Ezekiel 23:3-5
New American Standard Bible 1995
3 and they played the harlot in Egypt. They (A)played the harlot in their youth; there their breasts were pressed and there their virgin bosom was handled. 4 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.
5 “Oholah played the harlot [a]while she was Mine; and she lusted after her lovers, after the (B)Assyrians, her neighbors,
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- Ezekiel 23:5 Lit under Me
Ezekiel 23:3-5
New International Version
3 They became prostitutes in Egypt,(A) engaging in prostitution(B) from their youth.(C) In that land their breasts were fondled and their virgin bosoms caressed.(D) 4 The older was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. They were mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.(E)
5 “Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was still mine; and she lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians(F)—warriors(G)
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