Quotes about Desire

Therefore I stretched out My hand against you and reduced your portion. I gave you over to the desire of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd conduct.

Then you prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, because you were not yet satisfied. Even after that, you were still not satisfied.

So you extended your promiscuity to Chaldea, the land of merchants—but even with this you were not satisfied!

Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors

She offered sexual favors to all the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all the idols of those for whom she lusted.

Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted.

At the sight of them, she lusted for them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

and lusted after their lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of stallions.

Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’

And you, son of man, know that on the day I take away their stronghold, their pride and joy—the desire of their eyes which uplifted their souls—and their sons and daughters as well,

He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers, nor for the one desired by women, nor for any other god, because he will magnify himself above them all.

She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will return to my first husband, for then I was better off than now.’