Ezekiel 23:2

Ezekiel 23:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:
• New International Version (NIV)“Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Son of man, there were two women, The daughters of one mother.

Context of Ezekiel 23:2

1The word of the Lord came to me again: “Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother, 3who acted like prostitutes in Egypt, behaving promiscuously in their youth. Their breasts were fondled there, and their virgin nipples caressed. 4The older one was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. They became mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their names, Oholah represents Samaria and Oholibah represents Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 23:2 word by word

בֶּן־אָדָ֑ם שְׁתַּ֣יִם נָשִׁ֔ים בְּנ֥וֹת אֵם־אַחַ֖ת הָיֽוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• there were twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• the daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• motherאֵם'êm · motherH517

Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:2

• Ezekiel 16:44“‘Look, everyone who uses proverbs will quote this proverb about you: “Like mother, like daughter.”
• Jeremiah 3:7I thought, ‘After she has done all these things, she will return to me.’ But she didn’t return, and her treacherous sister Judah saw it.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Son of man, there were two women - All the Hebrews were derived from one source, Abraham and Sarah; and, till the schism under Rehoboam, formed but one people: but as these ten tribes and a half separated from Judah and Benjamin, they became two distinct people under different kings; called the kingdom of Judah, and the kingdom of Israel. They are called here, because of their consanguinity, two sisters. The elder, Samaria, (for there was the seat of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Of one mother - Israel and Judah were branches of the same stock.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2daughters of the same mother: They came from the same nation, and their lives were very similar. Even their names, Oholah and Oholibah, sound alike.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-49The imagery is similar to that in the sixteenth chapter; but here the reference is not as there so much to the breach of the spiritual marriage covenant with God by the people's idolatries, as by their worldly spirit, and their trusting to alliances with the heathen for safety, rather than to God. 2. two ... of one mother--Israel and Judah, one nation by birth from the same ancestress, Sarah.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 23:2

• Idolatry

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings