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Ezekiel 23

Ezekiel 23:44

Judgment on Both Sisters · Ezekiel 23:36–49
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Translations

Modern
And they slept with her as with a prostitute; they slept with Oholah and Oholibah, those lewd women.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And they have come in to her as the coming in to a woman, a prostitute. Thus they went in to Oholah and to Oholibah, women of wickedness!
Latin
Et ingressi sunt ad eam quasi ad mulierem meretricem: sic ingrediebantur ad Oollam et Oolibam, mulieres nefarias.

Original

Hebrew
English
And they slept with her as with a prostitute; they slept with Oholah and Oholibah, those lewd women.

Notes

Ezekiel 23:44–49

The sisters' enemies would attack them with stones and swords, like an invading army. In a typical invasion, not only would the prostitutes die, but their sons and daughters would also die. The enemy would burn their homes. Those who rebelled against the Lord and followed false gods would face death as punishment.

Ezekiel 23:1–49

This chapter, like chapter 16, tells the history of the northern and southern kingdoms of Israel and Judah. It does this through an extended metaphor (a comparison that continues through many verses).

In this comparison, Samaria and Jerusalem, the capital cities, are described as two immoral women. The language is strong and direct.

This metaphor shows that their judgment was certain and deserved.

Events

People

Oholah: Symbolic name for Samaria Oholibah: Symbolic name for Jerusalem

Glossary

Aholah Aholibah Ezekiel, Book of Oholah and Oholibah

Topics

Aholah: Name of an Imaginary Woman, Typical of Idolatry Aholibah: An Imaginary Character, Typical of Idolatry Idolatry: Wicked Practices of Licentiousness of Prophecies Concerning Israel: Captivity of Great Wickedness is the Cause of Their Adversity