In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire;
In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way ... in every street. Repetition of Ezekiel 16:24.
And hast not been as an harlot, in that 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
(i:e., who ordinarily scorns) a hire offered,' in order to get a larger one; nay, thou hast offered hire thyself to thy lovers (Ezekiel 16:33-34). But these verses show the English version to be preferable, because they state that Israel prostituted herself, not merely for any small reward, without demanding more, but for "no reward."