The word of the LORD
came
to me again, saying
,
"Son of man
, there were atwo
women
, the daughters
of one
mother
;
and they played the harlot
in Egypt
. They aplayed
the harlot
in their youth
; there
their breasts
were pressed
and there
their virgin
bosom
was handled
.
"Their names were Oholah
the elder
and Oholibah
her sister
. And they became
Mine, and they bore
sons
and daughters
. And as for their names
, Samaria
is Oholah
and Jerusalem
is Oholibah
.
"Oholah played
the harlot
1while
she was Mine
; and she lusted
after
her lovers
, after
the aAssyrians
, her neighbors
,
who were clothed in purple
, agovernors
and officials
, all
of them desirable
young
men
, horsemen
riding
on horses
.
"She bestowed her harlotries
on them, all
of whom were the choicest
1men
of Assyria
; and with all
whom
she lusted
after, with all
their idols
she adefiled
herself.
"She did not forsake her harlotries
afrom the time in Egypt
; for in her youth
1men had lain
with her, and they handled
her virgin
bosom
and poured
out their 2lust
on her.
"Therefore, I gave
her into the hand
of her alovers
, into the hand
of the 1Assyrians
, after
whom
she lusted
.
"They auncovered her nakedness
; they took
her sons
and her daughters
, but they slew
her with the sword
. Thus she became
a 1byword
among women
, and they executed
judgments
on her.
"Now her sister Oholibah
saw
this, yet she was amore
corrupt
in her lust
than
she, and her harlotries
were more
than
the harlotries
of her sister
.
"She lusted after
the 1 aAssyrians
, governors
and officials
, the ones
near
, magnificently
dressed
, horsemen
riding
on horses
, all
of them desirable
young
men
.
"I saw that she had defiled
herself; they both
took 1the same
way
.
"So she increased her harlotries
. And she saw
men
aportrayed
on the wall
, images
of the bChaldeans
portrayed
with vermilion
,
girded with belts
on their loins
, with flowing
turbans
on their heads
, all
of them looking
like officers
, 1like
the 2Babylonians
in Chaldea
, the land
of their birth
.
" 1When she saw them she alusted
after
them and sent
messengers
to them in Chaldea
.
"The 1 aBabylonians came
to her to the bed
of love
and defiled
her with their harlotry
. And when she had been
defiled
by them, 2she became
disgusted
with them.
"She auncovered her harlotries
and uncovered
her nakedness
; then 1I became
bdisgusted
with her, as 1I had become
disgusted
with her csister
.
"Yet she multiplied her harlotries
, remembering
the days
of her youth
, when
she played
the harlot
in the land
of Egypt
.
"She alusted after
their paramours
, whose
flesh
is like the flesh
of donkeys
and whose issue
is like the issue
of horses
.
"Thus you longed for the alewdness
of your youth
, when 1the Egyptians
handled
your bosom
because
of the breasts
of your youth
.
"Therefore, O Oholibah
, thus
says
the Lord
1GOD
, `Behold
I will arouse
your lovers
against
you, from whom
2you were alienated
, and I will bring
them against
you from every
side
:
the 1 aBabylonians and all
the bChaldeans
, cPekod
and Shoa
and Koa
, and all
the 2 dAssyrians
with them; desirable
young
men
, governors
and officials
all
of them, officers
and 3men
of renown
, all
of them riding
on horses
.
`They will come against
you with weapons
, achariots
and 1wagons
, and with a company
of peoples
. They will set
themselves against
you on every
side
with buckler
and shield
and helmet
; and I will commit
the bjudgment
to them, and they will judge
you according to their customs
.
`I will set My ajealousy
against you, that they may deal
with you in wrath
. They will remove
your nose
and your ears
; and your 1survivors
will fall
by the sword
. They will take
your bsons
and your daughters
; and your 1survivors
will be consumed
by the fire
.
`They will also astrip you of your clothes
and take
away your bbeautiful
jewels
.
`Thus aI will make your lewdness and your harlotry
brought from the land
of Egypt
to cease
from you, so that you will not lift
up your eyes
to them or remember
Egypt
anymore
.'
"For thus says
the Lord
GOD
, `Behold
, I will give
you into the hand
of those whom
you ahate
, into the hand
of those from whom
1you were alienated
.
`They will adeal with you in hatred
, take
all
your property
, and leave
you naked
and bare
. And the nakedness
of your harlotries
will be uncovered
, both your lewdness
and your harlotries
.
`These things
will be done
to you because you have aplayed
the harlot
with the nations
, because
you have defiled
yourself with their idols
.
`You have walked in the way
of your sister
; therefore I will give
aher cup
into your hand
.'
"Thus says
the Lord
GOD
, `You will adrink
your sister's
cup
, Which is deep
and wide
. 1You will be blaughed
at and held in derision
; It contains
much
.
`You will be filled with adrunkenness
and sorrow
, The cup
of horror
and desolation
, The cup
of your sister
Samaria
.
`You will adrink it and drain
it. Then you will gnaw
its fragments
And tear
your breasts
; for I have spoken
,' declares
the Lord
GOD
.
"Therefore, thus
says
the Lord
GOD
, `Because
you have aforgotten
Me and bcast
Me behind
your back
, bear
now
the punishment of your lewdness
and your harlotries
.' "
Moreover, the LORD said
to me, "Son
of man
, will you ajudge
Oholah
and Oholibah
? Then bdeclare
to them their abominations
.
"For they have committed adultery
, and blood
is on their hands
. Thus they have committed
adultery
with their idols
and even
caused their sons
, awhom
they bore
to Me, to pass
through
the fire to 1them as food
.
"Again, they have done
this
to Me: they have adefiled
My sanctuary
on the same
day
and have bprofaned
My sabbaths
.
"For when they had slaughtered their children
for their idols
, they entered
My asanctuary
on the same
day
to profane
it; and lo
, thus
they did
within
My house
.
"Furthermore, 1they have even
sent
for men
who come
from afar
, to whom
a messenger
was sent
; and lo
, they came
--for whom
you bathed
, apainted
your eyes
and bdecorated
yourselves
with ornaments
;
and you sat on a splendid
acouch
with a btable
arranged
before
it on which you had set
My cincense
and My coil
.
"The sound of a 1 acarefree
multitude
was with her; and bdrunkards
were brought
from the wilderness
with men
of the 2common
sort
. And they put
cbracelets
on 3the hands
of the women and beautiful
crowns
on their heads
.
"Then I said concerning her who was aworn
out by adulteries
, ` 1Will they now
commit
adultery
with her when she is thus?'
" 1But they went in to her as they would go
in to a harlot
. Thus
they went
in to Oholah
and to Oholibah
, the lewd
women
.
"But they, righteous men
, will ajudge
them with the judgment
of adulteresses
and with the judgment
of women who shed
blood
, because
they are adulteresses
and blood
is on their hands
.
"For thus says
the Lord
GOD
, `Bring
up a company
against
them and give
them over to aterror
and plunder
.
`The company will astone
them with stones
and cut
them down
with their swords
; they will slay
their sons
and their daughters
and bburn
their houses
with fire
.
`Thus I will make lewdness cease
from the land
, that all
women
may be admonished
and not commit
1lewdness
as you have done.
`Your lewdness 1will be arequited
upon you, and you will bear
the penalty
of worshiping your idols
; thus you will know
that I am the Lord
GOD
.' "