The Younger Sister, Jerusalem

11 “Now (A)although her sister Oholibah saw this, (B)she became more corrupt in her lust than she, and in her harlotry more corrupt than her sister’s harlotry.

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Then I saw that (A)for all the causes for which backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had (B)put her away and given her a certificate of divorce; (C)yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but went and played the harlot also. So it came to pass, through her casual harlotry, that she (D)defiled the land and committed adultery with (E)stones and trees. 10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me (F)with her whole heart, but in pretense,” says the Lord.

11 Then the Lord said to me, (G)“Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

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Their names: [a]Oholah the elder and [b]Oholibah (A)her sister;
(B)They were Mine,
And they bore sons and daughters.
As for their names,
Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem is Oholibah.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 23:4 Lit. Her Own Tabernacle
  2. Ezekiel 23:4 Lit. My Tabernacle Is in Her

47 You did not walk in their ways nor act according to their abominations; but, as if that were too little, (A)you became more corrupt than they in all your ways.

48 As I live,” says the Lord God, “neither (B)your sister Sodom nor her daughters have done as you and your daughters have done. 49 Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, (C)fullness of food, and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. 50 And they were haughty and (D)committed abomination before Me; therefore (E)I took them away as [a]I saw fit.

51 “Samaria did not commit (F)half of your sins; but you have multiplied your abominations more than they, and (G)have justified your sisters by all the abominations which you have done.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 16:50 Vg. you saw; LXX he saw; Tg. as was revealed to Me

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