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Ezekiel 23:3-21

3andtheyplayedH2181theharlotinEgyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;theyplayedH2181theharlotintheiryouthבִּנְעוּרֵיהֶ֖ןbin.'u.rei.HenH5271;thereweretheirbreastsשְׁדֵיהֶ֔ןshe.dei.HenH7699pressed,andtherewashandledthebosomoftheirvirginityבְּתוּלֵיהֶֽן׃be.tu.lei.HenH1331.

4AndthenamesH8034ofthemwereH1961Oholahאָהֳלָ֤ה'o.ho.LahH170theelder,andOholibahוְאָהֳלִיבָ֣הve.'o.ho.li.VahH172hersisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269:andtheybecamemine,andtheybaresonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323.AndasfortheirnamesH8034,Samariaשֹׁמְר֣וֹןsho.me.RonH8111isOholahאָהֳלָ֔ה'o.ho.LahH170,andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389Oholibahאָהֳלִיבָֽה׃'o.ho.li.VahH172.

5AndOholahאָהֳלָ֖ה'o.ho.LahH170playedH2181theharlotwhenshe wasmine;andshe dotedonherloversמְאַהֲבֶ֔יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157,ontheAssyriansherneighbors,

6whowereclothedH3847withblueתְכֵ֙לֶת֙te.Khe.letH8504,governorsפַּח֣וֹתpa.ChotH6346andrulers,allofthemdesirableyoungבַּח֥וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970menH970,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֕יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingH7392uponhorsesH5483.

7Andshebestowedherwhoredomsuponthem,thechoicestmenofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804allofthem;andonwhomsoevershedoted,withalltheiridolsגִּלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544shedefiledH2930herself.

8NeitherhathsheleftH5800herwhoredomssincethedaysofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;forinheryouthבִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָvin.'u.Rei.haH5271theylayH7901withher,andtheyhandledthebosomofhervirginityבְתוּלֶ֑יהָve.tu.Lei.haH1331;andtheypouredוַיִּשְׁפְּכ֥וּvai.yish.pe.KhuH8210outtheirwhoredomuponher.

9WhereforeIdeliveredherintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofherloversמְאַֽהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157,intothehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027oftheAssyrians,uponwhomshedoted.

10Theseuncoveredגִּלּ֣וּgi.LuH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָהּ֒'er.va.TahH6172;theytookH3947hersonsבָּנֶ֤יהָba.Nei.haH1121andherdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323;andhertheyslewH2026withtheswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719:andshebecameH1961abywordamongwomenH802;fortheyexecutedjudgmentsuponher.

11Andhersisterאֲחוֹתָ֣הּ'a.cho.TahH269Oholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֔ה'o.ho.li.VahH172sawH7200this, yetwasshemoreמִמֶּ֑נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480corruptH7843inherdotingthanshe,andinherwhoredoms whichweremoreH4480thanthewhoredomsofhersisterאֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269.

12She dotedupontheAssyrians,governorsפַּח֨וֹתpa.ChotH6346andrulers,herneighbors,clothedH3847most gorgeously,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֖יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingH7392uponhorsesH5483,allofthemdesirableyoungH1121menH970.

13AndIsawH7200thatshewasdefiledH2930;theybothtookoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870.

14AndsheincreasedH3254herwhoredoms;forshesawH7200menH376portrayeduponthewallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023,theimagesH6754oftheChaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֔יםkhas.di.yimH3778portrayedwithvermilionבַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ba.sha.SharH8350,

15girdedwithgirdles upontheirloinsH4975,withflowingturbansupontheirheadsבְּרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔םbe.Ra.shei.HemH7218,allofthemprincestolook upon,afterthelikenessדְּמ֤וּתde.MutH1823oftheBabyloniansinChaldeaכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778,thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheirnativity.

16Andassoonasshe sawthemshe doteduponthem,andsentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untothemintoChaldeaכַּשְׂדִּֽימָה׃kas.Di.mahH3778.

17AndtheBabylonianscameH935toherintothebedלְמִשְׁכַּ֣בle.mish.KavH4904oflove,andtheydefiledH2930herwiththeirwhoredom,andshewaspollutedwiththem,andhersoulH5315wasalienatedfromthem.

18Sosheuncoveredוַתְּגַל֙va.te.GalH1540herwhoredoms,anduncoveredוַתְּגַ֖לva.te.GalH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָ֑הּ'er.va.TahH6172:thenmysoulH5315wasalienatedfromher,likeasmysoulH5315wasalienatedfromhersisterאֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269.

19YetshemultipliedH7235herwhoredoms,rememberingלִזְכֹּר֙liz.KorH2142thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofheryouthנְעוּרֶ֔יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271,whereinshehadplayedH2181theharlotinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

20Andshedotedupontheirparamours,whosefleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320isasthefleshבְּשָׂרָ֔םbe.sa.RamH1320ofasses,andwhoseissueisliketheissueofhorsesH5483.

21Thusthou calledsttoremembrancethelewdnessofthyyouthנְעוּרָ֑יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,inthehandlingofthybosombytheEgyptiansforthebreastsשְׁדֵ֥יshe.DeiH7699ofthyyouthנְעוּרָֽיִךְ׃ סne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271.

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