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Ezekiel 16:8-22 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

8. “‘Later I passed by you and looked at you. I saw that you were at the time for love. So I spread my robe over you and covered your nakedness. I also made a marriage promise to you. I entered into an agreement with you. Then you became mine, says the Lord God.

9. “‘Then I bathed you with water and washed all the blood off of you. I put oil on you.

10. I put beautiful clothes made with needlework on you. I put sandals of fine leather on your feet. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.

11. I put jewelry on you. I put bracelets on your arms and a necklace around your neck.

12. I also put a ring in your nose and earrings in your ears. And I put a beautiful crown on your head.

13. So you wore gold and silver. Your dress was made of fine linen, silk and beautiful needlework. You ate fine flour, honey and olive oil. You were very beautiful and became a queen.

14. Then you became famous among the nations because you were so beautiful. Your beauty was perfect, because of the glory I gave you, says the Lord God.

15. “‘But you trusted in your beauty. You became a prostitute because you were so famous. You had physical relations with anyone who passed by.

16. And you took some of your clothes and made your places of worship colorful. This is where you carried on your prostitution. These things should not have happened. They should never happen again.

17. You also took your beautiful jewelry. It was made from gold and silver I had given you. Then you made for yourselves male idols. And you were a prostitute with them.

18. Then you took your clothes with beautiful needlework and covered the idols. You gave my oil and incense as an offering to them.

19. Also, you took the bread I gave you. You took the fine flour, oil and honey I gave you to eat. And you offered them before the false gods as a pleasing smell. This is what happened, says the Lord God.

20. “‘Also, you took your sons and daughters who were my children. And you sacrificed them to idols as food. Your sexual sins were not enough for you.

21. You killed my children and offered them up in fire to idols.

22. You did all your hated acts and sexual sins. But you did not remember when you were young. At that time you were naked and had no clothes. You were left in your blood.

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