Verse
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Again
the word of the
LORD
came to me, saying,
The word of Yahweh
came again
to me, saying,
“
Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the
same
mother ,
Son of man, there were two women, the
daughters of one
mother :
and they played in Egypt ,
prostituting
themselves
from
their youth .
Their breasts were
fondled
there
, and their virgin
bosoms
caressed
.
and they played the
prostitute
in Egypt ;
they
played
the
prostitute
in
their youth ;
there
were
their breasts pressed
, and there
was
handled
the
bosom
of
their virginity
.
The older
was
named
Oholah, and her sister was
named
Oholibah.
They became Mine and gave
birth
to
sons and daughters. As for their identities
, Oholah
is
Samaria, and Oholibah
is
Jerusalem.
The names
of
them
were
Oholah the
elder
, and Oholibah
her sister :
and
they became mine ,
and they
bore
sons and daughters. As for their names
, Samaria is
Oholah
, and Jerusalem Oholibah
.
Oholah prostituted
herself
while
she was still
Mine .
She lusted
after
her lovers, the Assyrians —warriors
Oholah played
the
prostitute
when
she was mine ;
and
she doted
on
her lovers, on
the Assyrians [her]
neighbors,
clothed in
blue, governors and commanders
, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted
on steeds
.
who
were
clothed with
blue, governors and rulers
, all of
them
desirable young men, horsemen riding
on horses
.
She offered
sexual
favors
to
all
the elite
of Assyria .
She defiled
herself
with all the
idols of
those
for
whom
she lusted
.
She bestowed
her
prostitution
on
them,
the choicest
men
of Assyria all
of
them;
and
on
whoever
she doted,
with all their
idols she defiled
herself
.
She did
not
give
up
the
prostitution she
began
in
Egypt ,
when
men
slept
with
her
in her youth ,
caressed
her virgin
bosom
, and poured out their lust
upon
her.
Neither
has
she left
her
prostitution since
[the
days
of]
Egypt ;
for
in her youth they
lay
with
her, and they
handled
the
bosom
of
her
virginity;
and
they
poured out their prostitution
on
her.
Therefore I delivered her into the hands
of her lovers, the Assyrians for
whom she lusted
.
Therefore I delivered her into the hand
of her lovers, into
the hand
of
the
Assyrians ,
on
whom she doted
.
They
exposed
her nakedness ,
seized
her sons and daughters ,
and put
her to
the sword .
Thus
she became a byword among women ,
and
they executed judgment
against
her.
These
uncovered
her nakedness ;
they
took
her sons and her
daughters ;
and her they
killed
with
the sword :
and
she became a byword among women ;
for
they executed judgments
on
her.
Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust
and prostitution she
was
more depraved
than her sister.
Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet was
she
more
corrupt
in her doting
than
she,
and in
her
prostitution which
were
more than the
prostitution
of
her sister.
She too
lusted
after
the Assyrians —
governors and commanders
, warriors
dressed
in
splendor
, horsemen riding on steeds
, all desirable young men.
She doted
on
the Assyrians ,
governors and rulers
, [her]
neighbors
, clothed
most
gorgeously,
horsemen riding on horses
, all of
them
desirable young men.
And
I saw that she too
had
defiled herself
; both of
them
had
taken
the
same
path
.
I saw that she was
defiled; they
both took
one
way
.
But
Oholibah
carried
her prostitution even
further.
She saw the
men portrayed on the wall, images of the Chaldeans ,
engraved
in
vermilion,
She
increased
her prostitution ;
for
she saw men portrayed on the wall, the
images of the Chaldeans portrayed
with
vermilion,
wearing
belts
on their waists
and
flowing turbans on their heads ;
all of them looked
like
officers
of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.
girded
with
girdles
on their loins,
with
flowing turbans on their heads ,
all of them princes
to
look
on,
after
the
likeness
of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.
At
the
sight
of
them ,
she lusted
for
them and sent messengers to them in
Chaldea.
As
soon
as
she
saw
them she doted
on
them ,
and sent messengers to them into
Chaldea.
Then
the Babylonians came to her ,
to
the bed of love, and in
their
lust
they defiled her .
But
after
she had
been
defiled
by
them, she
turned
away
in
disgust
.
The Babylonians came to her into
the bed of love, and they defiled her with
their
prostitution,
and
she was
polluted
with
them, and
her
soul
was
alienated
from
them
.
When
Oholibah
openly
prostituted
herself
and exposed
her nakedness ,
I
turned
away
from her in
disgust
, just
as I
had
turned
away
from her sister.
So
she
uncovered
her
prostitution,
and uncovered
her nakedness :
then
my
soul
was
alienated
from her, like
as my
soul
was
alienated
from her sister.
