Ezekiel 23:17-35

New King James Version

¹⁷ “Then the ^[a]Babylonians came to her, into the bed of love,
And they defiled her with their immorality;
So she was defiled by them, ^(A)and alienated herself from them.
¹⁸ She revealed her harlotry and uncovered her nakedness.
Then ^(B)I ^(C)alienated Myself from her,
As I had alienated Myself from her sister.

¹⁹ “Yet she multiplied her harlotry
In calling to remembrance the days of her youth,
^(D)When she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt.
²⁰ For she lusted for her ^[b]paramours,
Whose flesh is like the flesh of donkeys,
And whose issue is like the issue of horses.
²¹ Thus you called to remembrance the lewdness of your youth,
When the ^(E)Egyptians pressed your bosom
Because of your youthful breasts.

^(F)‘Behold, I will stir up your lovers against you,
From whom you have alienated yourself,
And I will bring them against you from every side:
²³ The Babylonians,
All the Chaldeans,
^(G)Pekod, Shoa, Koa,
^(H)All the Assyrians with them,
All of them desirable young men,
Governors and rulers,
Captains and men of renown,
All of them riding on horses.
²⁴ And they shall come against you
With chariots, wagons, and war-horses,
With a horde of people.
They shall array against you
Buckler, shield, and helmet all around.

‘I will delegate judgment to them,
And they shall judge you according to their judgments.
²⁵ I will set My ^(I)jealousy against you,
And they shall deal furiously with you;
They shall remove your nose and your ears,
And your remnant shall fall by the sword;
They shall take your sons and your daughters,
And your remnant shall be devoured by fire.
^26 (J)They shall also strip you of your clothes
And take away your beautiful jewelry.

²⁷ ‘Thus ^(K)I will make you cease your lewdness and your ^(L)harlotry
Brought from the land of Egypt,
So that you will not lift your eyes to them,
Nor remember Egypt anymore.’

‘You shall drink of your sister’s cup,
The deep and wide one;
^(S)You shall be laughed to scorn
And held in derision;
It contains much.
³³ You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow,
The cup of horror and desolation,
The cup of your sister Samaria.
³⁴ You shall ^(T)drink and drain it,
You shall break its ^[c]shards,
And tear at your own breasts;
For I have spoken,’
Says the Lord God.

‘Because you ^(U)have forgotten Me and ^(V)cast Me behind your back,
Therefore you shall bear the penalty
Of your lewdness and your harlotry.’ ”