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Barnes' Notes on Ezekiel 16:33

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The picture is heightened by the contrast between one who as a prostitute receives hire for her shame, and one who as a wife is so utterly abandoned as to bestow her husband’s goods to purchase her own dishonor. Compare 2 Kings 16:8. return to 'Top of Page'
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