Yet she multiplied her promiscuity
, remembering the days of her youth, when
she had prostituted
herself
in the land of Egypt
Yet she multiplied her prostitution
, remembering the days of her youth, in
which
she had played
the
prostitute
in the land of Egypt .
and
lusted
after
their lovers
, whose genitals
were
like
those
of donkeys and whose emission
was
like that
of stallions
.
She
doted
on
their paramours
, whose flesh
is
as
the
flesh
of donkeys ,
and whose issue
is
like the
issue
of horses
.
So
you revisited
the indecency
of your youth, when
the Egyptians
caressed
your bosom and
pressed
your
young
breasts.
Thus
you called
to
memory
the lewdness
of your youth, in
the handling
of
your bosom by
the
Egyptians
for
the
breasts of
your
youth
.
Therefore, Oholibah, this
is
what
the Lord GOD
says
: ‘
I will incite
your lovers against you, those
from whom you
turned
away
in
disgust.
And I will bring them against you from
every side —
Therefore, Oholibah, thus
says
the Lord Yahweh
: Behold,
I will raise
up
your lovers against you, from whom your
soul
is
alienated,
and I will bring them against you on
every side :
the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the
men
of
Pekod ,
Shoa ,
and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them —all
desirable young men, governors and commanders
, officers
and men of renown, mounted
on horses.
the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and
Shoa and Koa, [
and ]
all the Assyrians with them ;
desirable young men, governors and rulers
all
of
them
, princes
and men of renown, all
of
them
riding
on horses.
They will
come against you with a
host
of
peoples,
with
weapons, chariots, and wagons .
They will
array
themselves against you on
every
side
with buckler and shield and helmet .
I will delegate
judgment to them, and they will
punish
you according to their own
standards
.
They shall
come against you with weapons, chariots, and wagons ,
and
with
a
company
of
peoples;
they shall
set
themselves against you with buckler and shield and helmet round
about;
and
I will commit
the
judgment to them, and they shall
judge
you according to their judgments
.
And
I will set My jealous
rage
against you, and they will
deal with you in fury .
They will
cut
off
your noses
and ears ,
and your survivors
will
fall by the sword .
They will
seize
your sons and daughters ,
and your remnant
will
be consumed
by fire.
I will set my jealousy
against you, and they shall
deal with you in fury ;
they shall
take
away
your nose
and your
ears ;
and your residue
shall
fall by the sword :
they shall
take
your sons and your
daughters ;
and your residue
shall
be devoured
by the
fire.
They will
strip off
your clothes and take your fine
jewelry
.
They shall
also
strip you
of
your clothes ,
and take away
your beautiful
jewels
.
So
I
will put
an
end
to
your indecency
and prostitution ,
which
began
in
the land of Egypt ,
and
you will
not lift your eyes to them or
remember Egypt anymore
. ’
Thus
will I
make
your lewdness
to
cease
from
you,
and your
prostitution [brought]
from
the land of Egypt ;
so
that
you shall
not lift up
your eyes to them ,
nor
remember Egypt any
more
.
For this
is
what
the Lord GOD
says
: ‘Surely
I will deliver you into the hands
of those
you hate, from whom you
turned
away
in
disgust.
For thus
says
the Lord Yahweh
: Behold,
I will deliver you into the hand
of them
whom
you hate, into
the
hand
of
them
from whom your
soul
is
alienated;
They will
treat
you
with hatred, take all for
which
you
have
worked
, and leave you naked and bare ,
so
that
the shame
of your prostitution will
be exposed.
Your indecency
and promiscuity
and
they shall
deal
with you
in
hatred, and
shall
take away
all your
labor
, and shall
leave you naked and bare ;
and
the nakedness
of your prostitution shall
be uncovered,
both
your lewdness
and your
prostitution.
have
brought
these things upon
you, because you have prostituted
yourself
with
the nations and defiled
yourself
with their idols.
These things shall
be
done
to
you, because you have played
the prostitute
after
the
nations ,
and because
you
are
polluted
with their idols.
Because
you have followed
the path
of your sister ,
I
will put
her cup into your hand. ’
You have walked
in
the way
of your sister ;
therefore
will I
give
her cup into your hand.
This
is
what
the Lord GOD
says
: ‘
You will
drink your sister’s
cup, a
cup
deep and wide.
It
will
bring
scorn
and derision ,
for
it holds
so
much.
Thus
says
the Lord Yahweh
: You shall
drink of
your sister's
cup, which
is
deep and large;
you
shall
ridiculed
and had
in
derision ;
it contains
much.
You will
be filled with drunkenness and grief
, with a
cup of devastation
and desolation, the cup of your sister Samaria.
You shall
be filled with drunkenness and sorrow
, with the
cup of astonishment
and desolation, with
the cup of your sister Samaria.
You will
drink it and drain it ;
you will
dash
it
to
pieces, and tear your breasts .
