Ezekiel 23

1The wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 came again to me, sayingH559, 2SonH1121 of manH120, there were twoH8147 womenH802, the daughtersH1323 of oneH259 motherH517: 3And they committed harlotriesH2181 in EgyptH4714; they committed harlotriesH2181 in their youthH5271: there were their breastsH7699 pressedH4600, and there they bruisedH6213 the teatsH1717 of their virginityH1331. 4And the namesH8034 of them were AholahH170 the elderH1419, and AholibahH172 her sisterH269: and they were mine, and they boreH3205 sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323. Thus were their namesH8034; SamariaH8111 is AholahH170, and JerusalemH3389 AholibahH172.12 5And AholahH170 played the harlotH2181 when she was mineH8478; and she dotedH5689 on her loversH157, on the AssyriansH804 her neighboursH7138, 6Who were clothedH3847 with blueH8504, captainsH6346 and rulersH5461, all of them desirableH2531 young menH970, horsemenH6571 ridingH7392 upon horsesH5483. 7Thus she committedH5414 her harlotriesH8457 with them, with all them that were the chosenH4005 menH1121 of AssyriaH804, and with all on whom she dotedH5689: with all their idolsH1544 she defiledH2930 herself.34 8Neither leftH5800 she her harlotriesH8457 brought from EgyptH4714: for in her youthH5271 they layH7901 with her, and they bruisedH6213 the breastsH1717 of her virginityH1331, and pouredH8210 their lustH8457 upon her. 9Therefore I have deliveredH5414 her into the handH3027 of her loversH157, into the handH3027 of the AssyriansH1121H804, upon whom she dotedH5689. 10These uncoveredH1540 her nakednessH6172: they tookH3947 her sonsH1121 and her daughtersH1323, and slewH2026 her with the swordH2719: and she became a bywordH8034 among womenH802; for they had executedH6213 judgmentH8196 upon her.5

11And when her sisterH269 AholibahH172 sawH7200this, she was more corruptH7843 in her inordinate loveH5691 than she, and in her harlotriesH8457 more than her sisterH269 in her harlotriesH2183.67 12She dotedH5689 upon the AssyriansH1121H804 her neighboursH7138, captainsH6346 and rulersH5461 clothedH3847 most gorgeouslyH4358, horsemenH6571 ridingH7392 upon horsesH5483, all of them desirableH2531 young menH970. 13Then I sawH7200 that she was defiledH2930, that they took bothH8147 oneH259 wayH1870, 14And that she increasedH3254 her harlotriesH8457: for when she sawH7200 menH582 portrayedH2707 upon the wallH7023, the imagesH6754 of the ChaldeansH3778 portrayedH2710 with vermilionH8350, 15GirdedH2289 with beltsH232 upon their loinsH4975, flowingH5628 turbansH2871 upon their headsH7218, all of them princesH7991 to look toH4758, after the mannerH1823 of the BabyloniansH1121H894 of ChaldeaH3778, the landH776 of their nativityH4138: 16And as soon as she sawH4758 them with her eyesH5869, she dotedH5689 upon them, and sentH7971 messengersH4397 to them into ChaldeaH3778.8 17And the BabyloniansH1121H894 cameH935 to her into the bedH4904 of loveH1730, and they defiledH2930 her with their immoralityH8457, and she was pollutedH2930 with them, and her mindH5315 was alienatedH3363 from them.910 18So she revealedH1540 her harlotriesH8457, and uncoveredH1540 her nakednessH6172: then my mindH5315 was alienatedH3363 from her, as my mindH5315 was alienatedH5361 from her sisterH269. 19Yet she multipliedH7235 her harlotriesH8457, in calling to remembranceH2142 the daysH3117 of her youthH5271, when she had played the harlotH2181 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714. 20For she dotedH5689 upon their paramoursH6370, whose fleshH1320 is as the fleshH1320 of donkeysH2543, and whose issueH2231 is like the issueH2231 of horsesH5483. 21Thus thou didst call to remembranceH6485 the lewdnessH2154 of thy youthH5271, in bruisingH6213 thy teatsH1717 by the EgyptiansH4714 for the breastsH7699 of thy youthH5271.

