Ezekiel 23 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Oholah and Oholibah’s Sin and Its Consequences

The word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came^H1961 to me again, saying^H559,

Eze 23:2“Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother;

Eze 23:3and they prostituted themselves in Egypt. They prostituted themselves in their youth; there their breasts were squeezed and there their virgin breasts were handled.

Eze 23:4

Eze 23:4“Their names were Oholah the elder and Oholibah her sister. And they became Mine, and they gave birth to sons and daughters. And as for their names, Samaria is Oholah and Jerusalem is Oholibah.

Eze 23:5

“Oholah^H170 prostituted^H2181 herself [fn]while^H8478 she was Mine^H8478; and she lusted^H5689 after^H5921 her lovers^H157, after^H413 the Assyrians^H804, her neighbors^H7138,

Eze 23:6

Eze 23:6who were clothed in purple, governors and officials, all of them handsome young men, horsemen riding on horses.

Eze 23:7

Eze 23:7“She bestowed her [fn]obscene practices on them, all of whom were the choicest [fn]men of Assyria; and with all whom she lusted after, with all their idols she defiled herself.

Eze 23:8

Eze 23:8“She did not abandon her obscene practices from the time in Egypt; for in her youth [fn]men had slept with her, and they handled her virgin breasts and poured out their obscene practice on her.

Eze 23:9

Eze 23:9“Therefore, I handed her over to her lovers, to the [fn]Assyrians, after whom she lusted.

Eze 23:10

Eze 23:10“They uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters, but they killed her with the sword. So she became a [fn]subject of gossip among women, and they executed judgments on her.

Eze 23:11

“Now her sister^H269 Oholibah^H172 saw^H7200 this, yet she was^H7843 more^H4480 corrupt^H7843 in her lust^H5691 than^H4480 she, and her obscene^H8457 practices^H8457 were [fn]more^H4480 than^H4480 the prostitution^H2183 of her sister^H269.

Eze 23:12

Eze 23:12“She lusted after the [fn]Assyrians, governors and officials, the ones near, opulently dressed, horsemen riding on horses, all of them handsome young men.

Eze 23:13

Eze 23:13“And I saw that she had defiled herself; they both took [fn]the same way.

Eze 23:14

Eze 23:14“So she increased her obscene practices. And she saw men carved on the wall, images of the Chaldeans drawn in bright red,

Eze 23:15

Eze 23:15wearing belts around their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like officers, [fn]like the [fn]Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.

Eze 23:16

Eze 23:16“And [fn]when she saw them she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

Eze 23:17

Eze 23:17“And the [fn]Babylonians came to her to the bed of love and defiled her with their obscene practice. And when she had been defiled by them, [fn]she turned away from them in disgust.

Eze 23:18

Eze 23:18“She exposed her obscene practices and exposed her nakedness; then [fn]I turned away from her in disgust, just as [fn]I had turned away from her sister in disgust.

Eze 23:19

Eze 23:19“Yet she multiplied her obscene practices, remembering the days of her youth, when she prostituted herself in the land of Egypt.

Eze 23:20

Eze 23:20“She lusted after their lovers, whose flesh is like the flesh of donkeys and whose discharge is like the discharge of horses.

Eze 23:21

Eze 23:21“So you longed for the outrageous sin of your youth, when [fn]the Egyptians handled your breasts because of the breasts of your youth.

Eze 23:22

“Therefore^H3651, Oholibah^H172, this^H3541 is^H3541 what^H3541 the Lord^H136 [fn]GOD^H3068 says^H559: ‘Behold^H2009 I am going to incite^H5782 your lovers^H157 against^H5921 you, from whom^H834 [fn]you turned^H5361 away^H5361 in^H5361 disgust^H5361, and I will bring^H935 them against^H5921 you from every^H5439 side^H5439:

Eze 23:23

Eze 23:23the [fn]Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the [fn]Assyrians with them; handsome young men, governors and officials all of them, officers and [fn]men of renown, all of them riding on horses.

Eze 23:24

Eze 23:24‘And they will come against you with weapons, chariots, and [fn]wagons, and with a contingent of peoples. They will attack you on every side with shield, [fn]buckler, and helmet; and I will commit the judgment to them, and they will judge you according to their customs.

Eze 23:25

Eze 23:25‘I will set My jealousy against you, so that they may deal with you in wrath. They will remove your nose and your ears; and your [fn]survivors will fall by the sword. They will take your sons and your daughters; and your [fn]survivors will be consumed by the fire.

Eze 23:26

Eze 23:26‘They will also strip you of your clothes and take away your beautiful jewelry.

Eze 23:27

Eze 23:27‘So I will remove from you your outrageous sin and your prostitution that you brought from the land of Egypt, so that you will not raise your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.’

Eze 23:28

Eze 23:28“For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am going to hand you over to those whom you hate, to those from whom [fn]you turned away in disgust.

Eze 23:29

Eze 23:29‘They will deal with you in hatred, take all your property, and leave you naked and bare. And the nakedness of your prostitution will be exposed, both your outrageous sin and your obscene practices.

