Ezekiel 23
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Ezekiel 23:22-44

22ThereforeH3651, OholibahH172, this is whatH3541 the LordH136 GODH3069H2005 saysH559: ‘I will inciteH5782 your loversH157 against youH5921, thoseH834 from whomH5315 you turned away in disgustH5361. And I will bring themH935 against youH5921 from every sideH5439— 23the BabyloniansH1121H894 and allH3605 the ChaldeansH3778, the men of PekodH6489, ShoaH7772, and KoaH6970, and allH3605 the AssyriansH1121H804 with themH854—all desirableH2531 young menH970, governorsH6346 and commandersH5461, officersH7991 and men of renownH7121, mounted onH7392 horsesH5483.

24They will comeH935 against youH5921 with a hostH6951 of peoplesH5971,1 with weaponsH2021, chariotsH7393, and wagonsH1534. They will array themselvesH7760 against youH5921 on every sideH5439 with bucklerH6793 and shieldH4043 and helmetH6959. I will delegateH5414 judgmentH4941 to themH6440, and they will punish youH8199 according to their own standardsH4941. 25And I will setH5414 My jealous rageH7068 against you, and they will dealH6213 with youH854 in furyH2534. They will cut offH5493 your nosesH639 and earsH241, and your survivorsH319 will fallH5307 by the swordH2719. TheyH1992 will seizeH3947 your sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323, and your remnantH319 will be consumedH398 by fireH784. 26They will strip offH6584 your clothesH899 and takeH3947 your fineH8597 jewelryH3627. 27So I will put an endH7673 toH4480 your indecencyH2154 and prostitutionH2184, which began in the landH776 of EgyptH4714, and you will notH3808 liftH5375 your eyesH5869 to themH413 or rememberH2142 EgyptH4714H3808 anymoreH5750.’

28ForH3588 this is whatH3541 the LordH136 GODH3069 saysH559: ‘SurelyH2005 I will deliver youH5414 into the handsH3027 of those you hateH8130H3027, from whomH834 you turned awayH5315 in disgustH5361. 29They will treatH6213H854 you with hatredH8135, takeH3947 all for whichH3605 you have workedH3018, and leave youH5800 nakedH5903 and bareH6181, so that the shameH6172 of your prostitutionH2183 will be exposedH1540. Your indecencyH2154 and promiscuityH8457 30have broughtH6213 these thingsH428 upon you, because you have prostituted yourselfH2181 withH310 the nationsH1471H5921 and defiled yourselfH2930 with their idolsH1544. 31Because you have followedH1980 the pathH1870 of your sisterH269, I will putH5414 her cupH3563 into your handH3027.’

32This is whatH3541 the LordH136 GODH3069 saysH559:

‘You will drinkH8354 your sister’sH269 cupH3563,a cup deepH6013 and wideH7342.It will bringH1961 scornH6712 and derisionH3933,for it holdsH3557 so muchH4767.33You will be filledH4390 with drunkennessH7943 and griefH3015,with a cupH3563 of devastationH8047 and desolationH8077,the cupH3563 of your sisterH269 SamariaH8111.34You will drink itH8354 and drain itH4680;you will dash itH1633 to piecesH2789,and tearH5423 your breastsH7699.ForH3588 IH589 have spokenH1696,’declaresH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069.

35ThereforeH3651 this is whatH3541 the LordH136 GODH3069 saysH559: ‘BecauseH3282 you have forgottenH7911 MeH853 and have castH7993 MeH853 behindH310 your backH1458H1571, youH859 must bear the consequencesH5375 of your indecencyH2154 andH853 prostitutionH8457.’”

36Then the LORDH3068 saidH559 to meH413: “SonH1121 of manH120, will you pass judgmentH8199 against OholahH170 and OholibahH172? Then declareH5046 to them their abominationsH8441. 37ForH3588 they have committed adulteryH5003, and bloodH1818 is on their handsH3027H854. They have committed adulteryH5003 with their idolsH1544. They have evenH1571 sacrificed their childrenH1121, whomH834 they boreH3205 to Me, in the fireH56742 as foodH402 for their idols.

38They have alsoH5750 doneH6213 thisH2063 to Me: On that very sameH1931 dayH3117, they defiledH2930 My sanctuaryH4720 and profanedH2490 My SabbathsH7676. 39On the veryH1931 dayH3117 they slaughteredH7819 their childrenH1121 for their idolsH1544, they enteredH935H413 My sanctuaryH4720 to profane itH2490. YesH2009, they didH6213 thisH3541 insideH8432 My houseH1004.

40FurthermoreH637H3588, you sisters sentH79713 messengersH4397 for menH582 who cameH935 from afarH4801; and beholdH2009, when they arrivedH935, you bathedH7364 for themH834, paintedH3583 your eyesH5869, and adorned yourselfH5710 with jewelryH5716. 41You satH3427 onH5921 a couchH4296 of luxuryH3520 with a tableH7979 spreadH6186 before itH6440, onH5921 which you had setH7760 My incenseH7004 and My oilH8081, 42accompanied by the soundH6963 of a carefreeH7961 crowdH1995. DrunkardsH54334 were brought inH935 from the desertH4057 along withH413 menH582 from the rabbleH7230H120, who putH5414 braceletsH6781 onH413 your wristsH3027 and beautifulH8597 crownsH5850 onH5921 your headH7218.

43Then I saidH559 of her who had grown oldH1087 in adulteriesH5004: ‘NowH6256 let them use her as a prostituteH2181H8457, for that is all she isH1931!’

44And they sleptH935 with herH413 as withH935 a prostituteH802H2181; they slept withH935H413 OholahH170H413 and OholibahH172, those lewdH2154 womenH802.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezekiel 23:24 LXX They will all come against you from the north ↩
  2. 2. Ezekiel 23:37 Literally passed their children, whom they bore to Me, through the fire ↩
  3. 3. Ezekiel 23:40 Hebrew they sent ↩
  4. 4. Ezekiel 23:42 Or Sabeans ↩

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