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Ezekiel 23:21-23
Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel 23:21-23
Contemporary English Version
21 And she longed for the days when she was a young prostitute, when men enjoyed caressing her body.
The Lord Will Punish Oholibah
22 The Lord God said:
Oholibah,[a] though you no longer want to be around your lovers, they will surround you like enemies, when I turn them against you. 23 I will gather all the handsome young officials and the high-ranking cavalry officers from Babylonia and Assyria, as well as from the Chaldean tribes of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa.
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- 23.22 Oholibah: That is, Jerusalem (see verse 4).
Ezekiel 23:21-23
New International Version
Ezekiel 23:21-23
New International Version
21 So you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when in Egypt your bosom was caressed and your young breasts fondled.[a](A)
22 “Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will stir up your lovers(B) against you, those you turned away from in disgust, and I will bring them against you from every side(C)— 23 the Babylonians(D) and all the Chaldeans,(E) the men of Pekod(F) and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, handsome young men, all of them governors and commanders, chariot officers and men of high rank, all mounted on horses.(G)
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 23:21 Syriac (see also verse 3); Hebrew caressed because of your young breasts
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