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Ezekiel 23:3

Egypt
Sin

1 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

2 “Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother,

and they played in Egypt, prostituting themselves from their youth. Their breasts were fondled there, and their virgin bosoms caressed.

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.

5 Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors

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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 they played in Egypt, prostituting themselves from their youth. Their breasts were fondled there, and their virgin bosoms caressed.
KJV
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.
WEB
They played the prostitute in Egypt. They played the prostitute in their youth. Their breasts were fondled there, and their youthful nipples were caressed there.
ASV
and they played the harlot in Egypt; they played the harlot in their youth; there were their breasts pressed, and there was handled the bosom of their virginity.
DARBY
And they committed whoredom in Egypt; they committed whoredom in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there were handled the teats of their virginity.
BLB
And they acted as prostitutes in Egypt; in their youth they were prostitutes; there were squeezed their breasts, and there were pressed the nipples of their virginity.
ÅB
De drev hor i Egypt, i sin ungdom drev de hor; der trykket de deres bryster, der kjente de på deres jomfruelige barm.
OTB
de drev hor i Egypt. De drev hor fra sin ungdom; der ble deres bryster klemt og deres jomfruelige barm kjærtegnet.
B1930
De drev hor i Egypten, i sin ungdom drev de hor; der trykket de deres bryster, der kjente de på deres jomfruelige barm.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 17:7

    They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons to which they have prostituted themselves. This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come.’

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  • Joshua 24:14

    Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; cast aside the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.

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  • Ezekiel 16:22

    And in all your abominations and acts of prostitution, you did not remember the days of your youth when you were naked and bare, wallowing in your own blood.

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  • Deuteronomy 29:16

    For you yourselves know how we lived in the land of Egypt and how we passed through the nations on the way here.

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  • Ezekiel 23:8

    She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when men slept with her in her youth, caressed her virgin bosom, and poured out their lust upon her.

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  • Ezekiel 23:19

    Yet she multiplied her promiscuity, remembering the days of her youth, when she had prostituted herself in the land of Egypt

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  • Ezekiel 20:8

    But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.

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  • Hosea 2:15

    There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.

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