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Ezekiel 23 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh’s word came again to me, saying,
[2] “Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother.
[3] They played the prostitute in Egypt. They played the prostitute in their youth. Their breasts were fondled there, and their youthful nipples were caressed there.
[4] Their names were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her sister. They became mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah.
[5] “Oholah played the prostitute when she was mine. She doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,
[6] who were clothed with blue—governors and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.
[7] She gave herself as a prostitute to them, all of them the choicest men of Assyria. She defiled herself with the idols of whomever she lusted after.
[8] She hasn’t left her prostitution since leaving Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her. They caressed her youthful nipples and they poured out their prostitution on her.
[9] “Therefore I delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians on whom she doted.
[10] These uncovered her nakedness. They took her sons and her daughters, and they killed her with the sword. She became a byword among women; for they executed judgments on her.
[11] “Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt in her lusting than she, and in her prostitution which was more depraved than the prostitution of her sister.
[12] She lusted after the Assyrians, governors and rulers—her neighbors, clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men.
[13] I saw that she was defiled. They both went the same way.
[14] “She increased her prostitution; for she saw men portrayed on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with red,
[15] dressed with belts on their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like princes, after the likeness of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.
[16] As soon as she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to them into Chaldea.
[17] The Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their prostitution. She was polluted with them, and her soul was alienated from them.
[18] So she uncovered her prostitution and uncovered her nakedness. Then my soul was alienated from her, just like my soul was alienated from her sister.
[19] Yet she multiplied her prostitution, remembering the days of her youth, in which she had played the prostitute in the land of Egypt.
[20] She lusted after their lovers, whose flesh is as the flesh of donkeys, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.
[21] Thus you called to memory the lewdness of your youth, in the caressing of your nipples by the Egyptians because of your youthful breasts.
[22] “Therefore, Oholibah, the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I will raise up your lovers against you, from whom your soul is alienated, and I will bring them against you on every side:
[23] the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, Shoa, Koa, and all the Assyrians with them; all of them desirable young men, governors and rulers, princes and men of renown, all of them riding on horses.
[24] They will come against you with weapons, chariots, and wagons, and with a company of peoples. They will set themselves against you with buckler, shield, and helmet all around. I will commit the judgment to them, and they will judge you according to their judgments.
[25] I will set my jealousy against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will take away your nose and your ears. Your remnant will fall by the sword. They will take your sons and your daughters; and the rest of you will be devoured by the fire.
[26] They will also strip you of your clothes and take away your beautiful jewels.
[27] Thus I will make your lewdness to cease from you, and remove your prostitution from the land of Egypt, so that you will not lift up your eyes to them, nor remember Egypt any more.’
[28] “For the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I will deliver you into the hand of them whom you hate, into the hand of them from whom your soul is alienated.
[29] They will deal with you in hatred, and will take away all your labor, and will leave you naked and bare. The nakedness of your prostitution will be uncovered, both your lewdness and your prostitution.
[30] These things will be done to you because you have played the prostitute after the nations, and because you are polluted with their idols.
[31] You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore I will give her cup into your hand.’
[32] “The Lord Yahweh says: ‘You will drink of your sister’s cup, which is deep and large. You will be ridiculed and held in derision. It contains much.
[33] You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of your sister Samaria.
[34] You will even drink it and drain it out. You will gnaw the broken pieces of it, and will tear your breasts; for I have spoken it,’ says the Lord Yahweh.
[35] “Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Because you have forgotten me and cast me behind your back, therefore you also bear your lewdness and your prostitution.’”
[36] Yahweh said moreover to me: “Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.
[37] For they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols. They have also caused their sons, whom they bore to me, to pass through the fire to them to be devoured.
[38] Moreover this they have done to me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my Sabbaths.
[39] For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and behold, they have done this in the middle of my house.
[40] “Furthermore you sisters have sent for men who come from far away, to whom a messenger was sent, and behold, they came; for whom you washed yourself, painted your eyes, decorated yourself with ornaments,
[41] and sat on a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon you set my incense and my oil.
[42] “The voice of a multitude being at ease was with her. With men of the common sort were brought drunkards from the wilderness; and they put bracelets on their hands, and beautiful crowns on their heads.
