Ezekiel 23:13
11 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.
And I saw that she too had defiled herself; both of them had taken the same path.
14 But Oholibah carried her prostitution even further. She saw the men portrayed on the wall, images of the Chaldeans, engraved in vermilion,
15 wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like officers of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- And I saw that she too had defiled herself; both of them had taken the same path.
- KJV
- Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way,
- WEB
- I saw that she was defiled. They both went the same way.
- ASV
- And I saw that she was defiled; they both took one way.
- DARBY
- And I saw that she was defiled: both took one way.
- BLB
- And I saw that she was defiled; one way [is] unto the two of them,
- ÅB
- Jeg så at hun var blitt uren; en og samme vei gikk de begge.
- OTB
- Og jeg så at hun også vanhelliget seg; begge fulgte samme vei.
- B1930
- Jeg så at hun var blitt uren; en og samme vei gikk de begge.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 23:31
Because you have followed the path of your sister, I will put her cup into your hand.’
Read in context2 Kings 17:18–19
So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained,
Read in contextHosea 12:1–2
Ephraim 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.
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