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You prefer strangers to your own husband!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Yes, you are an adulterous wife who takes in strangers instead of her own husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You adulterous wife! You receive strangers instead of your own husband!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>But as</i> a wife that committeth adultery, <i>which</i> taketh strangers instead of her husband!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>You are</i> an adulterous wife, <i>who</i> takes strangers instead of her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You adulteress wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You adulteress wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You adulteress wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You adulteress wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You adulterous wife, who welcomes <i>and</i> receives strangers instead of her husband!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />A wife that committeth adultery! that taketh strangers instead of her husband!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You are nothing but an unfaithful wife who would rather have sex with strangers than with your own husband. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />A wife that committeth adultery! that taketh strangers instead of her husband!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You are an adulterous wife who prefers strangers to her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You are like a woman who commits adultery with strangers instead of loving her husband. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />who commits adultery, preferring a stranger over her husband!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You adulterous wife! You receive strangers instead of your own husband!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'Adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'A wife who commits adultery, who takes strangers instead of her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But as a wife that committeth adultery, who taketh strangers instead of her husband!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘“Adulterous wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The wife who commits adultery—Under her husband—receives strangers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The wife who committeth adultery -- Under her husband -- doth receive strangers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The wife committing adultery, instead of her husband she will take strangers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But as an adulteress, that bringeth in strangers over her husband. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />but instead like a woman who is an adulteress, who prefers strangers to her own husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Adulterous wife, taking strangers in place of her husband!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And even not as clever as a whorish wife who takes a price from strangers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Neither as the wife of a man who is an adulteress, who receives from strangers<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou wife that committest adultery, that takest strangers instead of thy husband--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />An adulteress resembles thee, taking rewards of her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/16-32.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=3799" 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">31</span>But when you built your mounds at the head of every street and made your lofty shrines in every public square, you were not even like a prostitute, because you scorned payment. <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5003.htm" title="5003: ham·mə·nā·’ā·p̄eṯ (Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-fs) -- To commit adultery. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize.">You adulterous wife!</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: hā·’iš·šāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: tiq·qaḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">You receive</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2114.htm" title="2114: zā·rîm (Adj-mp) -- A primitive root; to turn aside; hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically to commit adultery.">strangers</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: ta·ḥaṯ (Prep) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">instead of</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’î·šāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">your own husband!</a> </span><span class="reftext">33</span>Men give gifts to all their prostitutes, but you gave gifts to all your lovers. You bribed them to come to you from everywhere for your illicit favors.…<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/3-20.htm">Jeremiah 3:20</a></span><br />But as a woman may betray her husband, so you have betrayed Me, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD.<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="/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="/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 17:1-2</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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-1.htm">Hosea 9:1</a></span><br />Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor.<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="/matthew/12-39.htm">Matthew 12:39</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2-3</a></span><br />I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. / I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Jeremiah 13:27</a></span><br />Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields—I have seen your detestable acts. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?”<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="/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2</a></span><br />When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-1.htm">Jeremiah 3:1</a></span><br />“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers—and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-4.htm">Matthew 16:4</a></span><br />A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-3.htm">Isaiah 57:3</a></span><br />“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But as a wife that commits adultery, which takes strangers instead of her husband!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-8.htm">Ezekiel 16:8</a></b></br> Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time <i>was</i> the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Ezekiel 23:37,45</a></b></br> That they have committed adultery, and blood <i>is</i> in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through <i>the fire</i>, to devour <i>them</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-25.htm">Jeremiah 2:25,28</a></b></br> Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/30-20.htm">Adulteress</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-20.htm">Adulterous</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-23.htm">Adultery</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-12.htm">Commits</a> <a href="/james/2-11.htm">Committest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-6.htm">Committeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-32.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-15.htm">Instead</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-19.htm">Lovers</a> <a href="/psalms/137-6.htm">Prefer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-10.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-27.htm">Receives</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-5.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-7.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-10.htm">Untrue</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-2.