Eze 16:31, 33-34 | JFB | e4.org | 31. Repetition of . not . . . as . . . harlot . . . thou scornest hire —Unlike an ordinary harlot thou dost prostitute thy person gratis, merely to satisfy thy lust. JEROME translates, "Thou hast not been as a harlot in scorning (that is, who ordinarily scorns) a hire offered," in order to get a larger one: nay, thou hast offered hire thyself to thy lovers ( ). But these verses show English Version to be preferable, for they state that Israel prostituted herself, not merely for any small reward without demanding more, but for "no reward."

‏ Ezekiel 16:31

31. Repetition of Eze 16:24.

not . . . as . . . harlot . . . thou scornest hire—Unlike an ordinary harlot thou dost prostitute thy person gratis, merely to satisfy thy lust. JEROME translates, "Thou hast not been as a harlot in scorning (that is, who ordinarily scorns) a hire offered," in order to get a larger one: nay, thou hast offered hire thyself to thy lovers (Eze 16:33, 34). But these verses show English Version to be preferable, for they state that Israel prostituted herself, not merely for any small reward without demanding more, but for "no reward."

‏ Ezekiel 16:33-34

33, 34. Israel hired her paramours, instead of being, like other harlots, hired by them; she also followed them without their following her.