OLD TESTAMENT

Ezekiel 23:17

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The Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their prostitution. She was polluted with them, and her soul was alienated from them.

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Verse 17. Love. Lit. “of breasts,” as Hebrew also signifies. Here it denotes the temples. Menochius.

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