For I have spoken, ’
declares
the Lord GOD
.
You shall
even
drink it and drain it out,
and
you shall
gnaw
the
broken
pieces of
it
, and shall
tear your breasts ;
for I have spoken it
, says
the Lord Yahweh
.
Therefore this
is
what
the Lord GOD
says
: ‘
Because you have forgotten Me and have
cast Me behind your back, you
must
bear the
consequences
of
your indecency
and prostitution. ’”
Therefore thus
says
the Lord Yahweh
: Because you have forgotten me ,
and cast me behind your back, therefore
bear you
also
your lewdness
and your
prostitution.
Then
the
LORD
said to me: “
Son of man, will you pass
judgment
against
Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.
Yahweh
said moreover
to me: Son of man, will you judge
Oholah and Oholibah? then declare to them their abominations.
For they have committed adultery, and blood is on
their hands .
They
have
committed
adultery
with their idols .
They have even
sacrificed
their children
, whom they bore to Me, in
the fire as
food
for
their
idols
.
For they have committed adultery, and blood is in
their hands ;
and
with their idols have
they committed
adultery;
and
they
have also
caused
their sons
, whom they bore to me, to
pass
through
[
the fire ]
to
them
to
be
devoured
.
They have also
done this
to Me: On
that
very
same
day,
they defiled My sanctuary and profaned My Sabbaths.
Moreover
this
they have done to me: they have
defiled my sanctuary in
the
same
day,
and have
profaned my Sabbaths.
On
the
very
day
they slaughtered
their children for
their idols, they entered
My sanctuary to profane it .
Yes
, they did
this
inside
My house.
For
when
they had
slain
their children to
their idols, then
they came
the
same
day
into
my sanctuary to profane it ;
and
, behold,
thus
have
they done
in
the
midst
of
my house.
Furthermore ,
you sisters
sent messengers
for men who came
from afar;
and behold, when
they arrived,
you
bathed
for them
, painted
your eyes, and adorned
yourself with jewelry.
Furthermore you have
sent for men who come
from far,
to
whom
a
messenger
was
sent,
and ,
behold, they came;
for whom
you
did
wash
yourself
, paint
your eyes, and deck
yourself with ornaments,
You
sat
on a couch
of
luxury
with a table spread
before it, on
which
you had
set My incense and My oil ,
and
sit
on a stately
bed,
with a table prepared
before it, whereupon
you did
set my incense and my oil .
accompanied
by
the sound
of a carefree
crowd.
Drunkards
were
brought
in
from
the
desert
along
with men from the rabble,
who
put bracelets on your
wrists
and beautiful crowns on your
head
.
The voice
of a multitude
being
at
ease
was
with her:
and
with
men of
the
common
sort
were
brought
drunkards
from the wilderness;
and
they
put bracelets on the
hands
of
them
[twain],
and beautiful crowns on their
heads
.
Then I
said of her who had
grown
old in adulteries :
‘
Now let
them
use
her
as
a
prostitute, for
that
is
all
she is!’
Then said I
of her who was
old in adulteries ,
Now will
they
play
the
prostitute with
her
, and
she [with
them].
And
they slept
with
her as with
a prostitute ;
they slept
with
Oholah and Oholibah, those
lewd women.
They went
in
to
her ,
as they
go
in
to
a prostitute :
so
went
they in
to
Oholah and to
Oholibah, the
lewd women.
But
righteous men will
sentence
them to
the punishment
of those
who
commit
adultery
and
bloodshed
, because they are adulteresses with
blood on
their hands.
Righteous men ,
they
shall
judge
them with
the judgment
of adulteresses
, and
with
the
judgment
of
women
who
shed
blood;
because they are adulteresses ,
and
blood is
in
their hands.
This
is
what
the Lord GOD
says
: ‘
Bring a mob
against them and consign
them to terror
and plunder
.
For
thus
says
the Lord Yahweh
: I
will
bring up
a company
against them ,
and will
give
them to be
tossed
back
and forth
and
robbed
.
The mob
will
stone them and cut
them down
with their swords .
They will
kill their sons and daughters and burn down
their houses.
The company
shall
stone them with
stones,
and dispatch
them with their swords ;
they shall
kill their sons and their
daughters ,
and burn up
their houses with
fire
.
So
I
will put
an
end
to indecency
in
the land, and
all the
women will
be admonished
not to imitate
your behavior
.
Thus
will I
cause
lewdness
to cease
out
of
the land, that
all women may
be taught
not to do
after
your lewdness
.
They will
repay
you
for
your indecency
, and you will
bear the consequences
of
your
sins of idolatry.
Then
you will
know that I am the Lord GOD
. ’”
They shall
recompense
your lewdness
on
you
, and you shall
bear the sins of your
idols;
and
you shall
know that I am the Lord Yahweh
.
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