Ezekiel 16:16
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And taking of thy garments thou hast made thee high places sewed together on each side: and hast played the harlot upon them, as hath not been done before, nor shall be hereafter.

Ezekiel 7:20 And they have turned the ornament of their jewels into pride, and have made of it the images of their abominations, and idols: therefore I have made it an uncleanness to them.

2 Kings 23:7 He destroyed also the pavilions of the effeminate, which were in the house of the Lord, for which the women wove as it were little dwellings for the grove.

2 Chronicles 28:24 Then Achaz having taken away all the vessels of the house of God, and broken them, shut up the doors of the temple of God, and made himself altars in all the corners of Jerusalem.

Hosea 2:8 And she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver, and gold, which they have used in the service of Baal.

Context
Jerusalem's Unfaithfulness
15But trusting in thy beauty, thou playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and thou hast prostituted thyself to every passenger, to be his. 16And taking of thy garments thou hast made thee high places sewed together on each side: and hast played the harlot upon them, as hath not been done before, nor shall be hereafter.17And thou tookest thy beautiful vessels, of my gold, and my silver, which I gave thee, and thou madest thee images of men, and hast committed fornication with them.…
Cross References
2 Kings 23:7
He destroyed also the pavilions of the effeminate, which were in the house of the Lord, for which the women wove as it were little dwellings for the grove.

Isaiah 57:7
Upon a high and lofty mountain thou hast laid thy bed, and hast gone up thither to offer victims.

Ezekiel 16:15
But trusting in thy beauty, thou playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and thou hast prostituted thyself to every passenger, to be his.

Ezekiel 16:17
And thou tookest thy beautiful vessels, of my gold, and my silver, which I gave thee, and thou madest thee images of men, and hast committed fornication with them.

Lexicon
You took
וַתִּקְחִ֣י (wat·tiq·ḥî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

some of your garments
מִבְּגָדַ֗יִךְ (mib·bə·ḡā·ḏa·yiḵ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage

and made
וַתַּֽעֲשִׂי־ (wat·ta·‘ă·śî-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

colorful
טְלֻא֔וֹת (ṭə·lu·’ō·wṯ)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2921: To cover with pieces, to spot, variegate

high places for yourself,
בָּמ֣וֹת (bā·mō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1116: An elevation

and on them
עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם (‘ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

you prostituted yourself.
וַתִּזְנִ֖י (wat·tiz·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry

Such things should not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

have happened;
בָא֖וֹת (ḇā·’ō·wṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

never should
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

they have occurred!
יִהְיֶֽה׃ (yih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be


Additional Translations
You took some of your garments and made colorful high places for yourself, and on them you prostituted yourself. Such things should not have happened; never should they have occurred!And of your garments you did take, and decked your high places with divers colors, and played the harlot thereupon: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so.

And thou didst take of thy garments, and madest for thee high places decked with divers colors, and playedst the harlot upon them: the like things'shall not come, neither shall it be'so .

And thou didst take of thy garments, and madest to thyself idols of needlework, and didst go a-whoring after them; therefore thou shalt never come in, nor shall the like take place.

And of thy garments thou didst take, and madest for thyself high places decked with divers colours, and didst play the harlot thereupon: [the like] hath not come to pass, and shall be no more.

And thou didst take of thy garments, and madest for thee high places decked with divers colours, and playedst the harlot upon them: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so.

And of thy garments thou didst take, and deck thy high places with divers colors, and play the harlot upon them: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so.

You took of your garments, and made for yourselves high places decked with various colors, and played the prostitute on them: [the like things] shall not come, neither shall it be [so].

And thou dost take of thy garments, And dost make to thee spotted high-places, And dost go a-whoring upon them, They are not coming in -- nor shall it be!
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