Ezekiel 23
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Ezekiel 23:2-4

2“SonH1121 of manH120, there wereH1961 twoH8147 womenH802, daughtersH1323 of the sameH259 motherH517, 3and they playedH2181 in EgyptH4714, prostituting themselvesH2181 from their youthH5271. Their breastsH7699H8033 were fondledH4600 thereH8033, and their virginH1331 bosomsH1717 caressedH6213. 4The olderH1419 was namedH8034 OholahH170,1 and her sisterH269 was named OholibahH172.2 They becameH1961 Mine and gave birth toH3205 sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323. As for their identitiesH8034, OholahH170 is SamariaH8111, and OholibahH172 is JerusalemH3389.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezekiel 23:4 Oholah means her own tent or she worships at a tent shrine, a metaphor for Samaria as an adulteress with Assyria. ↩
  2. 2. Ezekiel 23:4 Oholibah means the tent is in her or she is a tent shrine, a metaphor for Jerusalem as an adulterous wife. ↩

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