Ezekiel 23:1-3
1599 Geneva Bible
23 Of the Idolatry of Samaria and Jerusalem, under the names of Oholah and Oholibah.
1 The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one [a]mother.
3 And they committed fornication in [b]Egypt, they committed fornication in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.
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- Ezekiel 23:2 Meaning, Israel and Judah, which came both out of one family.
- Ezekiel 23:3 They became idolaters after the manner of the Egyptians.
Ezekiel 23:1-3
New International Version
Two Adulterous Sisters
23 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother.(A) 3 They became prostitutes in Egypt,(B) engaging in prostitution(C) from their youth.(D) In that land their breasts were fondled and their virgin bosoms caressed.(E)
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