Open English Translation EZE Chapter 23

23 Then Yahweh gave me another message: 2 “Humanity’s child, once there was a woman who had two daughters 3 who as young women, prostituted themselves in Egypt. Their breasts were squeezed and their virgin nipples were fondled there. 4 The older one was Oholah (referring to Shomron or Samaria) and her younger sister was Oholibah (referring to Yerushalem). Then they became my wives and had sons and daughters.

The sin and punishment of Shomron/Samaria

5 But Oholah prostituted herself even when she was mine. She lusted for her lovers: for the Assyrian warriors, 6 princes and captains dressed in fine clothes. They were choice, young men riding their horses, 7 and she gave them sexual favours. They were all the best of Assyria’s men, and she defiled herself with everyone she lusted for, and with all their idols. 8 She hadn’t left her prostitute behaviour behind in Egypt, when they had slept with her when she in her youth—caressesing her virgin nipples and pouring their lust out on her.

9 That’s why I handed her over to her lovers—those Assyrians that she lusted for. 10 They uncovered her nakedness, took her sons and daughters, and killed her with the sword. She had become notorious among women, so they executed judgment on her.

Yerushalem’s sin

11 Her sister Oholibah saw that, but she lusted more passionately and prostituted herself even more wildly than her sister. 12 She also lusted for the Assyrians, the governors and the dominating officials who rode horses and dressed impressively. All of them were strong, handsome men. 13 I saw that she had defiled herself just like her older sister.

14 Then she increased her prostitution even more. She saw men carved on walls, figures of Chaldeans painted in red, 15 wearing belts around their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads. All of them looked like chariot troop officers, similar to Babylonians (whose native land is Chaldea). 16 As soon as she saw those drawings, she lusted for those men, so she sent messengers out to them in Chaldea. 17 The Babylonians came to her and to her bed of lust, and they defiled her with their promiscuousness. Yes, she had defiled herself by what she’d done, so she turned herself away from them in disgust. 18 When she’d exposed her nakedness and openly been involved in prostitution, I turned away from her just like I’d turned away in disgust from her sister. 19 Then she increased her prostitution as she remembered when she was a young prostitute in Egypt 20 and she lusted for her lovers whose private parts were long like those of donkeys, and whose emissions of semen were huge like those of stallions. 21 That’s how you had committed those shameful acts of your youth, when the Egyptians fondled your nipples and squeezed your young breasts.

Yahweh’s judgement of Yerushalem

22 Therefore, Oholibah, the master Yahweh says this, ‘Listen, I’ll turn your lovers against you. I’ll bring those that you rejected against you from every side: 23 the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—strong, handsome men, governors and commanders, all of them are officers and men of reputation, all of them riding on horses. 24 They’ll bring many people against you with weapons, as well as chariots and wagons. They will place units with large shields, small shields, and helmets all around against you. I’ll get them to punish you, and they’ll punish you with their actions. 25 I’ll direct my jealous anger at you, and they’ll deal with you in fury. They’ll cut off your noses and your ears, and even the survivors will fall by the sword. They’ll take away your sons and your daughters and the remainder will be burnt. 26 They’ll strip off your clothes and take away all your jewelry. 27 I will remove your shameful behavior from you, and your acts of prostitution from Egypt. You’ll give up your longing looks towards them, and you won’t think about Egypt any more,’ 28 because the master Yahweh says this, Listen, I’ll hand you over to the ones you hate—back into the control of the ones that you had turned away from. 29 They’ll show their hate for you as they take all your possessions and abandon you naked and bare—yes, your nakedness will be uncovered just like when you engaged in promiscuity and prostitution. 30 These things will be done to you because of your acting like a prostitute—lusting after nations by which you became defiled with their idols. 31 You followed a similar path to that of your older sister, so I’ll give you the same punishment that I gave her.’

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