| 16:1 |
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: |
| 16:2 |
“Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations. |
| 16:3 |
And you shall say: Thus says the Lord God to Jerusalem: Your root and your lineage is from the land of Canaan; your father was an Amorite, and your mother was a Cethite. |
| 16:4 |
And when you were born, on the day of your nativity, your umbilical cord was not cut, and you were not washed with water for health, nor salted with salt, nor wrapped with cloths. |
| 16:5 |
No eye took pity on you, so as to do even one of these things to you, out of compassion for you. Instead, you were cast upon the face of the earth, in the abjection of your soul, on the day when you were born. |
| 16:6 |
But, passing by you, I saw that you were wallowing in your own blood. And I said to you, when you were in your blood: ‘Live.’ I tell you that I said to you, in your blood: ‘Live.’ |
| 16:7 |
I multiplied you like the seedling of the field. And you were multiplied and became great, and you advanced and arrived at the ornament of a woman. Your breasts rose up, and your hair grew. And you were naked and full of shame. |
| 16:8 |
And I passed by you and saw you. And behold, your time was the time of lovers. And I spread my garment over you, and I covered your disgrace. And I swore to you, and I entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord God, and you became mine. |
| 16:9 |
And I washed you with water, and I cleansed you of your blood. And I anointed you with oil. |
| 16:10 |
And I covered you with embroidery, and I put violet shoes upon you, and I wrapped you in fine linen, and I clothed you with delicate garments. |
| 16:11 |
I adorned you with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon your hands and a necklace around your neck. |
| 16:12 |
And I put gold upon your face, and earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head. |
| 16:13 |
And you were adorned with gold and silver, and you were clothed in fine linen, woven with many colors. You ate fine flour, and honey, and oil. And you became very beautiful. And you advanced to royal power. |
| 16:14 |
And your renown went forth among the Gentiles, because of your beauty. For you were perfected by my beauty, which I had placed upon you, says the Lord God. |
| 16:15 |
But, having confidence in your own beauty, you fornicated in your fame. And you presented your fornication to every passer-by, so as to become his. |
| 16:60 |
And I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth. And I will raise up for you an everlasting covenant. |
| 16:63 |
So may you remember and be confounded. And it will no longer be for you to open your mouth, because of your shame, when I will have been pacified toward you over all that you have done, says the Lord God.” |
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