Judgment on Both Sisters

Then the LORD said to me:“Son of man, will you pass judgment against Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations. 37 For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols. They have even {sacrificed} their children, whom they bore to Me, in the fire[fn] as food for their idols.

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They have also done this to Me: On that very same day, they defiled My sanctuary and profaned My Sabbaths. 39 On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house.

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Furthermore you sisters sent[fn] messengers for men who came from afar and behold, when they arrived, you bathed for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry. 41 You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil, 42 accompanied by the sound of a carefree crowd. Drunkards[fn] were brought in from the desert along with men from the rabble who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your head.

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Then I said of [her] [who] [had] [grown] old in adulteries:‘Now let them use her as a prostitute for that is all she is!’

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And they slept with her as with a prostitute they slept with Oholah and Oholibah, those lewd women. 45 But righteous men will sentence them to the punishment of those who commit adultery and bloodshed because they are adulteresses with blood on their hands.

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This is what the Lord GOD says:‘Bring a mob against them and consign them to terror and plunder. 47 The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses 48 So I will put an end to indecency in the land, and all the women will be admonished not to imitate your behavior. 49 They will repay you for your indecency, and you will bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’ ” 24