Ezekiel 23:6
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
clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds.
7 She offered sexual favors to all the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all the idols of those for whom she lusted.
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.
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
- clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds.
- KJV
- Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.
- WEB
- who were clothed with blue—governors and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.
- ASV
- who were clothed with blue, governors and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.
- DARBY
- clothed with blue, governors and rulers, all of them attractive young men, horsemen riding upon horses.
- BLB
- clothed [in] purple, governors and commanders, young men of desire all of them, horsemen riding on horses.
- ÅB
- kledd i blått purpur, fyrster og herrer, alle sammen fagre unge menn, ryttere på sine hester.
- OTB
- kledd i blått, guvernører og kommandører, alle sammen vakre unge menn, ridende på hester.
- B1930
- klædd i blått purpur, fyrster og herrer, alle sammen fagre unge menn, ryttere på sine hester.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 23:23
the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses.
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