Ezekiel 23:6-17

6They were governors and commanders clothed in purple. They were all handsome young men who rode on horses.

7She became a prostitute for all the important men in Assyria. She dishonored herself with the idols of all those with whom she fell in love.

8She continued the prostitution that she started in Egypt. When she was young, men went to bed with her, caressed her breasts, and treated her like a prostitute.

9“That is why I handed her over to her lovers, to the Assyrians whom she lusted after.

10They stripped her naked, took away her sons and daughters, and killed her with a sword. Women gossiped about how she was punished.

11“Even though her younger sister Oholibah saw this, Oholibah lusted after men more than her sister did. Oholibah’s prostitution became worse than her sister’s prostitution.

12She lusted after the Assyrians who were nearby. They were governors and commanders in full dress. They were mounted horsemen, all of them desirable young men.

13I saw that she was dishonoring herself. Both sisters acted the same way.

14Yet, she carried her prostitution even further. She saw pictures of men carved on walls. They were figures of Babylonian men, painted in bright red.

15The men had belts around their waists and flowing turbans on their heads. All of them looked like Babylonian officers who were born in Babylon.

16She fell in love with them at first sight and sent messengers to them in Babylonia.

17So these men came from Babylon, went to bed with her, and dishonored her with their lust. After they had dishonored her, she turned away from them in disgust.