Ezekiel 23:16
Good News Translation
As soon as she saw them, she was filled with lust and sent messengers to them in Babylonia.

New Revised Standard Version
When she saw them she lusted after them, and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

Contemporary English Version
As soon as she looked at them, she wanted to have sex with them. And so, she sent messengers to bring them to her.

New American Bible
As soon as she set eyes on them she lusted for them, and she sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

Douay-Rheims Bible
She doted upon them with the lust of her eyes, and she sent messengers to them into Chaldea.

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She doted upon them with the lust of her eyes, and she sent messengers to them into Chaldea.

Ezekiel 16:29 Thou hast also multiplied thy fornications in the land of Chanaan with the Chaldeans: and neither so wast thou satisfied.

Genesis 3:6 And the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and fair to the eyes, and delightful to behold: and she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave to her husband, who did eat.

Genesis 6:2 The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took to themselves wives of all which they chose.

Genesis 39:7 And after many days, his mistress cast her eyes on Joseph, and said: Lie with me.

2 Samuel 11:2 In the mean time it happened that David arose from his bed after noon, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: And he saw from the roof of his house a woman washing herself, over against him: and the woman was very beautiful.

2 Kings 24:1 In his days Nabuchodonosor, king of Babylon came up, and Joakim became his servant three years: then again he rebelled against him.

Job 31:1 I made a covenant with my eyes, that I would not so much as think upon a virgin.

Psalm 119:37 Turn away my eyes that they may not behold vanity: quicken me in thy way.

Proverbs 6:25 For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man.

Proverbs 23:33 Thy eyes shall behold strange women, and thy heart shall utter perverse things.

Matthew 5:28 But I say to you, that whosoever shall look on a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.

and sent

Ezekiel 23:40,41 They sent for men coming from afar, to whom they had sent a messenger: and behold they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, and didst paint thy eyes, and wast adorned with women's ornaments. . . .

Ezekiel 16:17,29 And thou tookest thy beautiful vessels, of my gold, and my silver, which I gave thee, and thou madest thee images of men, and hast committed fornication with them. . . .

2 Peter 2:14 Having eyes full of adultery and of sin that ceaseth not: alluring unstable souls: having their heart exercised with covetousness: children of malediction.

Context
The Adultery of Oholah and Oholibah
15And girded with girdles about their reins, and with dyed turbans on their heads, the resemblance of all the captains, the likeness of the sons of Babylon, and of the land of the Chaldeans wherein they were born, 16She doted upon them with the lust of her eyes, and she sent messengers to them into Chaldea.17And when the sons of Babylon were come to her to the bed of love, they defiled her with their fornications, and she was polluted by them, and her soul was glutted with them.…
Cross References
Matthew 5:28
But I say to you, that whosoever shall look on a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Isaiah 57:9
And thou hast adorned thyself for the king with ointment, and hast multiplied thy perfumes. Thou hast sent thy messengers far off, and wast debased even to hell.

Ezekiel 23:15
And girded with girdles about their reins, and with dyed turbans on their heads, the resemblance of all the captains, the likeness of the sons of Babylon, and of the land of the Chaldeans wherein they were born,

Ezekiel 23:20
And she was mad with lust after lying with them whose flesh is as the flesh of asses: and whose issue as the issue of horses.

Ezekiel 23:15
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