Ezekiel 23:44

Ezekiel 23:44 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women.
• New International Version (NIV)And they slept with her. As men sleep with a prostitute, so they slept with those lewd women, Oholah and Oholibah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For they have gone in to her, as men go in to a prostitute. Thus they went in to Oholah and to Oholibah, lewd women!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yet they went in to her, as men go in to a woman who plays the harlot; thus they went in to Oholah and Oholibah, the lewd women.

Context of Ezekiel 23:44

42And the sound of a carefree multitude was with her; and heavy drinkers were brought from the wilderness with people from the multitude of humanity. And they put bracelets on the wrists of the women and beautiful crowns on their heads. 43“Then I said concerning her who was worn out by adulteries, ‘Will they now commit adultery with her when she is like this?’ But they went in to her as they would go in to a prostitute. This is how they went in to Oholah and to Oholibah, the lewd women. 45But they, righteous people, will judge them with the judgment of adulteresses and with the judgment of women who shed blood, because they are adulteresses and blood is on their hands. 46“For this is what the Lord God says: ‘Bring up a contingent against them and turn them over to terror and plunder.

Ezekiel 23:44 word by word

וַיָּב֣וֹא אֵלֶ֔יהָ כְּב֖וֹא אֶל־אִשָּׁ֣ה זוֹנָ֑ה כֵּ֣ן בָּ֗אוּ אֶֽל־אָֽהֳלָה֙ וְאֶל־אָ֣הֳלִיבָ֔ה אִשֹּׁ֖ת הַזִּמָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• But they wentבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to a prostituteזָנָהzânâh · to fornicateH2181
• Thisכֵּןkên · rightH3651
• to Oholahאׇהֳלָה'ohŏlâh 'ohŏlâhh · OholahH170
• and to Oholibahאׇהֳלִיבָה'ohŏlîybâh 'ohŏlîybâhh · OholibahH172
• the lewdזִמָּהzimmâh zammâh · wickednessH2154
• womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802

Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:44

• Ezekiel 23:3and they prostituted themselves in Egypt. They prostituted themselves in their youth; there their breasts were squeezed and there their virgin breasts were handled.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:44

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 44-49The sisters' enemies would attack them with stones and swords, like an invading army. In a typical invasion, not only would the prostitutes die, but their sons and daughters would also die. The enemy would burn their homes. Those who rebelled against the Lord and followed false gods would face death as punishment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 36-4436-44. A summing up of the sins of the two sisters, especially those of Judah. wilt thou judge--Wilt thou (not) judge (see on Eze 20:4)?Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 23:44

• Aholah
• Aholibah
• Idolatry
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
• Aholibah
• Desirable
• Dispatch
• Dote
• Hatefully
• Lewd
• Crime; Crimes
• Ezekiel
• Grace

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