King James Version
Ezekiel 16:29 in the King James Version says “Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewi...” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith.”
Ezekiel 16:29 · KJV
Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way. daughters: or, cities
Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians , because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied.
Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith.
How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord GOD, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;
In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire; In that thou buildest: or, In thy daughters is thine, etc
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properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“unto Chaldea”
H3778a kasdite, or descendant of kesed; by implication, a chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“and yet thou wast not satisfied”
H7646to sate, i.e., fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
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