[43] Then I said of her who was old in adulteries, ‘Now they will play the prostitute with her, and she with them.’
[44] They went in to her, as they go in to a prostitute. So they went in to Oholah and to Oholibah, the lewd women.
[45] Righteous men will judge them with the judgment of adulteresses and with the judgment of women who shed blood, because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.
[46] “For the Lord Yahweh says: ‘I will bring up a mob against them, and will give them to be tossed back and forth and robbed.
[47] The company will stone them with stones and dispatch them with their swords. They will kill their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire.
[48] “‘Thus I will cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to be lewd like you.
[49] They will recompense your lewdness on you, and you will bear the sins of your idols. Then you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.’”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Ezekiel 23 (KJVS)

[1] The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, ()
[2] Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:
[3] and they committed whoredoms () in Egypt; they committed whoredoms () in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, () and there they bruised () the teats of their virginity.
[4] And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare () sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.
[5] And Aholah played the harlot () when she was mine; and she doted () on her lovers, () on the Assyrians her neighbours,
[6] which were clothed () with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding () upon horses.
[7] Thus she committed () her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: () with all their idols she defiled () herself.
[8] Neither left () she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay () with her, and they bruised () the breasts of her virginity, and poured () their whoredom upon her.
[9] Wherefore I have delivered () her into the hand of her lovers, () into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted. ()
[10] These discovered () her nakedness: they took () her sons and her daughters, and slew () her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for they had executed () judgment upon her.
[11] And when her sister Aholibah saw () this, she was more corrupt () in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms.
[12] She doted () upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed () most gorgeously, horsemen riding () upon horses, all of them desirable young men.
[13] Then I saw () that she was defiled, () that they took both one way,
[14] and that she increased () her whoredoms: for when she saw () men pourtrayed () upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed () with vermilion,
[15] girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding () in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:
[16] and as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted () upon them, and sent () messengers unto them into Chaldea.
[17] And the Babylonians came () to her into the bed of love, and they defiled () her with their whoredom, and she was polluted () with them, and her mind was alienated () from them.
[18] So she discovered () her whoredoms, and discovered () her nakedness: then my mind was alienated () from her, like as my mind was alienated () from her sister.
[19] Yet she multiplied () her whoredoms, in calling to remembrance () the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot () in the land of Egypt.
[20] For she doted () upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.
[21] Thus thou calledst to remembrance () the lewdness of thy youth, in bruising () thy teats by the Egyptians for the paps of thy youth.
[22] Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saith () the Lord God; Behold, I will raise up () thy lovers () against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated, () and I will bring () them against thee on every side;
[23] the Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, () all of them riding () upon horses.
[24] And they shall come () against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set () against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set () judgment before them, and they shall judge () thee according to their judgments.
[25] And I will set () my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal () furiously with thee: they shall take away () thy nose and thine ears; and thy remnant shall fall () by the sword: they shall take () thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured () by the fire.
[26] They shall also strip () thee out of thy clothes, and take away () thy fair jewels.
[27] Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease () from thee, and thy whoredom brought from the land of Egypt: so that thou shalt not lift up () thine eyes unto them, nor remember () Egypt any more.
[28] For thus saith () the Lord God; Behold, I will deliver () thee into the hand of them whom thou hatest, () into the hand of them from whom thy mind is alienated: ()
[29] and they shall deal () with thee hatefully, and shall take away () all thy labour, and shall leave () thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, () both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.
[30] I will do () these things unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring () after the heathen, and because thou art polluted () with their idols.
[31] Thou hast walked () in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give () her cup into thine hand.
[32] Thus saith () the Lord God; Thou shalt drink () of thy sister’s cup deep and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it containeth () much.
[33] Thou shalt be filled () with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria.
[34] Thou shalt even drink () it and suck it out, () and thou shalt break () the sherds thereof, and pluck off () thine own breasts: for I have spoken () it, saith () the Lord God.
[35] Therefore thus saith () the Lord God; Because thou hast forgotten () me, and cast () me behind thy back, therefore bear () thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.
