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Context uses physical acts of infidelity and promiscuity and fornication to reveal spiritual unfaithfulness to the Written Torah and Yahweh by the two houses, Israel and Judah. They generally succumbed to foreign religion which was one of religious prostitution. The word in verse 3 for fondled is: מֹעֲכ֣וּ
mō·‘ă·ḵū= squeezed as in Leviticus 22:24. same word in Hebrew = bruised = squeezed. "from their virginity" refers to their time in and around their Egyptian stay and departure, especially after having received the Torah from Mt. Sinai.
- Mike Gardner (6/22/2019 11:50:03 AM)
I wonder why the word bruised is used instead of fondled,that their teats were bruised in their virginity. There must be some reason for this.
- Bonnie (12/19/2017 3:50:57 PM)
mō·‘ă·ḵū= squeezed as in Leviticus 22:24. same word in Hebrew = bruised = squeezed. "from their virginity" refers to their time in and around their Egyptian stay and departure, especially after having received the Torah from Mt. Sinai.
- Mike Gardner (6/22/2019 11:50:03 AM)
I wonder why the word bruised is used instead of fondled,that their teats were bruised in their virginity. There must be some reason for this.
- Bonnie (12/19/2017 3:50:57 PM)
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