22Therefore, O AholibahH172, thus saithH559 the LordH136 GODH3069; Behold, I will raise upH5782 thy loversH157 against thee, from whom thy mindH5315 is alienatedH5361, and I will bringH935 them against thee on every sideH5439; 23The BabyloniansH1121H894, and all the ChaldeansH3778, PekodH6489, and ShoaH7772, and KoaH6970, and all the AssyriansH1121H804 with them: all of them desirableH2531 young menH970, captainsH6346 and rulersH5461, great lordsH7991 and renownedH7121, all of them ridingH7392 upon horsesH5483. 24And they shall comeH935 against thee with chariotsH2021, wagonsH7393, and wheelsH1534, and with an assemblyH6951 of peopleH5971, which shall commitH7760 against thee bucklerH6793 and shieldH4043 and helmetH6959 on every sideH5439: and I will setH5414 judgmentH4941 beforeH6440 them, and they shall judgeH8199 thee according to their judgmentsH4941. 25And I will setH5414 my jealousyH7068 against thee, and they shall dealH6213 furiouslyH2534 with thee: they shall take awayH5493 thy noseH639 and thy earsH241; and thy remnantH319 shall fallH5307 by the swordH2719: they shall takeH3947 thy sonsH1121 and thy daughtersH1323; and thy remnantH319 shall be devouredH398 by the fireH784. 26They shall also stripH6584 thee of thy clothesH899, and take awayH3947 thy fairH8597 jewelsH3627.11 27Thus will I make thy lewdnessH2154 to ceaseH7673 from thee, and thy harlotryH2184 brought from the landH776 of EgyptH4714: so that thou shalt not lift upH5375 thy eyesH5869 to them, nor rememberH2142 EgyptH4714 any more. 28For thus saithH559 the LordH136 GODH3069; Behold, I will deliverH5414 thee into the handH3027 of them whom thou hatestH8130, into the handH3027 of them from whom thy mindH5315 is alienatedH5361: 29And they shall dealH6213 with thee in hatredH8135, and shall take awayH3947 all thy labourH3018, and shall leaveH5800 thee nakedH5903 and bareH6181: and the nakednessH6172 of thy harlotriesH2183 shall be uncoveredH1540, both thy lewdnessH2154 and thy harlotriesH8457. 30I will doH6213 these things to thee, because thou hast played the harlotH2181 withH310 the heathenH1471, and because thou art pollutedH2930 with their idolsH1544. 31Thou hast walkedH1980 in the wayH1870 of thy sisterH269; therefore will I giveH5414 her cupH3563 into thy handH3027. 32Thus saithH559 the LordH136 GODH3069; Thou shalt drinkH8354 of thy sister’sH269 cupH3563 deepH6013 and largeH7342: thou shalt be laughed atH6712 and had in derisionH3933; it containethH3557 muchH4767. 33Thou shalt be filledH4390 with drunkennessH7943 and sorrowH3015, with the cupH3563 of horrorH8047 and desolationH8077, with the cupH3563 of thy sisterH269 SamariaH8111. 34Thou shalt even drinkH8354 it and drain itH4680, and thou shalt breakH1633 its piecesH2789, and pluck offH5423 thy own breastsH7699: for I have spokenH1696 it, saithH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069. 35Therefore thus saithH559 the LordH136 GODH3069; Because thou hast forgottenH7911 me, and castH7993 me behindH310 thy backH1458, therefore bearH5375 thou also thy lewdnessH2154 and thy harlotriesH8457.

36The LORDH3068 saidH559 moreover to me; SonH1121 of manH120, wilt thou judgeH8199 AholahH170 and AholibahH172? yea, declareH5046 to them their abominationsH8441;12 37That they have committed adulteryH5003, and bloodH1818 is in their handsH3027, and with their idolsH1544 have they committed adulteryH5003, and have also caused their sonsH1121, whom they boreH3205 to me, to pass for them throughH5674 the fire, to devourH402 them . 38Moreover this they have doneH6213 to me: they have defiledH2930 my sanctuaryH4720 in the same dayH3117, and have profanedH2490 my sabbathsH7676. 39For when they had slainH7819 their childrenH1121 to their idolsH1544, then they cameH935 the same dayH3117 into my sanctuaryH4720 to profaneH2490 it; and, lo, thus have they doneH6213 in the midstH8432 of my houseH1004. 40And furthermoreH637, that ye have sentH7971 for menH582 to comeH935 from farH4801, to whom a messengerH4397 was sentH7971; and, lo, they cameH935: for whom thou didst washH7364 thyself, didst paintH3583 thy eyesH5869, and didst deckH5710 thyself with ornamentsH5716,13 41And satestH3427 upon a statelyH3520 bedH4296, and a tableH7979 preparedH6186 beforeH6440 it, upon which thou hast setH7760 my incenseH7004 and my oilH8081.14 42And a voiceH6963 of a multitudeH1995 being at easeH7961 was with her: and with the menH582 of the common sortH7230H120 were broughtH935 SabeansH5436H5433 from the wildernessH4057, who putH5414 braceletsH6781 upon their handsH3027, and beautifulH8597 crownsH5850 upon their headsH7218.1516 43Then saidH559 I to her that was oldH1087 in adulteriesH5004, Will they now commitH2181 harlotriesH8457 with her, and she with them ?17 44Yet they went inH935 to her, as they go inH935 to a womanH802 that playeth the harlotH2181: so they went inH935 to AholahH170 and to AholibahH172, the lewdH2154 womenH802. 45And the righteousH6662 menH582, they shall judgeH8199 them after the mannerH4941 of adulteressesH5003, and after the mannerH4941 of women that shedH8210 bloodH1818; because they are adulteressesH5003, and bloodH1818 is in their handsH3027. 46For thus saithH559 the LordH136 GODH3069; I will bring upH5927 a companyH6951 upon them, and will giveH5414 them to be removedH2189 and plunderedH957.18 47And the companyH6951 shall stoneH7275 them with stonesH68, and dispatchH1254 them with their swordsH2719; they shall slayH2026 their sonsH1121 and their daughtersH1323, and burnH8313 their housesH1004 with fireH784.19 48Thus will I cause lewdnessH2154 to ceaseH7673 out of the landH776, that all womenH802 may be taughtH3256 not to doH6213 after your lewdnessH2154. 49And they shall recompenseH5414 your lewdnessH2154 upon you, and ye shall bearH5375 the sinsH2399 of your idolsH1544: and ye shall knowH3045 that I am the LordH136 GODH3069.