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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/16.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />you built a mound for yourself and made a lofty shrine in every public square.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />you built a pagan shrine and put altars to idols in every town square.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />you built yourself a vaulted chamber and made yourself a lofty place in every square.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />you built yourself a mound and made yourself a lofty shrine in every public square.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>That</i> thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>that</i> you also built for yourself a shrine, and made a high place for yourself in every street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />that you built yourself a shrine and made yourself a high place in every public square.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />that you built yourself a shrine and made yourself a high place in every square.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />that you built yourself a shrine and made yourself a high place in every square.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />that you built yourself a shrine and made yourself a high place in every square.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />that you built yourself an altar for prostitution and made yourself a high place [for ritual prostitution] in every square [of Jerusalem].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />you built yourself a mound and made yourself an elevated place in every square.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />you built yourself a mound and made yourself an elevated place in every square.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />that thou hast built unto thee a vaulted place, and hast made thee a lofty place in every street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />but you also built places on every street corner <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />that thou hast built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee a lofty place in every street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />you built yourself platforms and illegal worship sites in every city square.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />by the side of every road you built places to worship idols and practice prostitution. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You built raised mounds and high places for yourself on every plaza. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />you built yourself a mound and made yourself a lofty shrine in every public square.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />you built yourself a chamber and put up a pavilion in every public square.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />that you have built for yourselves a vaulted place, and have made yourselves a lofty place in every street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />That thou hast also built to thee an eminent place, and hast made thee a high place in every street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“that you have built for yourselves a vaulted place, and have made yourselves a lofty place in every street. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />That you build an arch for yourself, "" And make a high place for yourself in every broad place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> That thou dost build to thee an arch, And dost make to thee a high place in every broad place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou wilt build to thee a brothel, and thou wilt make to thee a height in every street.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That thou didst also build thee a common stew, and madest thee a brothel house in every street. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />you built for yourself a brothel, and you made for yourself a place of prostitution in every street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />you built yourself a platform and raised up a dais in every public place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />you built yourself a platform and made yourself a lofty place in every square;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You have built yourself a house of idols, and made yourself altars in every street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You have built yourself a brothel and you have made yourself high places in every street<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />that thou hast built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee a lofty place in every street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />that thou didst build thyself a house of fornication, and didst make thyself a public place in every street;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/16-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=3715" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Jerusalem's Unfaithfulness</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>Woe! Woe to you, declares the Lord GOD. And in addition to all your other wickedness, <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: wat·tiḇ·nî- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2fs) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">you built</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">yourself</a> <a href="/hebrew/1354.htm" title="1354: gɛḇ (N-cs) -- A back. ">a mound</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wat·ta·‘ă·śî- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2fs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and made</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">yourself</a> <a href="/hebrew/7413.htm" title="7413: rā·māh (N-fs) -- Height, high place. Feminine active participle of ruwm; a height.">a lofty shrine</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">in every</a> <a href="/hebrew/7339.htm" title="7339: rə·ḥō·wḇ (N-fs) -- A broad open place, plaza. Or rchowb; from rachab; a width, i.e. avenue or area.">public square.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>At the head of every street you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty. With increasing promiscuity, you spread your legs to all who passed by.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-2.htm">Jeremiah 3:2</a></span><br />“Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been violated? You sat beside the highways waiting for your lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-5.htm">Hosea 2:5</a></span><br />For their mother has played the harlot and has conceived them in disgrace. For she thought, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me bread and water, wool and linen, oil and drink.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-7.htm">Isaiah 57:7-8</a></span><br />On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices. / Behind the door and doorpost you have set up your memorial. Forsaking Me, you uncovered your bed; you climbed up and opened it wide. And you have made a pact with those whose bed you have loved; you have gazed upon their nakedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">2 Kings 21:3</a></span><br />For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-23.htm">1 Kings 14:23</a></span><br />They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Jeremiah 2:20</a></span><br />“For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-13.htm">Hosea 4:13</a></span><br />They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">2 Chronicles 28:24</a></span><br />Then Ahaz gathered up the articles of the house of God, cut them into pieces, shut the doors of the house of the LORD, and set up altars of his own on every street corner in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-7.htm">2 Kings 23:7</a></span><br />He also tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the house of the LORD, where the women had woven tapestries for Asherah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Isaiah 1:21</a></span><br />See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1-5</a></span><br />Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” / And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-15.htm">1 Corinthians 6:15-20</a></span><br />Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! / Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.” / But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a></span><br />You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Revelation 2:20-22</a></span><br />But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols. / Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-24.htm">Romans 1:24-25</a></span><br />Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. / They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">That you have also built to you an eminent place, and have made you an high place in every street.