Ezekiel 23:13

13 I saw that she too defiled herself; both of them went the same way.

Ezekiel 23:13 in Other Translations

13 Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way,

13 And I saw that she was defiled; they both took the same way.

13 I saw the way she was going, defiling herself just like her older sister.

13 And I saw that she also had become incredibly filthy. Both women followed the same path.

13 And I saw that she was defiled; they both took one way.

13 I saw that she was dishonoring herself. Both sisters acted the same way.

13 And I saw that she had defiled herself; both of them [had taken] the same path.

13 I saw that she too polluted herself. So both sisters did the same evil things.

Ezekiel 23:13 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 23:13

Then I saw that she was defiled
With idols, and the worship of them, ( Ezekiel 23:7 ) : that they took both one way;
the same way of idolatry; worshipped the same idols, lived the same course of life, were guilty of the same sin, both Israel and Judah.

Ezekiel 23:13 In-Context

11 “Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.

12 She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors in full dress, mounted horsemen, all handsome young men.

13 I saw that she too defiled herself; both of them went the same way.

14 “But she carried her prostitution still further. She saw men portrayed on a wall, figures of Chaldeans portrayed in red,

15 with belts around their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like Babylonian chariot officers, natives of Chaldea.

Cross References

• 1. S 2 Kings 17:19; Hosea 12:2