16:20 “‘You took your sons and your daughters whom you bore to me and you sacrificed them 2 as food for the idols to eat. As if your prostitution not enough,
23:11 “Her sister Oholibah watched this, 4 but she became more corrupt in her lust than her sister had been, and her acts of prostitution were more numerous than those of her sister.
23:35 “Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Because you have forgotten me and completely disregarded me, 9 you must bear now the punishment 10 for your obscene conduct and prostitution.”
1 tn Or perhaps “and worshiped them,” if the word “prostitution” is understood in a figurative rather than a literal sense (cf. CEV, NLT).
2 sn The sacrifice of children was prohibited in Lev 18:21; 20:2; Deut 12:31; 18:10.
3 tn The words “to your clients” are not in the Hebrew text but are implied.
4 tn The word “this” is not in the original text.
5 tn Heb “I will cause your obscene conduct to cease from you and your harlotry from the land of Egypt.”
6 tn Heb “lift your eyes to them.”
7 tn The Hebrew term means “labor,” but by extension it can also refer to that for which one works.
8 tn Heb “The nakedness of your prostitution will be exposed, and your obscene conduct and your harlotry.”
9 tn Heb “and you cast me behind your back.” The expression pictures her rejection of the Lord (see 1 Kgs 14:9).
10 tn The word “punishment” is not in the Hebrew text but is demanded by the context.