[36] The Lord said () moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge () Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare () unto them their abominations;
[37] that they have committed adultery, () and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, () and have also caused their sons, whom they bare () unto me, to pass for them through () the fire, to devour them.
[38] Moreover this they have done () unto me: they have defiled () my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned () my sabbaths.
[39] For when they had slain () their children to their idols, then they came () the same day into my sanctuary to profane () it; and, lo, thus have they done () in the midst of mine house.
[40] And furthermore, that ye have sent () for men to come () from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; () and, lo, they came: () for whom thou didst wash () thyself, paintedst () thy eyes, and deckedst () thyself with ornaments,
[41] and satest () upon a stately bed, and a table prepared () before it, whereupon thou hast set () mine incense and mine oil.
[42] And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with the men of the common sort were brought () Sabeans () () from the wilderness, which put () bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads.
[43] Then said () I unto her that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit () whoredoms with her, and she with them?
[44] 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.
[45] And the righteous men, they shall judge () them after the manner of adulteresses, () and after the manner of women that shed () blood; because they are adulteresses, () and blood is in their hands.
[46] For thus saith () the Lord God; I will bring up () a company upon them, and will give () them to be removed and spoiled.
[47] And the company shall stone () them with stones, and dispatch () them with their swords; they shall slay () their sons and their daughters, and burn up () their houses with fire.
[48] Thus will I cause lewdness to cease () out of the land, that all women may be taught () not to do () after your lewdness.
[49] And they shall recompense () your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear () the sins of your idols: and ye shall know () that I am the Lord God.

Ezekiel 23:7 Heb. bestowed her whoredoms upon them
Ezekiel 23:10 Heb. a name
Ezekiel 23:16 Heb. at the sight of her eyes
Ezekiel 23:17a Heb. children of Babel
Ezekiel 23:17b Heb. tossed or disjointed
Ezekiel 23:26 Heb. instruments of thy decking
Ezekiel 23:36 Or, plead for
Ezekiel 23:40 Heb. coming
Ezekiel 23:41 Heb. honourable
Ezekiel 23:42a Heb. of the multitude of men
Ezekiel 23:42b Or, drunkards
Ezekiel 23:43 Heb. Her whoredoms
Ezekiel 23:46 Heb. for a removing and spoil
Ezekiel 23:47 Or, single them out

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ezekiel 23 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο λογος κυριου προς με λεγων
[2] υιε ανθρωπου δυο γυναικες ησαν θυγατερες μητρος μιας
[3] και εξεπορνευσαν εν αιγυπτω εν τη νεοτητι αυτων εκει επεσον οι μαστοι αυτων εκει διεπαρθενευθησαν
