Ezekiel 23:1-5
New King James Version
Two Harlot Sisters
23 The word of the Lord came again to me, saying:
2 “Son of man, there were (A)two women,
The daughters of one mother.
3 (B)They committed harlotry in Egypt,
They committed harlotry in (C)their youth;
Their breasts were there embraced,
Their virgin bosom was there pressed.
4 Their names: [a]Oholah the elder and [b]Oholibah (D)her sister;
(E)They were Mine,
And they bore sons and daughters.
As for their names,
Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem is Oholibah.
The Older Sister, Samaria
5 “Oholah played the harlot even though she was Mine;
And she lusted for her lovers, the neighboring (F)Assyrians,
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 23:4 Lit. Her Own Tabernacle
- Ezekiel 23:4 Lit. My Tabernacle Is in Her
Ezekiel 23:36-39
New King James Version
Both Sisters Judged
36 The Lord also said to me: “Son of man, will you (A)judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then (B)declare to them their abominations. 37 For they have committed adultery, and (C)blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols, and even sacrificed their sons (D)whom they bore to Me, passing them through the fire, to devour them. 38 Moreover they have done this to Me: They have (E)defiled My sanctuary on the same day and (F)profaned My Sabbaths. 39 For after they had slain their children for their idols, on the same day they came into My sanctuary to profane it; and indeed (G)thus they have done in the midst of My house.
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