It seems like
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breaks after Isaiah. Which is shame because I really wanted Ezekiel 23:20 as a service.
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breaks after Isaiah. Which is shame because I really wanted Ezekiel 23:20 as a service.
for those not familiar, this verse acts as a sort of litmus test for translations of the Old Testament.
E.g. I'm not schooled enough in animal husbandry to know the difference between donkey-sized genitals and horse-sized ones, or between donkey-sized emissions and horse-sized ones, but these people were. And they knew it well enough to say it's the genitals that are donkey-sized, and the discharge that's horse-sized, not the other way around. Probably stone you for heresy if you crossed up the words of the prophet like that.
Yes, in context it's part of a very... colorful... metaphor, but I still find the distinction hilariously specific.
The point of the passage is to call out Israel's spiritual lewdness and adultery in going after idols instead of worshipping the God who had made a covenant of faithfulness with them.
Yes, it does. Though I’d add that the KJV was made in a rush. Is there a section that shows that?