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Ezekiel 23:3-5
New Catholic Bible
Ezekiel 23:3-5
New Catholic Bible
3 Even as young girls they became prostitutes in Egypt. There the Egyptians caressed their bosoms and fondled their virginal breasts. 4 The older was named Oholah,[a] and her sister was Oholibah. They were mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.
5 Oholah became a whore even though she belonged to me. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—
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- Ezekiel 23:4 Oholah: “his tent,” a reference to the two illegitimate sanctuaries established by Jeroboam, as opposed to Oholibah, “My tent [is] in her,” i.e., the true temple of the Lord in Jerusalem.
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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