Ezekiel 23:2
1 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:
3 And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.
4 And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.
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
- “Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother,
- KJV
- Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:
- WEB
- “Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother.
- ASV
- Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:
- DARBY
- Son of man, there were two women, daughters of one mother.
- BLB
- “Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother.
- ÅB
- Menneskesønn! Der var to kvinner, døtre av en mor.
- OTB
- "Menneskesønn, det var to søstre, fra samme mor;
- B1930
- Menneskesønn! Der var to kvinner, døtre av en mor.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 3:7–10
And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.
Read in contextEzekiel 16:44–46
Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
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