. You are just like your sisters too! They also loathed their husbands and children. Your mother was a Hittite, and your father was an Amorite.