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Ezekiel 23:11

Aholibah
Sin

9 Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted.

10 They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and put her to the sword. Thus she became a byword among women, and they executed judgment against her.

Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.

12 She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors dressed in splendor, horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men.

13 And I saw that she too had defiled herself; both of them had taken the same path.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.
KJV
And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms.
WEB
“Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt in her lusting than she, and in her prostitution which was more depraved than the prostitution of her sister.
ASV
And her sister Oholibah saw this, yet was she more corrupt in her doting than she, and in her whoredoms which were more than the whoredoms of her sister.
DARBY
And her sister Oholibah saw [this], and was more corrupt in her passion than she, and in her fornications more than the whoredoms of her sister.
BLB
And her sister Oholibah saw [this], and in her lust she became corrupt above her, and her prostitutions [were] more than the prostitution of her sister.
ÅB
Og hennes søster Oholiba så det og drev det verre med sin elskov enn hun, og verre med sitt hor enn hennes søster hadde gjort.
OTB
"Hennes søster Oholiba så dette, men hun var enda mer fordervet i sin lyst og hor enn sin søster.
B1930
Og hennes søster Oholiba så det og drev det verre med sin elskov enn hun, og verre med sitt hor enn hennes søster hadde gjort.

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 3:8–11

    She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.

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  • Ezekiel 23:4

    The older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.

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  • Ezekiel 16:47–51

    And you not only walked in their ways and practiced their abominations, but soon you were more depraved than they were.

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