¹¹ “Her sister Oholibah saw this,^(A) yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.^(B)

⁸ I gave faithless Israel^(A) her certificate of divorce^(B) and sent her away because of all her adulteries. Yet I saw that her unfaithful sister Judah had no fear;^(C) she also went out and committed adultery. ⁹ Because Israel’s immorality mattered so little to her, she defiled the land^(D) and committed adultery^(E) with stone^(F) and wood.^{(G) 10} In spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return^(H) to me with all her heart, but only in pretense,^(I)” declares the Lord.^(J)

¹¹ The Lord said to me, “Faithless Israel is more righteous^(K) than unfaithful^(L) Judah.^(M)

⁴ The older was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. They were mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.^(A)

⁴⁷ You not only followed their ways and copied their detestable practices, but in all your ways you soon became more depraved than they.^{(A) 48} As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign^(B) Lord, your sister Sodom^(C) and her daughters never did what you and your daughters have done.^(D)

⁴⁹ “‘Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom:^(E) She and her daughters were arrogant,^(F) overfed and unconcerned;^(G) they did not help the poor and needy.^{(H) 50} They were haughty^(I) and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.^{(J) 51} Samaria did not commit half the sins you did. You have done more detestable things than they, and have made your sisters seem righteous by all these things you have done.^(K)