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Ezekiel 23:7–8

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Ezekiel 23:7

7Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.

Ezekiel 23:8

8Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her.

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DEFINED WORDS

Ezekiel 23:7

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

committed

Delivered in trust; given in charge; deposited; imprisoned; done; perpetrated; engaged; exposed; referred to a committee.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

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whoredoms

Acts of sexual immorality; figuratively, idolatry or unfaithfulness to God, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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all

Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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chosen

Selected, preferred, or appointed from among others.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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doted

Was foolishly or excessively fond; or became weak in judgment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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idols

Images or objects of false worship; figuratively, false objects of trust or devotion.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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Ezekiel 23:8

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

whoredoms

Acts of sexual immorality; figuratively, idolatry or unfaithfulness to God, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

youth

The part of life that suceeeds to childhood.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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lay

Place or set down; also rested or remained in a recumbent position, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

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virginity

Maidenhood; the state of having had no carnal knowledge of man.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

poured

Sent forth; thrown.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

whoredom

Lewdness; fornication; practice of unlawful merce with the other sex. In Scripture, idolatry; the desertion of the worship of the true God, for the worship of idols.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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From verse 7

  1. Hosea 5:3
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  2. Hosea 6:10
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  3. Ezekiel 20:7
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  4. Ezekiel 22:3–4
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  5. Ezekiel 16:15
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From verse 8

  1. Exodus 32:4
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  2. Ezekiel 23:19
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  3. Ezekiel 23:3
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  4. 1 Kings 12:28
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  5. 2 Kings 10:29
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