Ezekiel 23:36-49

36The Lord said to me, ‘Son of man, you must judge Oholah and Oholibah. Warn them that they have done disgusting things.

37They have not been faithful to me. They have murdered people. They have worshipped idols. They have not been faithful to me as their husband. They have even offered their children as food to their idols. Those were my children that they burned with fire.

38Also, they have done these things against me: They made my holy place unclean. At the same time, they did not obey my rules for Sabbath days.

39They offered their sons as sacrifices to their idols. Then, on the same day, they came into my temple! That is how they made my own special house unclean.

40The two sisters sent messages to men in places far away. When the men came to visit them, the sisters washed themselves. Yes, you made your eyes beautiful with paint. You wore beautiful jewels.

41You sat on a beautiful bed with a table in front of it. On the table you put incense and olive oil that I had given to you.

42There was a crowd of happy men around them. They included men who came from the desert and who were drunk. They put rings on the sisters' hands and beautiful crowns on their heads.

43I said this about the woman who had become tired of having sex with so many men: “They will continue to have sex with her, as she is a prostitute.”

44So the men had sex with her, as men have sex with prostitutes. That is how they had sex with Oholah and Oholibah, those two prostitutes.

45But good men will say that those women are guilty. They will punish them as they deserve, because they have not been faithful to me. They have also murdered people.

46This is what the Almighty Lord says: Bring an army to attack those women. Make them very afraid. Take away their valuable things.

47The army will throw stones at them and cut them with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters. They will destroy their houses with fire.

48That is how I will stop the people of this land from doing disgusting things. All the women will see what has happened to Oholah and Oholibah. They will not do the same disgusting things themselves.

49And you, Oholah and Oholibah, will receive the punishment that you deserve. You have lived as prostitutes, and you have not been faithful to me. Instead, you have worshipped idols. So I will punish you. Then you will know that I am the Almighty Lord. ’