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Ezekiel 23

Ezek. 23:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And ρas soon as she saw
mar'eh (Hebrew #4758)
a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
KJV usage: X apparently, appearance(-reth), X as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form, goodly, to look (up) on (to), look(-eth), pattern, to see, seem, sight, visage, vision.
Pronounce: mar-eh'
Origin: from 7200
v them with her eyes
`ayin (Hebrew #5869)
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
KJV usage: affliction, outward appearance, + before, + think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance, + displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, + favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), X him, + humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), X me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, + regard, resemblance, sight, X thee, X them, + think, X us, well, X you(-rselves).
Pronounce: ah'-yin
Origin: probably a primitive word
, she doted
`agab (Hebrew #5689)
to breathe after, i.e. to love (sensually)
KJV usage: dote, lover.
Pronounce: aw-gab'
Origin: a primitive root
upon them, and sent
shalach (Hebrew #7971)
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
KJV usage: X any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, X earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).
Pronounce: shaw-lakh'
Origin: a primitive root
messengers
mal'ak (Hebrew #4397)
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
KJV usage: ambassador, angel, king, messenger.
Pronounce: mal-awk'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy
unto them into Chaldea
Kasdiy (Hebrew #3778)
towards the Kasdites
KJV usage: into Chaldea), patronymically from 3777 (only in the plural); a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people:--Chaldeans, Chaldees, inhabitants of Chaldea.
Pronounce: kas-dee'
Origin: (occasionally with enclitic) Kasdiymah {kas-dee'- maw}
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at the sight of her eyes.
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2 Kings 20:12• 12{i}At that time{/i} Berodach-Baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah; for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick. (2 Kings 20:12)
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Cross References

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as soon as she saw them with her eyes.
Heb. at the sight ofher eyes.
Ezek. 16:29• 29{i}And thou didst multiply thy whoredom with the land of merchants, Chaldea, and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith.{/i} (Ezek. 16:29)
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Gen. 3:6• 6When the woman saw that the tree [was] good for food, and that [it was] pleasant to the eyes, and the tree [was] desirable to make wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. (Gen. 3:6)
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Gen. 6:2• 2that the sons of God saw the daughters of mankind that they [were] fair and they took to them wives of all that they chose. (Gen. 6:2)
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Gen. 39:7• 7And it came to pass after these things that his master's wife raised her eyes on Joseph, {i}and said, Lie with me!{/i} (Gen. 39:7)
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2 Sam. 11:2• 2{i}And it came to pass at evening time that David arose from off his couch, and walked upon the roof of the king's house; and from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful;{/i} (2 Sam. 11:2)
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2 Kings 24:1• 1{i}In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim was his servant three years; then he turned and rebelled against him.{/i} (2 Kings 24:1)
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Job 31:1• 1I have presented a covenant to mine eyes,{HR}And how should I think on a maiden? (Job 31:1)
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Psa. 119:37• 37Turn away mine eyes from seeing vanity;{HR}In thy way quicken me. (Psa. 119:37)
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Prov. 6:25• 25Lust not after her beauty in thy heart,{HR}Nor let her take thee with her eyelids; (Prov. 6:25)
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Prov. 23:33• 33Thine eyes shall behold strange women,{HR}And thy heart shall utter froward things. (Prov. 23:33)
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Matt. 5:28• 28but I say unto you that every one that looketh at a woman to lust after her committed adultery with her already in his heart. (Matt. 5:28)
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Ezek. 23:40‑41• 40{i}And furthermore, they sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and behold, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thine eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments;{/i}
 41{i}and satest upon a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hadst set mine incense and mine oil.{/i} (Ezek. 23:40‑41)
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Ezek. 16:17,29• 17Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them,
 29{i}And thou didst multiply thy whoredom with the land of merchants, Chaldea, and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith.{/i} (Ezek. 16:17,29)
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2 Peter 2:14• 14having eyes full of an adulteress and without cessation from sin; setting baits for unstable souls; having a heart practiced in covetousness, children of curse; (2 Peter 2:14)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she lusted after them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.

W. Kelly Translation

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And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she lusted after them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)