Ezekiel 23:1-6

Two Adulterous Sisters

1 The word of the LORD came to me:
2 “Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother.
3 They became prostitutes in Egypt, engaging in prostitution from their youth. In that land their breasts were fondled and their virgin bosoms caressed.
4 The older was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. They were mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.
5 “Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was still mine; and she lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors
6 clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all of them handsome young men, and mounted horsemen.

Cross References 8

  • 1. S Jeremiah 3:7; S Ezekiel 16:45
  • 2. Joshua 24:14
  • 3. S Leviticus 17:7; S Isaiah 1:21
  • 4. S Psalms 25:7
  • 5. S Ezekiel 16:15
  • 6. S Ezekiel 16:46
  • 7. S 2 Kings 16:7; Hosea 5:13
  • 8. Hosea 8:9
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