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Ezekiel 23:2-4
Evangelical Heritage Version
Ezekiel 23:2-4
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother. 3 They acted like prostitutes in Egypt, where they were prostitutes during their youth. There they let their breasts be fondled. There they let men caress their virgin nipples.[a]
4 The older sister was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah.[b] They became mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. (As for their names, Samaria is Oholah and Jerusalem is Oholibah.)
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 23:3 As he does elsewhere in the book, Ezekiel uses blunt language to condemn Israel’s sins of physical and spiritual adultery.
- Ezekiel 23:4 Oholah means her tent. Samaria had its own sanctuary, not the Lord’s. Oholibah means my tent is in her. Jerusalem had the true sanctuary of the Lord, but they did not honor it.
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