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Ezekiel 23:7

Assyria
Sin

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

6 clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds.

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.

9 Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted.

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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
She offered sexual favors to all the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all the idols of those for whom she lusted.
KJV
Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.
WEB
She gave herself as a prostitute to them, all of them the choicest men of Assyria. She defiled herself with the idols of whomever she lusted after.
ASV
And she bestowed her whoredoms upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and on whomsoever she doted, with all their idols she defiled herself.
DARBY
And she bestowed her whoredoms upon them, all of them the choice of the children of Asshur; and with all after whom she lusted, with all their idols she defiled herself.
BLB
And she gave her prostitutions with them, choice men of Assyria, all of them; and with all [for] whom she lusted, with all their idols she defiled herself.
ÅB
Hun holdt seg til dem i hor, til alle de ypperste av Assurs sønner; hun gjorde seg uren med alle dem som hun ble opptent av elskov til - med alle deres avguder.
OTB
Hun overgav sine skamløse handlinger til dem, hele eliten av assyrerne, og vanhelliget seg med alle deres avguder, som hun begjærte.
B1930
Hun holdt sig til dem i hor, til alle de ypperste av Assurs sønner; hun gjorde sig uren med alle dem som hun optendtes av elskov til - med alle deres avguder.

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Cross references

  • Hosea 5:3

    I know all about Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me. For now, O Ephraim, you have turned to prostitution; Israel is defiled.

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  • Hosea 6:10

    In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: Ephraim practices prostitution there, and Israel is defiled.

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  • Ezekiel 22:3–4

    and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O city who brings her own doom by shedding blood within her walls and making idols to defile herself,

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  • Ezekiel 20:7

    And I said to them: ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’

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  • Genesis 10:22

    The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

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  • Psalms 106:39

    They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.

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  • Ezekiel 16:15

    But because of your fame, you trusted in your beauty and played the harlot. You lavished your favors on everyone who passed by, and your beauty was theirs for the asking.

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  • Ezekiel 23:30

    have brought these things upon you, because you have prostituted yourself with the nations and defiled yourself with their idols.

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