New American Standard Bible 2020
Ezekiel 23:3-21
3and they prostitutedH2181 themselves in EgyptH4714. They 1prostitutedH2181 themselves in their youthH5271; thereH8033 their breastsH7699 were squeezedH4600 and thereH8033 their virginH1331 breastsH1717 were handledH6213. 4Their namesH8034 were OholahH170 the elderH1419 and OholibahH172 her sisterH269. And they becameH1961 Mine, and they gaveH3205 birthH3205 to sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323. And as for their namesH8034, SamariaH8111 is OholahH170 and JerusalemH3389 is OholibahH172.
5“OholahH170 prostitutedH2181 herself 2whileH8478 she was MineH8478; and she lustedH5689 afterH5921 her loversH157, afterH413 the 3AssyriansH804, her neighborsH7138, 6who were clothedH3847 in purpleH8504, 4governorsH6346 and officialsH5461, allH3605 of them handsomeH2531 youngH970 menH970, horsemenH6571 ridingH7392 on horsesH5483. 7She bestowedH5414 her 5obsceneH8457 practicesH8457 on them, allH3605 of whom were the choicestH4005 6menH1121 of AssyriaH804; and with allH3605 whomH834 she lustedH5689 after, with allH3605 their idolsH1544 she 7defiledH2930 herself. 8She did not abandonH5800 her obsceneH8457 practicesH8457 8from the time in EgyptH4714; for in her youthH5271 9men had sleptH7901 with her, and they handledH6213 her virginH1331 breastsH1717 and pouredH8210 outH8210 their obsceneH8457 practiceH8457 on her. 9ThereforeH3651, I handedH5414H3027 her overH5414 to her 10loversH157, to the 11AssyriansH1121H804, afterH5921 whomH834 she lustedH5689. 10They 12uncoveredH1540 her nakednessH6172; they tookH3947 her sonsH1121 and her daughtersH1323, but they killedH2026 her with the swordH2719. So she becameH1961 a 13subjectH8034 ofH8034 gossipH8034 among womenH802, and they executedH6213 judgmentsH8196 on her.
11“Now her sisterH269 OholibahH172 sawH7200 this, yet she wasH7843 14moreH4480 corruptH7843 in her lustH5691 thanH4480 she, and her obsceneH8457 practicesH8457 were 15moreH4480 thanH4480 the prostitutionH2183 of her sisterH269. 12She lustedH5689 afterH413 the 1617AssyriansH1121H804, governorsH6346 and officialsH5461, the onesH7138 nearH7138, opulentlyH4358 dressedH3847, horsemenH6571 ridingH7392 on horsesH5483, allH3605 of them handsomeH2531 youngH970 menH970. 13And I sawH7200 that she had defiledH2930 herself; they bothH8147 took 18the sameH259 wayH1870. 14So she increasedH3254 her obsceneH8457 practicesH8457. And she sawH7200 menH376 19carvedH2707 on the wallH7023, imagesH6754 of the 20ChaldeansH3778 drawnH2710 in brightH8350 redH8350, 15wearingH2289 beltsH232 aroundH2289 their waistsH4975, with flowingH5628 turbansH2871 on their headsH7218, allH3605 of them lookingH4758 like officersH7991, 21likeH1823 the 22BabyloniansH1121H894 in ChaldeaH3778, the landH776 of their birthH4138. 16And 23when she sawH4758H5869 them she 24lustedH5689 afterH5921 them and sentH7971 messengersH4397 to them in ChaldeaH3778. 17And the 2526BabyloniansH1121H894 cameH935 to her to the bedH4904 of loveH1730 and defiledH2930 her with their obsceneH8457 practiceH8457. And when she had beenH2930 defiledH2930 by them, 27she turnedH3363 awayH3363 from them inH3363 disgustH3363. 18She 28exposedH1540 her obsceneH8457 practicesH8457 and exposedH1540 her nakednessH6172; then 29I turnedH3363 awayH3363 from her inH3363 30disgustH3363, justH3512 asH3512 31I had turnedH5361 awayH5361 from her 32sisterH269 inH5361 disgustH5361. 19Yet she multipliedH7235 her obsceneH8457 practicesH8457, rememberingH2142 the daysH3117 of her youthH5271, whenH834 she prostitutedH2181 herself in the landH776 of EgyptH4714. 20She 33lustedH5689 afterH5921 their loversH6370, whoseH834 fleshH1320 is like the fleshH1320 of donkeysH2543 and whose dischargeH2231 is like the dischargeH2231 of horsesH5483. 21So you longedH6485 forH6485 the 34outrageousH2154 sinH2154 of your youthH5271, when 35the EgyptiansH4714 handledH6213 your breastsH1717 becauseH4616 of the breastsH7699 of your youthH5271.
Notes
- 1. Ezekiel 23:3 Lev 17:7; Jer 3:9 ↩
- 2. Ezekiel 23:5 Lit under Me ↩
- 3. Ezekiel 23:5 2 Kin 15:19; 16:7; 17:3; Ezek 16:28; Hos 5:13; 8:9, 10 ↩
- 4. Ezekiel 23:6 Ezek 23:12, 13 ↩
- 5. Ezekiel 23:7 Lit fornications ↩
- 6. Ezekiel 23:7 Lit sons of Asshur ↩
- 7. Ezekiel 23:7 Ezek 20:7; 22:3, 4; Hos 5:3; 6:10 ↩
- 8. Ezekiel 23:8 Ex 32:4; 1 Kin 12:28; 2 Kin 10:29; 17:16; Ezek 23:3, 19 ↩
- 9. Ezekiel 23:8 Lit they ↩
- 10. Ezekiel 23:9 Ezek 16:37; 23:22 ↩
- 11. Ezekiel 23:9 Lit sons of Asshur ↩
- 12. Ezekiel 23:10 Ezek 16:37, 41 ↩
- 13. Ezekiel 23:10 Lit name ↩
- 14. Ezekiel 23:11 Jer 3:8-11; Ezek 16:51 ↩
- 15. Ezekiel 23:11 I.e., more numerous, or worse ↩
- 16. Ezekiel 23:12 Lit sons of Asshur ↩
- 17. Ezekiel 23:12 2 Kin 16:7 ↩
- 18. Ezekiel 23:13 Lit one ↩
- 19. Ezekiel 23:14 Ezek 8:10 ↩
- 20. Ezekiel 23:14 Ezek 16:29 ↩
- 21. Ezekiel 23:15 Lit the likeness of ↩
- 22. Ezekiel 23:15 Lit sons of Babel ↩
- 23. Ezekiel 23:16 Lit at the sight of her eyes ↩
- 24. Ezekiel 23:16 Ezek 23:20; Matt 5:28 ↩
- 25. Ezekiel 23:17 Lit sons of Babel ↩
- 26. Ezekiel 23:17 2 Kin 24:17 ↩
- 27. Ezekiel 23:17 Lit her soul ↩
- 28. Ezekiel 23:18 Jer 8:12; Ezek 21:24; 23:10 ↩
- 29. Ezekiel 23:18 Lit My soul ↩
- 30. Ezekiel 23:18 Ps 78:59; 106:40; Jer 12:8 ↩
- 31. Ezekiel 23:18 Lit My soul ↩
- 32. Ezekiel 23:18 Ezek 23:9; Amos 5:21 ↩
- 33. Ezekiel 23:20 Ezek 16:26; 17:15 ↩
- 34. Ezekiel 23:21 Jer 3:9; Ezek 23:3 ↩
- 35. Ezekiel 23:21 As in two mss; MT from Egypt ↩
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
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