New International Reader's Version

Ezekiel 16:1-4 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

1. A message came to me from the Lord. He said,

2. "Son of man, tell the people of Jerusalem the evil things they have done. I hate those things.

3. "Tell them, 'The Lord and King speaks to Jerusalem. He says, "Your history in the land of Canaan goes back a long way. Your father was an Amorite. Your mother was a Hittite.

4. On the day you were born your cord was not cut. You were not washed with water to clean you up. You were not rubbed with salt. And you were not wrapped in large strips of cloth.