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/3-1.htm">Adulteress</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-45.htm">Adulterous</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-38.htm">Adultery</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Commits</a> <a href="/hosea/5-3.htm">Committest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-24.htm">Committeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-45.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-34.htm">Instead</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-33.htm">Lovers</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-21.htm">Prefer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-61.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-33.htm">Receives</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-7.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-7.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-38.htm">Untrue</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-6.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-1.htm">Under the parable of a wretched infant is shown the natural state of Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-6.htm">God's extraordinary love toward her,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-15.htm">Her grievous judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-35.htm">Her sin, equal to her mother, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-46.htm">and exceeding her sisters, Sodom and Samaria, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">59. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-59.htm">calls for judgments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">60. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-60.htm">Mercy is promised her in the end</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the Old Testament, Israel is often depicted as the bride of God, and idolatry is likened to adultery (<a href="/jeremiah/3-20.htm">Jeremiah 3:20</a>, <a href="/hosea/2-2.htm">Hosea 2:2</a>). The imagery underscores the covenant relationship between God and His people, which Israel has violated by turning to other gods. This metaphor is consistent with the prophetic tradition of using marriage to illustrate the spiritual infidelity of God's people.<p><b>You receive strangers</b><br>The "strangers" symbolize foreign nations and their gods, which Israel has embraced instead of remaining faithful to Yahweh. This reflects the historical context of Israel's alliances with surrounding nations, often leading to the adoption of their idolatrous practices (<a href="/2_kings/16-7.htm">2 Kings 16:7-10</a>). The term "strangers" also highlights the spiritual danger of seeking security and identity outside of God's covenant, a recurring theme in the prophetic literature.<p><b>instead of your own husband!</b><br>The "husband" refers to God, who entered into a covenant relationship with Israel at Sinai (<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a>). This covenant is akin to a marriage, with God as the faithful husband and Israel as the bride. The phrase emphasizes the betrayal and ingratitude of Israel, who has forsaken the one true God for false deities. This imagery is echoed in the New Testament, where the Church is described as the bride of Christ (<a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a>), reinforcing the call to spiritual fidelity and the dangers of spiritual adultery.<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 personified as an adulterous wife in this passage, representing the unfaithfulness of the Israelites to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The husband in the metaphor, representing His covenant relationship with Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/strangers.htm">Strangers</a></b><br>Symbolic of the foreign nations and idols that Israel pursued instead of remaining faithful to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/adultery.htm">Adultery</a></b><br>Used metaphorically to describe Israel's spiritual unfaithfulness and idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_fidelity.htm">Spiritual Fidelity</a></b><br>Just as a marriage requires faithfulness, our relationship with God demands exclusive devotion. We must guard against idolatry in all its forms, whether materialism, power, or other distractions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>God’s relationship with His people is likened to a marriage covenant. Understanding this helps us grasp the seriousness of spiritual unfaithfulness and the depth of God's commitment to us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Despite Israel's unfaithfulness, God continually calls for repentance. This demonstrates His mercy and desire for restoration, encouraging us to return to Him when we stray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_unfaithfulness.htm">Consequences of Unfaithfulness</a></b><br>The passage warns of the consequences of turning away from God. It serves as a reminder that spiritual adultery leads to spiritual and sometimes physical ruin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_jealous_love.htm">God’s Jealous Love</a></b><br>God’s jealousy is not petty but is a righteous desire for His people’s love and faithfulness. Understanding this helps us appreciate the depth of His love and the seriousness of our commitment to Him.<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/what_does_spiritual_adultery_mean.htm">What does spiritual adultery mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_mark_11_23_mean.htm">What does a shameful wife symbolize for her husband?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_1_john_4_8_say_'god_is_love'.htm">How can 1 John 4:8 say 'God is love' when the Old Testament shows actions that don't seem loving?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_proverbs_2_16_unfairly_target_women.htm">Proverbs 2:16 warns against the adulterous woman--does this single out women unfairly and conflict with other biblical calls for mutual respect?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/16-32.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 adulterous wife!</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְּנָאָ֑פֶת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mə·nā·’ā·p̄eṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5003.htm">Strong's 5003: </a> </span><span class="str2">To commit adultery, to apostatize</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You receive</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּקַּ֖ח</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">strangers</span><br /><span class="heb">זָרִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(zā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2114.htm">Strong's 2114: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery</span><br /><br /><span class="word">instead of</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֣חַת</span> <span class="translit">(ta·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your own husband!</span><br /><span class="heb">אִישָׁ֔הּ</span> <span class="translit">(’î·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/16-32.htm">Ezekiel 16:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/16-32.htm">Ezekiel 16:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/16-32.htm">Ezekiel 16:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/16-32.htm">Ezekiel 16:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/16-32.htm">Ezekiel 16:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/16-32.htm">Ezekiel 16:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/16-32.htm">Ezekiel 16:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/16-32.htm">Ezekiel 16:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/16-32.htm">Ezekiel 16:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/16-32.htm">Ezekiel 16:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/16-32.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 16:32 A wife who commits adultery! 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