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Eze 23:1 The LORD said:
Eze 23:2 Ezekiel, son of man, listen to this story about two sisters.
Eze 23:3 While they were young and living in Egypt, they became prostitutes.
Eze 23:4 The older one was named Oholah, which stands for Samaria; the younger one was Oholibah, which stands for Jerusalem. They became my wives and gave birth to my children.
Eze 23:5 Even though Oholah was my wife, she continued to be a prostitute and chased after Assyrian lovers.
Eze 23:6 She offered herself to soldiers in purple uniforms, to every handsome, high-ranking officer, and to cavalry troops.
Eze 23:7 She had sex with all the important Assyrian officials and even worshiped their disgusting idols.
Eze 23:8 Once she started doing these things in Egypt, she never stopped. Men slept with her, and she was always ready for sex.
Eze 23:9 So I gave Oholah to the Assyrian lovers she wanted so badly.
Eze 23:10 They ripped off her clothes, then captured her children and killed her. Women everywhere talked about what had happened to Oholah.
Eze 23:11 Oholibah saw all this, but she was more sinful and wanted sex more than her sister Oholah ever did.
Eze 23:12 Oholibah also chased after good-looking Assyrian officers, uniformed soldiers, and cavalry troops.
Eze 23:13 Just like her sister, she did vulgar things.
Eze 23:14 But Oholibah behaved worse than her sister. Oholibah saw images of Babylonian men carved into walls and painted red.
Eze 23:15 They had belts around their waists and large turbans on their heads, and they reminded her of Babylonian cavalry officers.
Eze 23:16 As soon as she looked at them, she wanted to have sex with them. And so, she sent messengers to bring them to her.
Eze 23:17 Men from Babylonia came and had sex with her so many times that she got disgusted with them.
Eze 23:18 She let everyone see her naked body and didn't care if they knew she was a prostitute. That's why I turned my back on her, just as I had done with her older sister.
Eze 23:19 Oholibah didn't stop there, but became even more immoral and acted as she had back in Egypt.
Eze 23:20 She eagerly wanted to go to bed with Egyptian men, who were famous for their sexual powers.
Eze 23:21 And she longed for the days when she was a young prostitute, when men enjoyed having sex with her.
Eze 23:22 The LORD God said: Oholibah, though you no longer want to be around your lovers, they will surround you like enemies, when I turn them against you.
Eze 23:23 I will gather all the handsome young officials and the high-ranking cavalry officers from Babylonia and Assyria, as well as from the Chaldean tribes of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa.
Eze 23:24 Their large armies will come from the north with chariots and wagons carrying weapons. They will wear shields and helmets and will surround you, and I will let them judge and sentence you according to their own laws.
Eze 23:25 I am angry with you, so I will let them be very cruel. They will cut off your nose and ears; they will kill your children and put to death anyone in your family who is still alive.
Eze 23:26 Your clothes and jewelry will be torn off.
Eze 23:27 I will stop your wickedness and the prostitution you started back in Egypt. You will never want to think about those days again.
Eze 23:28 I, the LORD God, am ready to hand you over to those hateful enemies that you find so disgusting.
Eze 23:29 They will cruelly take away everything you have worked for and strip you naked. Then everyone will see you for the prostitute you really are. Your own vulgar sins
Eze 23:30 have led to this. You were the one determined to have sex with men from other nations and to worship their idols.
Eze 23:31 You have turned out no better than your older sister, and now you must drink from the cup filled with my anger.
Eze 23:32 I, the LORD God, gave your sister a large, deep cup filled with my anger. And when you drink from that cup, you will be mocked and insulted.
Eze 23:33 You will end up drunk and devastated, because that cup is filled with horror and ruin.
Eze 23:34 But you must drink every drop! Then smash the cup to pieces and use them to cut your breasts in sorrow. I, the LORD God, have spoken.
Eze 23:35 You have completely rejected me, and so I promise that you will be punished for the disgusting things you did as a prostitute.
Eze 23:36 The LORD said: Ezekiel, son of man, it's time for you to tell Oholah and Oholibah that they are guilty. Remind them of their evil ways!
Eze 23:37 They have been unfaithful by worshiping idols, and they have committed murder by sacrificing my own children as offerings to idols.
Eze 23:38 They came into my temple that same day, and that made it unfit as a place to worship me. They have even stopped respecting the Sabbath.
Eze 23:39 (SEE 23:38)
Eze 23:40 They sent messengers to attract men from far away. When those men arrived, the two sisters took baths and put on eye shadow and jewelry.
Eze 23:41 They sat on a fancy couch, and in front of them was a table for the olive oil and incense that had belonged to me.
Eze 23:42 Their room was always filled with a noisy crowd of drunkards brought in from the desert. These men gave the women bracelets and beautiful crowns,
Eze 23:43 and I noticed that the men were eager to have sex with these women, though they were exhausted from being prostitutes.
Eze 23:44 In fact, the men had sex over and over with Oholah and Oholibah, the two sinful sisters.
Eze 23:45 But good men will someday accuse those two of murder and of being unfaithful, because they are certainly guilty.
Eze 23:46 So I, the LORD God, now say to these sisters: I will call together an angry mob that will abuse and rob you.
Eze 23:47 They will stone you to death and cut you to pieces; they will kill your children and burn down your houses.
Eze 23:48 I will get rid of sinful prostitution in this country, so that women everywhere will be warned not to act as you have.
Eze 23:49 You will be punished for becoming prostitutes and for worshiping idols, and you will know that I am the LORD God.