[4] και τα ονοματα αυτων ην οολα η πρεσβυτερα και οολιβα η αδελφη αυτης και εγενοντο μοι και ετεκον υιους και θυγατερας και τα ονοματα αυτων σαμαρεια η οολα και ιερουσαλημ η οολιβα
[5] και εξεπορνευσεν η οολα απ εμου και επεθετο επι τους εραστας αυτης επι τους ασσυριους τους εγγιζοντας αυτη
[6] ενδεδυκοτας υακινθινα ηγουμενους και στρατηγους νεανισκοι επιλεκτοι παντες ιππεις ιππαζομενοι εφ ιππων
[7] και εδωκεν την πορνειαν αυτης επ αυτους επιλεκτοι υιοι ασσυριων παντες και επι παντας ους επεθετο εν πασι τοις ενθυμημασιν αυτης εμιαινετο
[8] και την πορνειαν αυτης εξ αιγυπτου ουκ εγκατελιπεν οτι μετ αυτης εκοιμωντο εν νεοτητι αυτης και αυτοι διεπαρθενευσαν αυτην και εξεχεαν την πορνειαν αυτων επ αυτην
[9] δια τουτο παρεδωκα αυτην εις χειρας των εραστων αυτης εις χειρας υιων ασσυριων εφ ους επετιθετο
[10] αυτοι απεκαλυψαν την αισχυνην αυτης υιους και θυγατερας αυτης ελαβον και αυτην εν ρομφαια απεκτειναν και εγενετο λαλημα εις γυναικας και εποιησαν εκδικησεις εν αυτη εις τας θυγατερας
[11] και ειδεν η αδελφη αυτης οολιβα και διεφθειρε την επιθεσιν αυτης υπερ αυτην και την πορνειαν αυτης υπερ την πορνειαν της αδελφης αυτης
[12] επι τους υιους των ασσυριων επεθετο ηγουμενους και στρατηγους τους εγγυς αυτης ενδεδυκοτας ευπαρυφα ιππεις ιππαζομενους εφ ιππων νεανισκοι επιλεκτοι παντες
[13] και ειδον οτι μεμιανται οδος μια των δυο
[14] και προσεθετο προς την πορνειαν αυτης και ειδεν ανδρας εζωγραφημενους επι του τοιχου εικονας χαλδαιων εζωγραφημενους εν γραφιδι
[15] εζωσμενους ποικιλματα επι τας οσφυας αυτων και τιαραι βαπται επι των κεφαλων αυτων οψις τρισση παντων ομοιωμα υιων χαλδαιων γης πατριδος αυτων
[16] και επεθετο επ αυτους τη ορασει οφθαλμων αυτης και εξαπεστειλεν αγγελους προς αυτους εις γην χαλδαιων
[17] και ηλθοσαν προς αυτην υιοι βαβυλωνος εις κοιτην καταλυοντων και εμιαινον αυτην εν τη πορνεια αυτης και εμιανθη εν αυτοις και απεστη η ψυχη αυτης απ αυτων
[18] και απεκαλυψεν την πορνειαν αυτης και απεκαλυψεν την αισχυνην αυτης και απεστη η ψυχη μου απ αυτης ον τροπον απεστη η ψυχη μου απο της αδελφης αυτης
[19] και επληθυνας την πορνειαν σου του αναμνησαι ημερας νεοτητος σου εν αις επορνευσας εν αιγυπτω
[20] και επεθου επι τους χαλδαιους ων ησαν ως ονων αι σαρκες αυτων και αιδοια ιππων τα αιδοια αυτων
[21] και επεσκεψω την ανομιαν νεοτητος σου α εποιεις εν αιγυπτω εν τω καταλυματι σου ου οι μαστοι νεοτητος σου
[22] δια τουτο οολιβα ταδε λεγει κυριος ιδου εγω εξεγειρω τους εραστας σου επι σε αφ ων απεστη η ψυχη σου απ αυτων και επαξω αυτους επι σε κυκλοθεν
[23] υιους βαβυλωνος και παντας τους χαλδαιους φακουδ και σουε και κουε και παντας υιους ασσυριων μετ αυτων νεανισκους επιλεκτους ηγεμονας και στρατηγους παντας τρισσους και ονομαστους ιππευοντας εφ ιππων
[24] και παντες ηξουσιν επι σε απο βορρα αρματα και τροχοι μετ οχλου λαων θυρεοι και πελται και βαλουσιν φυλακην επι σε κυκλω και δωσω προ προσωπου αυτων κριμα και εκδικησουσιν σε εν τοις κριμασιν αυτων
[25] και δωσω τον ζηλον μου εν σοι και ποιησουσιν μετα σου εν οργη θυμου μυκτηρα σου και ωτα σου αφελουσιν και τους καταλοιπους σου εν ρομφαια καταβαλουσιν αυτοι υιους σου και θυγατερας σου λημψονται και τους καταλοιπους σου πυρ καταφαγεται