Eze 23:30

Eze 23:30‘These things will be done to you because you have adulterously pursued the nations, because you have defiled yourself with their idols.

Eze 23:31

Eze 23:31‘You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore I will put her cup in your hand.’

Eze 23:32

Eze 23:32“This is what the Lord GOD says:

‘You will drink^H8354 your sister’s^H269 cup^H3563,

Which is deep^H6013 and wide^H7342.

[fn]You will be laughed^H6712 at and held in derision^H3933;

Because it contains^H3557 much^H4767.

Eze 23:33

‘You will be filled^H4390 with drunkenness^H7943 and grief^H3015,

A cup^H3563 of horror^H8047 and desolation^H8077,

The cup^H3563 of your sister^H269 Samaria^H8111.

Eze 23:34

‘And you will drink^H8354 it and drain^H4680 it.

Then you will gnaw^H1633 on its fragments^H2789

And tear^H5423 your breasts^H7699;

for I have spoken^H1696,’ declares^H5002 the Lord^H136 GOD^H3068.

Eze 23:35

Eze 23:35“Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have forgotten Me and discarded Me behind your back, suffer on your own part the punishment for your outrageous sin and your obscene practices.’”

Eze 23:36

Moreover, the LORD^H3068 said^H559 to me, “Son^H1121 of man^H120, will you judge^H8199 Oholah^H170 and Oholibah^H172? Then declare^H5046 to them their abominations^H8441.

Eze 23:37

Eze 23:37“For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. So they have committed adultery with their idols, and even made their sons, whom they bore to Me, pass through the fire to [fn]them as food.

Eze 23:38

Eze 23:38“Again, they have done this to Me: they have defiled My sanctuary on the same day, and have profaned My Sabbaths.

Eze 23:39

Eze 23:39“For when they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary on the same day to profane it; and behold, this is what they did within My house.

Eze 23:40

“Furthermore^H637, [fn]they have even^H3588 sent^H7971 for men^H376 who come^H935 from a great^H4801 distance^H4801, to whom^H834 a messenger^H4397 was sent^H7971; and behold^H2009, they came^H935—for whom^H834 you bathed^H7364, put^H3583 makeup^H3583 on your eyes^H5869, and adorned^H5710 yourselves^H5710 with jewelry^H5716;

Eze 23:41

Eze 23:41and you sat on a splendid couch with a table arranged in front of it on which you had set My incense and My oil.

Eze 23:42

Eze 23:42“And the sound of a [fn]carefree multitude was with her; and heavy drinkers were brought from the wilderness with people from the multitude of humanity. And they put bracelets on [fn]the wrists of the women and beautiful crowns on their heads.

Eze 23:43

“Then I said^H559 concerning her who was worn^H1087 out^H1087 by adulteries^H5004, ‘[fn]Will they now^H6258 commit^H2181 adultery^H2181 with her when she is like this?’

Eze 23:44

Eze 23:44“[fn]But they went in to her as they would go in to a prostitute. This is how they went in to Oholah and to Oholibah, the lewd women.

Eze 23:45

Eze 23:45“But they, righteous people, will judge them with the judgment of adulteresses and with the judgment of women who shed blood, because they are adulteresses and blood is on their hands.

Eze 23:46

“For this^H3541 is^H3541 what^H3541 the Lord^H136 GOD^H3068 says^H559: ‘Bring^H5927 up^H5927 a contingent^H6951 against^H5921 them and turn^H5414 them over^H5414 to terror^H2113 and plunder^H957.

Eze 23:47

Eze 23:47‘The contingent will stone them with stones and cut them down with their swords; they will kill their sons and their daughters and burn their houses with fire.

Eze 23:48

Eze 23:48‘So I will eliminate outrageous conduct from the land, so that all women will take warning and not commit [fn]outrageous sin as you have done.

Eze 23:49

Eze 23:49‘Your outrageous conduct [fn]will be repaid to you, and you will bear the guilt for your idols; so you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’”

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NASB20 Footnotes

Lit under Me

Lit fornications

Lit sons of Asshur

Lit they

Lit sons of Asshur

Lit name

I.e., more numerous, or worse

(23:12)

Lit sons of Asshur

(23:13)

Lit one

(23:15)

Lit the likeness of

(23:15)

Lit sons of Babel

(23:16)

Lit at the sight of her eyes

Lit sons of Babel

Lit her soul

Lit My soul

Lit My soul

As in two mss; MT from Egypt

(23:22)

Heb YHWH, usually rendered LORD, and so throughout the ch

(23:22)

Lit your soul

(23:23)

Lit sons of Babylon

(23:23)

Lit sons of Assyria

Lit called ones

Lit wheel

I.e., small shield

Lit remainder

Lit remainder

Lit your soul

Or It will be for laughter and derision because of its great size

I.e., the idols

Or you (women)

Lit at ease

Lit their hands

Or Now they will commit adultery with her, and she with them

(23:44)

Or And

(23:48)

Lit according to your lewdness

(23:49)

Lit they will give

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Oholah and Oholibah’s Sin and Its Consequences

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