</p><p class="hdg">thou hast</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-31.htm">Ezekiel 16:31,39</a></b></br> 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; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-28.htm">Ezekiel 20:28,29</a></b></br> <i>For</i> when I had brought them into the land, <i>for</i> the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">2 Kings 21:3-7</a></b></br> For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them… </p><p class="hdg">eminent place.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-30.htm">Leviticus 26:30</a></b></br> And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-58.htm">Psalm 78:58</a></b></br> For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/57-5.htm">Isaiah 57:5,7</a></b></br> Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks? 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These mounds, or "high places," were elevated sites where altars were erected for sacrifices to foreign gods, contrary to the worship of Yahweh. The act of building such a mound signifies a deliberate choice to engage in idolatry, reflecting a departure from the covenant relationship with God. In the historical context, these high places were common in Canaanite religion and were adopted by the Israelites, despite God's commands against them (<a href="/deuteronomy/12-2.htm">Deuteronomy 12:2-3</a>).<p><b>and made yourself a lofty shrine</b><br>The term "lofty shrine" indicates a place of worship that is elevated, both physically and symbolically, suggesting pride and self-exaltation. These shrines were often adorned with elaborate decorations and were intended to attract worshippers. The construction of such shrines was a direct violation of the first commandment, which prohibits the worship of other gods (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>). This phrase highlights the spiritual adultery of Israel, as they turned away from God to worship idols, paralleling the unfaithfulness depicted in <a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Hosea 2:13</a>.<p><b>in every public square</b><br>The mention of "every public square" emphasizes the widespread nature of idolatry in Israel. Public squares were central locations in ancient cities, used for gatherings, markets, and social interactions. By placing shrines in these areas, idolatry became a public and communal activity, deeply ingrained in the social fabric of the nation. This widespread idolatry reflects the pervasive spiritual corruption and the extent to which the people had abandoned their covenant with God. The public nature of these shrines contrasts with the private and personal relationship God desired with His people, as seen in the Shema (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-9</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He is known for his vivid visions and symbolic actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city being addressed metaphorically as an unfaithful wife in this chapter. It represents the people of Israel and their spiritual adultery.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mound_and_lofty_shrine.htm">Mound and Lofty Shrine</a></b><br>These refer to the high places where idolatrous worship occurred. They symbolize Israel's unfaithfulness and idolatry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/public_square.htm">Public Square</a></b><br>Represents the openness and shamelessness of Israel's idolatry, as these places were central and visible to all.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/idolatry_as_spiritual_adultery.htm">Idolatry as Spiritual Adultery</a></b><br>The imagery of building mounds and shrines in public squares illustrates the blatant nature of Israel's idolatry. It serves as a reminder that idolatry is not just a private sin but a public affront to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_compromise.htm">The Danger of Compromise</a></b><br>Just as Israel compromised by adopting the practices of surrounding nations, Christians today must guard against compromising their faith with worldly values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Despite Israel's unfaithfulness, God's call through Ezekiel is ultimately one of repentance and restoration. Believers are encouraged to turn back to God, no matter how far they have strayed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_visibility_of_our_faith.htm">The Visibility of Our Faith</a></b><br>Just as Israel's idolatry was visible in public squares, our faith should be visible in our daily lives. We are called to be a light in the world, not hiding our devotion to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_ezekiel_15_edited_or_added_later.htm">Is there any evidence that Ezekiel 15 was edited or added later, indicating multiple sources or authors?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/biblical_weights_and_measures.htm">What are the Biblical weights and measures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_israel_practice_individual_accountability.htm">Ezekiel 18 - Does any historical or archaeological evidence indicate that Israel ever fully practiced individual accountability rather than communal guilt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_high_places_in_the_bible.htm">What are high places in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">Built unto thee an eminent place.</span>--The word means literally, <span class= "ital">arches. </span>Such arched rooms were used in connection with the worship of idols for licentious purposes, and hence the translation of the margin indicates the real object of the structure, whether the word be taken in its literal sense, or spiritually, of unfaithfulness to God. In the following verse the indiscriminateness of Israel's idolatry is expressed in the strongest terms, and then in the following verses the adoption of the idolatries of several nations in particular is specified.<span class= "bld"><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">An eminent place;</span> <span class="accented">lofty</span> (Revised Version); but the word strictly points to the form of a vault, with the added meaning, as in the LXX., <span class="greek">οἵκημα πορνικόν</span>, and the Vulgate, <span class="accented">lupanar</span>, of its being used for prostitution. It is, at hast, a curious fact that the Latin <span class="accented">fornicari</span> and its derivatives, take their start from the <span class="accented">fornices</span>, the vaults or cells which were the haunts of the harlots of Rome. Looking to the fact that all the worst forms of sensual evil came to Rome from the East, and specially from Syria - <p><span class="accented">"Jampridem in Tiberim Syrus defluxit Orontes"</span><br /><br />(<span class="note_acc">Juv., 'Sat.', 3:62</span>) - it seems probable that the practice was a survival of the custom to which Ezekiel refers. As in the Mylitta worship at Babylon (Herod., 1:262; Bar., 6:43), and that of Aphrodite at Corinth, prostitution assumed a quasi-religious character, and t<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/16-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">you built</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּבְנִי־</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiḇ·nî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yourself</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">a mound</span><br /><span class="heb">גֶּ֑ב‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(geḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1354.htm">Strong's 1354: </a> </span><span class="str2">The back, the top, rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and made</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּעֲשִׂי־</span> <span class="translit">(wat·ta·‘ă·śî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yourself</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">a lofty shrine</span><br /><span class="heb">רָמָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(rā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7413.htm">Strong's 7413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Height, high place</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in every</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">public square.</span><br /><span class="heb">רְחֽוֹב׃</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ḥō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7339.htm">Strong's 7339: </a> </span><span class="str2">A broad open place, plaza</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/16-24.htm">Ezekiel 16:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/16-24.htm">Ezekiel 16:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/16-24.htm">Ezekiel 16:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16-24.htm">Ezekiel 16:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16-24.htm">Ezekiel 16:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/16-24.htm">Ezekiel 16:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/16-24.htm">Ezekiel 16:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/16-24.htm">Ezekiel 16:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/16-24.htm">Ezekiel 16:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/16-24.htm">Ezekiel 16:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/16-24.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 16:24 That you have built to you (Ezek. 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