Eze 23:2 Ezekiel, son of man, listen to this story about two sisters.
Eze 23:3 While they were young and living in Egypt, they became prostitutes.
Eze 23:4 The older one was named Oholah, which stands for Samaria; the younger one was Oholibah, which stands for Jerusalem. They became my wives and gave birth to my children.
Eze 23:5 Even though Oholah was my wife, she continued to be a prostitute and chased after Assyrian lovers.
Eze 23:6 She offered herself to soldiers in purple uniforms, to every handsome, high-ranking officer, and to cavalry troops.
Eze 23:7 She had sex with all the important Assyrian officials and even worshiped their disgusting idols.
Eze 23:8 Once she started doing these things in Egypt, she never stopped. Men slept with her, and she was always ready for sex.
Eze 23:9 So I gave Oholah to the Assyrian lovers she wanted so badly.
Eze 23:10 They ripped off her clothes, then captured her children and killed her. Women everywhere talked about what had happened to Oholah.
Eze 23:11 Oholibah saw all this, but she was more sinful and wanted sex more than her sister Oholah ever did.
Eze 23:12 Oholibah also chased after good-looking Assyrian officers, uniformed soldiers, and cavalry troops.
Eze 23:13 Just like her sister, she did vulgar things.
Eze 23:14 But Oholibah behaved worse than her sister. Oholibah saw images of Babylonian men carved into walls and painted red.
Eze 23:15 They had belts around their waists and large turbans on their heads, and they reminded her of Babylonian cavalry officers.
Eze 23:16 As soon as she looked at them, she wanted to have sex with them. And so, she sent messengers to bring them to her.
Eze 23:17 Men from Babylonia came and had sex with her so many times that she got disgusted with them.
Eze 23:18 She let everyone see her naked body and didn't care if they knew she was a prostitute. That's why I turned my back on her, just as I had done with her older sister.
Eze 23:19 Oholibah didn't stop there, but became even more immoral and acted as she had back in Egypt.
Eze 23:20 She eagerly wanted to go to bed with Egyptian men, who were famous for their sexual powers.
Eze 23:21 And she longed for the days when she was a young prostitute, when men enjoyed having sex with her.
Eze 23:22 The LORD God said: Oholibah, though you no longer want to be around your lovers, they will surround you like enemies, when I turn them against you.
Eze 23:23 I will gather all the handsome young officials and the high-ranking cavalry officers from Babylonia and Assyria, as well as from the Chaldean tribes of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa.
Eze 23:24 Their large armies will come from the north with chariots and wagons carrying weapons. They will wear shields and helmets and will surround you, and I will let them judge and sentence you according to their own laws.
Eze 23:25 I am angry with you, so I will let them be very cruel. They will cut off your nose and ears; they will kill your children and put to death anyone in your family who is still alive.
Eze 23:26 Your clothes and jewelry will be torn off.
Eze 23:27 I will stop your wickedness and the prostitution you started back in Egypt. You will never want to think about those days again.
Eze 23:28 I, the LORD God, am ready to hand you over to those hateful enemies that you find so disgusting.
Eze 23:29 They will cruelly take away everything you have worked for and strip you naked. Then everyone will see you for the prostitute you really are. Your own vulgar sins
Eze 23:30 have led to this. You were the one determined to have sex with men from other nations and to worship their idols.
Eze 23:31 You have turned out no better than your older sister, and now you must drink from the cup filled with my anger.
Eze 23:32 I, the LORD God, gave your sister a large, deep cup filled with my anger. And when you drink from that cup, you will be mocked and insulted.
Eze 23:33 You will end up drunk and devastated, because that cup is filled with horror and ruin.
Eze 23:34 But you must drink every drop! Then smash the cup to pieces and use them to cut your breasts in sorrow. I, the LORD God, have spoken.
Eze 23:35 You have completely rejected me, and so I promise that you will be punished for the disgusting things you did as a prostitute.
Eze 23:36 The LORD said: Ezekiel, son of man, it's time for you to tell Oholah and Oholibah that they are guilty. Remind them of their evil ways!
Eze 23:37 They have been unfaithful by worshiping idols, and they have committed murder by sacrificing my own children as offerings to idols.
Eze 23:38 They came into my temple that same day, and that made it unfit as a place to worship me. They have even stopped respecting the Sabbath.
Eze 23:39 (SEE 23:38)
Eze 23:40 They sent messengers to attract men from far away. When those men arrived, the two sisters took baths and put on eye shadow and jewelry.
Eze 23:41 They sat on a fancy couch, and in front of them was a table for the olive oil and incense that had belonged to me.
Eze 23:42 Their room was always filled with a noisy crowd of drunkards brought in from the desert. These men gave the women bracelets and beautiful crowns,
Eze 23:43 and I noticed that the men were eager to have sex with these women, though they were exhausted from being prostitutes.
Eze 23:44 In fact, the men had sex over and over with Oholah and Oholibah, the two sinful sisters.
Eze 23:45 But good men will someday accuse those two of murder and of being unfaithful, because they are certainly guilty.
Eze 23:46 So I, the LORD God, now say to these sisters: I will call together an angry mob that will abuse and rob you.
Eze 23:47 They will stone you to death and cut you to pieces; they will kill your children and burn down your houses.
Eze 23:48 I will get rid of sinful prostitution in this country, so that women everywhere will be warned not to act as you have.
Eze 23:49 You will be punished for becoming prostitutes and for worshiping idols, and you will know that I am the LORD God.