Ezekiel 23
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Ezekiel 23:3-8

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.

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  1. 1. Ezekiel 23:3 Lev 17:7; Jer 3:9 ↩
  2. 2. Ezekiel 23:5 Lit under Me ↩
  3. 3. Ezekiel 23:5 2 Kin 15:19; 16:7; 17:3; Ezek 16:28; Hos 5:13; 8:9, 10 ↩
  4. 4. Ezekiel 23:6 Ezek 23:12, 13 ↩
  5. 5. Ezekiel 23:7 Lit fornications ↩
  6. 6. Ezekiel 23:7 Lit sons of Asshur ↩
  7. 7. Ezekiel 23:7 Ezek 20:7; 22:3, 4; Hos 5:3; 6:10 ↩
  8. 8. Ezekiel 23:8 Ex 32:4; 1 Kin 12:28; 2 Kin 10:29; 17:16; Ezek 23:3, 19 ↩
  9. 9. Ezekiel 23:8 Lit they ↩

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