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Ezekiel 23:3-5
English Standard Version
Ezekiel 23:3-5
English Standard Version
3 (A)They played the whore in Egypt; (B)they played the whore (C)in their youth; there their breasts were pressed and their virgin bosoms[a] handled. 4 Oholah was the name of the elder and Oholibah the name of her sister. (D)They became mine, and they (E)bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Oholah is (F)Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.
5 “Oholah played the whore (G)while she was mine, and (H)she lusted after her lovers (I)the Assyrians, warriors
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- Ezekiel 23:3 Hebrew nipples; also verses 8, 21
Ezekiel 23:3-5
New International Version
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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