Babylonians: Heb. children of Babel, Genesis 10:10, Genesis 11:9
and her: Ezekiel 23:22, Ezekiel 23:28, Ezekiel 16:37; 2 Samuel 13:15
alienated: Heb. loosed, or disjointed
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Ezekiel 23:17
Ezekiel 23:17
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