28 They are all hardened rebels,(A)
    going about to slander.(B)
They are bronze and iron;(C)
    they all act corruptly.
29 The bellows blow fiercely
    to burn away the lead with fire,
but the refining(D) goes on in vain;
    the wicked are not purged out.
30 They are called rejected silver,(E)
    because the Lord has rejected them.”(F)

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28 They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.

29 The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.

30 Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them.

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28 (A)They are all stubborn rebels, (B)walking as slanderers.
They are (C)bronze and iron,
They are all corrupters;
29 The bellows blow fiercely,
The lead is consumed by the fire;
The smelter refines in vain,
For the wicked are not drawn off.
30 People will call them (D)rejected silver,
Because the Lord has rejected them.”

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Her filthiness clung to her skirts;
    she did not consider her future.(A)
Her fall(B) was astounding;
    there was none to comfort(C) her.
“Look, Lord, on my affliction,(D)
    for the enemy has triumphed.”

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Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O Lord, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself.

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Her uncleanness is in her skirts;
She (A)did not consider her destiny;
Therefore her collapse was awesome;
She had no comforter.
“O Lord, behold my affliction,
For the enemy is exalted!”

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42 Then my wrath against you will subside and my jealous anger will turn away from you; I will be calm and no longer angry.(A)

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42 So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.

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42 So (A)I will lay to rest My fury toward you, and My jealousy shall depart from you. I will be quiet, and be angry no more.

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24 “Son of man, say to the land, ‘You are a land that has not been cleansed or rained on in the day of wrath.’(A)

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24 Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.

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24 “Son of man, say to her: ‘You are a land that is (A)not [a]cleansed or rained on in the day of indignation.’

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 22:24 So with MT, Syr., Vg.; LXX showered upon

36 The Lord said to me: “Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then confront(A) them with their detestable practices,(B) 37 for they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands. They committed adultery with their idols; they even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to me, as food for them.(C) 38 They have also done this to me: At that same time they defiled my sanctuary(D) and desecrated my Sabbaths.(E) 39 On the very day they sacrificed their children to their idols, they entered my sanctuary and desecrated(F) it. That is what they did in my house.(G)

40 “They even sent messengers for men who came from far away,(H) and when they arrived you bathed yourself for them, applied eye makeup(I) and put on your jewelry.(J) 41 You sat on an elegant couch,(K) with a table(L) spread before it on which you had placed the incense(M) and olive oil that belonged to me.(N)

42 “The noise of a carefree(O) crowd was around her; drunkards(P) were brought from the desert along with men from the rabble, and they put bracelets(Q) on the wrists of the woman and her sister and beautiful crowns on their heads.(R) 43 Then I said about the one worn out by adultery, ‘Now let them use her as a prostitute,(S) for that is all she is.’ 44 And they slept with her. As men sleep with a prostitute, so they slept with those lewd women, Oholah and Oholibah. 45 But righteous judges will sentence them to the punishment of women who commit adultery and shed blood,(T) because they are adulterous and blood is on their hands.(U)

46 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Bring a mob(V) against them and give them over to terror and plunder.(W) 47 The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords; they will kill their sons and daughters(X) and burn(Y) down their houses.(Z)

48 “So I will put an end(AA) to lewdness in the land, that all women may take warning and not imitate you.(AB) 49 You will suffer the penalty for your lewdness and bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry.(AC) Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.(AD)

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36 The Lord said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations;

37 That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them.

38 Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.

39 For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.

40 And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments,

41 And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil.

42 And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with the men of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the wilderness, which put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads.

43 Then said I unto her that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit whoredoms with her, and she with them?

44 Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women.

45 And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.

46 For thus saith the Lord God; I will bring up a company upon them, and will give them to be removed and spoiled.

47 And the company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire.

48 Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.

49 And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols: and ye shall know that I am the Lord God.

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Both Sisters Judged

36 The Lord also said to me: “Son of man, will you (A)judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then (B)declare to them their abominations. 37 For they have committed adultery, and (C)blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols, and even sacrificed their sons (D)whom they bore to Me, passing them through the fire, to devour them. 38 Moreover they have done this to Me: They have (E)defiled My sanctuary on the same day and (F)profaned My Sabbaths. 39 For after they had slain their children for their idols, on the same day they came into My sanctuary to profane it; and indeed (G)thus they have done in the midst of My house.

40 “Furthermore you sent for men to come from afar, (H)to whom a messenger was sent; and there they came. And you (I)washed yourself for them, (J)painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with ornaments. 41 You sat on a stately (K)couch, with a table prepared before it, (L)on which you had set My incense and My oil. 42 The sound of a carefree multitude was with her, and [a]Sabeans were brought from the wilderness with men of the common sort, who put bracelets on their [b]wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads. 43 Then I said concerning her who had grown old in adulteries, ‘Will they commit harlotry with her now, and she with them? 44 Yet they went in to her, as men go in to a woman who plays the harlot; thus they went in to Oholah and Oholibah, the lewd women. 45 But righteous men will (M)judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women who shed blood, because they are adulteresses, and (N)blood is on their hands.

46 “For thus says the Lord God: (O)‘Bring up an assembly against them, give them up to trouble and plunder. 47 (P)The assembly shall stone them with stones and [c]execute them with their swords; (Q)they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn their houses with fire. 48 Thus (R)I will cause lewdness to cease from the land, (S)that all women may be taught not to practice your lewdness. 49 They shall repay you for your lewdness, and you shall (T)pay for your idolatrous sins. (U)Then you shall know that I am the Lord God.’ ”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 23:42 Or drunkards
  2. Ezekiel 23:42 Lit. hands
  3. Ezekiel 23:47 Lit. cut down

whenever I would heal Israel,
the sins of Ephraim are exposed
    and the crimes of Samaria revealed.(A)
They practice deceit,(B)
    thieves break into houses,(C)
    bandits rob in the streets;(D)

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When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.

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Israel Has Rebelled Against God

“When I would have healed Israel,
Then the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered,
And the wickedness of Samaria.
For (A)they have committed fraud;
A thief comes in;
A band of robbers [a]takes spoil outside.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 7:1 plunders

Then he called to me, “Look, those going toward the north country have given my Spirit[a] rest(A) in the land of the north.”(B)

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  1. Zechariah 6:8 Or spirit

Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

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And He called to me, and spoke to me, saying, “See, those who go toward the north country have given rest to My (A)Spirit in the north country.”

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