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Ezekiel 23:13

Sin

11 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.

12 She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men.

Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way,

14 And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion,

15 Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:

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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
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)

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 23:31

    Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand.

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  • 2 Kings 17:18–19

    Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.

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  • Hosea 12:1–2

    Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.

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