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The older one was named Oholah[a] (she represents Samaria), and the younger one was named Oholibah[b] (she represents Jerusalem). I married both of them, and they bore me children. Although she was mine, Oholah continued to be a prostitute and was full of lust for her lovers from Assyria. They were soldiers in uniforms of purple, noblemen and high-ranking officers; all of them were handsome young cavalry officers.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 23:4 This name in Hebrew means “her sanctuary.”
  2. Ezekiel 23:4 This name in Hebrew means “my sanctuary is in her.”

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