[26] και εκδυσουσιν σε τον ιματισμον σου και λημψονται τα σκευη της καυχησεως σου
[27] και αποστρεψω τας ασεβειας σου εκ σου και την πορνειαν σου εκ γης αιγυπτου και ου μη αρης τους οφθαλμους σου επ αυτους και αιγυπτου ου μη μνησθης ουκετι
[28] διοτι ταδε λεγει κυριος κυριος ιδου εγω παραδιδωμι σε εις χειρας ων μισεις αφ ων απεστη η ψυχη σου απ αυτων
[29] και ποιησουσιν εν σοι εν μισει και λημψονται παντας τους πονους σου και τους μοχθους σου και εση γυμνη και ασχημονουσα και αποκαλυφθησεται αισχυνη πορνειας σου και ασεβεια σου και η πορνεια σου
[30] εποιησεν ταυτα σοι εν τω εκπορνευσαι σε οπισω εθνων και εμιαινου εν τοις ενθυμημασιν αυτων
[31] εν τη οδω της αδελφης σου επορευθης και δωσω το ποτηριον αυτης εις χειρας σου
[32] ταδε λεγει κυριος το ποτηριον της αδελφης σου πιεσαι το βαθυ και το πλατυ το πλεοναζον του συντελεσαι
[33] μεθην και εκλυσεως πλησθηση και το ποτηριον αφανισμου ποτηριον αδελφης σου σαμαρειας
[34] και πιεσαι αυτο και τας εορτας και τας νεομηνιας αυτης αποστρεψω διοτι εγω λελαληκα λεγει κυριος
[35] δια τουτο ταδε λεγει κυριος ανθ ων επελαθου μου και απερριψας με οπισω του σωματος σου και συ λαβε την ασεβειαν σου και την πορνειαν σου
[36] και ειπεν κυριος προς με υιε ανθρωπου ου κρινεις την οολαν και την οολιβαν και απαγγελεις αυταις τας ανομιας αυτων
[37] οτι εμοιχωντο και αιμα εν χερσιν αυτων τα ενθυμηματα αυτων εμοιχωντο και τα τεκνα αυτων α εγεννησαν μοι διηγαγον αυτοις δι εμπυρων
[38] εως και ταυτα εποιησαν μοι τα αγια μου εμιαινον και τα σαββατα μου εβεβηλουν
[39] και εν τω σφαζειν αυτους τα τεκνα αυτων τοις ειδωλοις αυτων και εισεπορευοντο εις τα αγια μου του βεβηλουν αυτα και οτι ουτως εποιουν εν μεσω του οικου μου
[40] και οτι τοις ανδρασιν τοις ερχομενοις μακροθεν οις αγγελους εξαπεστελλοσαν προς αυτους και αμα τω ερχεσθαι αυτους ευθυς ελουου και εστιβιζου τους οφθαλμους σου και εκοσμου κοσμω
[41] και εκαθου επι κλινης εστρωμενης και τραπεζα κεκοσμημενη προ προσωπου αυτης και το θυμιαμα μου και το ελαιον μου ευφραινοντο εν αυτοις
[42] και φωνην αρμονιας ανεκρουοντο και προς ανδρας εκ πληθους ανθρωπων ηκοντας εκ της ερημου και εδιδοσαν ψελια επι τας χειρας αυτων και στεφανον καυχησεως επι τας κεφαλας αυτων
[43] και ειπα ουκ εν τουτοις μοιχευουσιν και εργα πορνης και αυτη εξεπορνευσεν
[44] και εισεπορευοντο προς αυτην ον τροπον εισπορευονται προς γυναικα πορνην ουτως εισεπορευοντο προς οολαν και προς οολιβαν του ποιησαι ανομιαν
[45] και ανδρες δικαιοι αυτοι εκδικησουσιν αυτας εκδικησει μοιχαλιδος και εκδικησει αιματος οτι μοιχαλιδες εισιν και αιμα εν χερσιν αυτων
[46] ταδε λεγει κυριος κυριος αναγαγε επ αυτας οχλον και δος εν αυταις ταραχην και διαρπαγην
[47] και λιθοβολησον επ αυτας λιθοις οχλων και κατακεντει αυτας εν τοις ξιφεσιν αυτων υιους αυτων και θυγατερας αυτων αποκτενουσι και τους οικους αυτων εμπρησουσιν
[48] και αποστρεψω ασεβειαν εκ της γης και παιδευθησονται πασαι αι γυναικες και ου μη ποιησουσιν κατα τας ασεβειας αυτων
[49] και δοθησεται η ασεβεια υμων εφ υμας και τας αμαρτιας των ενθυμηματων υμων λημψεσθε και γνωσεσθε διοτι εγω κυριος

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.