Ezekiel 23:5 “Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after…”

Ezekiel 23:5

Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,

World English Bible

“Oholah played the prostitute when she was mine. She doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,

American Standard Version

And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,

Geneva Bible 1599

And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine, and she was set on fire with her louers, to wit, with the Assyrians her neighbours,

Darby Translation

And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she lusted after her lovers, after the Assyrians [her] neighbours,

Young's Literal Translation

And go a-whoring doth Aholah under Me, And she doteth on her lovers, On the neighbouring Assyrians,

Bible in Basic English

And Oholah was untrue to me when she was mine; she was full of desire for her lovers, even for the Assyrians, her neighbours,

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Cross references

“Aholah”

2 Kings 17:7–18 1 Kings 14:9 1 Kings 14:16 1 Kings 15:26 1 Kings 15:30 1 Kings 21:26

2 Kings 17:7–18 · BSB

All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods

1 Kings 14:9 · BSB

You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back.

1 Kings 14:16 · BSB

So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”

1 Kings 15:26 · BSB

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.

1 Kings 15:30 · BSB

because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he had provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.

1 Kings 21:26 · BSB

He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)

“doted”

Jeremiah 50:38 Ezekiel 23:7 Ezekiel 23:9 Ezekiel 23:12 Ezekiel 23:16 Ezekiel 23:20

Jeremiah 50:38 · BSB

A drought is upon her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and the people go mad over idols.

Ezekiel 23:7 · BSB

She offered sexual favors to all the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all the idols of those for whom she lusted.

Ezekiel 23:9 · BSB

Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted.

Ezekiel 23:12 · BSB

She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors dressed in splendor, horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men.

Ezekiel 23:16 · BSB

At the sight of them, she lusted for them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

Ezekiel 23:20 · BSB

and lusted after their lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of stallions.

“on the”

2 Kings 15:19 2 Kings 16:7 2 Kings 17:3 Hosea 5:13 Ezekiel 16:28 Hosea 10:6

2 Kings 15:19 · BSB

Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.

2 Kings 16:7 · BSB

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”

2 Kings 17:3 · BSB

Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.

Hosea 5:13 · BSB

When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.

Ezekiel 16:28 · BSB

Then you prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, because you were not yet satisfied. Even after that, you were still not satisfied.

Hosea 10:6 · BSB

Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4The older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.

6clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds.

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