Ezekiel 23
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Ezekiel 23:11-35

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 harlotriesH2183.12 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 ChaldeaH3778.3 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.45 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 jewelsH3627.6 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.

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  1. 1. Ezekiel 23:11 she was...: Heb. she corrupted her inordinate love more than, etc ↩
  2. 2. Ezekiel 23:11 more than...: Heb. more than the whoredoms of her sister ↩
  3. 3. Ezekiel 23:16 as soon...: Heb. at the sight of her eyes ↩
  4. 4. Ezekiel 23:17 Babylonians: Heb. children of Babel ↩
  5. 5. Ezekiel 23:17 alienated: Heb. loosed, or, disjointed ↩
  6. 6. Ezekiel 23:26 fair...: Heb. instruments of thy decking ↩

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Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain