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The Two Adulterous Sisters

Ezekiel 23:5

In 11 translations

BSB
Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors
KJV
And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,
WEB
“Oholah played the prostitute when she was mine. She doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,
ASV
And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,
LSV
And Aholah goes whoring under Me, and she lusts on her lovers, on the neighboring Assyrians,
YLT
And go a-whoring doth Aholah under Me, And she doteth on her lovers, On the neighbouring Assyrians,
DBY
And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she lusted after her lovers, after the Assyrians [her] neighbours,
DRC
And Oolla committed fornication against me, and doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians that came to her,
GNV
And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine, and she was set on fire with her louers, to wit, with the Assyrians her neighbours,
JPS
And Oholah played the harlot when she was Mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians, warriors,
LXXE
And Oola went a-whoring from me, and doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians that were her neighbours,

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַתִּ֥זֶן אָהֳלָ֖ה תַּחְתָּ֑י וַתַּעְגַּב֙ עַֽל־מְאַהֲבֶ֔יהָ אֶל־אַשּׁ֖וּר קְרוֹבִֽים׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐξεπόρνευσεν ἡ Ὀολὰ ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ ἐπέθετο ἐπὶ τοὺς ἐραστὰς αὐτῆς, ἐπὶ τοὺς Ἀσσυρίους τοὺς ἐγγίζοντας αὐτῇ,

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  • 2 Kings 17:3Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.
  • 2 Kings 16:7So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”
  • 2 Kings 15:19Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.
  • Hosea 5:13When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
  • Hosea 8:9–10For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers. Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the…
  • Ezekiel 16:28Then you prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, because you were not yet satisfied. Even after that, you were still not satisfied.
  • Jeremiah 50:38A drought is upon her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and the people go mad over idols.
  • 2 Kings 17:7–18All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods and walked…
  • Ezekiel 23:20and lusted after their lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of stallions.
  • Hosea 12:1Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
  • Ezekiel 23:16At the sight of them, she lusted for them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.
  • Hosea 10:6Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.
  • Ezekiel 23:9Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted.
  • 1 Kings 21:26He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)
  • 1 Kings 15:26And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.
  • 1 Kings 16:31–32And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal. First, Ahab set…

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