22 “Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord [a]God says: ‘Behold I am going to incite your lovers against you, from whom [b]you turned away in disgust, and I will bring them against you from every side: 23 the [c](A)Babylonians and all the (B)Chaldeans, (C)Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the [d](D)Assyrians with them; handsome young men, governors and officials all of them, officers and [e]men of renown, all of them riding on horses. 24 And they will come against you with weapons, (E)chariots, and [f]wagons, and with a contingent of peoples. They will attack you on every side with shield, [g]buckler, and helmet; and I will commit the (F)judgment to them, and they will judge you according to their customs. 25 I will set My (G)jealousy against you, so that they may deal with you in wrath. They will remove your nose and your ears; and your [h]survivors will fall by the sword. They will take your (H)sons and your daughters; and your [i]survivors will be consumed by the fire. 26 They will also (I)strip you of your clothes and take away your (J)beautiful jewelry. 27 So (K)I will remove from you your outrageous sin and your prostitution that you brought from the land of Egypt, so that you will not raise your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.’ 28 For this is what the Lord God says: ‘Behold, I am going to hand you over to those whom you (L)hate, to those from whom [j]you turned away in disgust. 29 They will (M)deal with you in hatred, take all your property, and leave you naked and bare. And the nakedness of your prostitution will be exposed, both your outrageous sin and your obscene practices. 30 These things will be done to you because you have (N)adulterously pursued the nations, because you have defiled yourself with their idols. 31 You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore I will put (O)her cup in your hand.’ 32 This is what the Lord God says:

‘You will (P)drink your sister’s cup,
Which is deep and wide.
[k]You will be (Q)laughed at and held in derision;
Because it contains much.
33 You will be filled with (R)drunkenness and grief,
A cup of horror and desolation,
The cup of your sister Samaria.
34 And you will (S)drink it and drain it.
Then you will gnaw on its fragments
And tear your breasts;

for I have spoken,’ declares the Lord God. 35 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: ‘Because you have (T)forgotten Me and (U)discarded Me behind your back, suffer on your own part the punishment for your outrageous sin and your obscene practices.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 23:22 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
  2. Ezekiel 23:22 Lit your soul
  3. Ezekiel 23:23 Lit sons of Babylon
  4. Ezekiel 23:23 Lit sons of Assyria
  5. Ezekiel 23:23 Lit called ones
  6. Ezekiel 23:24 Lit wheel
  7. Ezekiel 23:24 I.e., small shield
  8. Ezekiel 23:25 Lit remainder
  9. Ezekiel 23:25 Lit remainder
  10. Ezekiel 23:28 Lit your soul
  11. Ezekiel 23:32 Or It will be for laughter and derision because of its great size

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