Ezekiel 23 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Ezekiel 24

¹Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

KJVAgain in the ninth^H8671 year^H8141, in the tenth^H6224 month^H2320, in the tenth^H6218 day of the month^H2320, the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came unto me, saying^H559^(H8800),

² “Son of man, write the name of the day, this same day. The king of Babylon drew close to Jerusalem this same day.

KJVSon^H1121 of man^H120, write^H3789^(H8798) thee the name^H8034 of the day^H3117, even of this same^H6106 day^H3117: the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 set^H5564^(H8804) himself against Jerusalem^H3389 this same^H6106 day^H3117.

³ Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and tell them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says, “Put the cauldron on the fire. Put it on, and also pour water into it.

KJVAnd utter^H4911^(H8798) a parable^H4912 unto the rebellious^H4805 house^H1004, and say^H559^(H8804) unto them, Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069; Set on^H8239^(H8798) a pot^H5518, set it on^H8239^(H8798), and also pour^H3332^(H8798) water^H4325 into it:

⁴ Gather its pieces into it, even every good piece: the thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with the choice bones.

KJVGather^H622^(H8798) the pieces^H5409 thereof into it, even every good^H2896 piece^H5409, the thigh^H3409, and the shoulder^H3802; fill^H4390^(H8761) it with the choice^H4005 bones^H6106.

⁵ Take the choice of the flock, and also a pile of wood for the bones under the cauldron. Make it boil well. Yes, let its bones be boiled within it.”

KJVTake^H3947^(H8800) the choice^H4005 of the flock^H6629, and burn^H1754 also the bones^H6106 under it, and make it boil^H7570^(H8761) well^H7571, and let them seethe^H1310^(H8804) the bones^H6106 of it therein^H8432.

⁶ “‘Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “Woe to the bloody city, to the cauldron whose rust is in it, and whose rust hasn’t gone out of it! Take out of it piece after piece without casting lots for it.

KJVWherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069; Woe^H188 to the bloody^H1818 city^H5892, to the pot^H5518 whose scum^H2457 is therein, and whose scum^H2457 is not gone out^H3318^(H8804) of it! bring it out^H3318^(H8685) piece^H5409 by piece^H5409; let no lot^H1486 fall^H5307^(H8804) upon it.

⁷ “‘“For the blood she shed is in the middle of her. She set it on the bare rock. She didn’t pour it on the ground, to cover it with dust.

KJVFor her blood^H1818 is in the midst^H8432 of her; she set^H7760^(H8804) it upon the top^H6706 of a rock^H5553; she poured^H8210^(H8804) it not upon the ground^H776, to cover^H3680^(H8763) it with dust^H6083;

⁸ That it may cause wrath to come up to take vengeance, I have set her blood on the bare rock, that it should not be covered.”

KJVThat it might cause fury^H2534 to come up^H5927^(H8687) to take^H5358^(H8800) vengeance^H5359; I have set^H5414^(H8804) her blood^H1818 upon the top^H6706 of a rock^H5553, that it should not be covered^H3680^(H8736).

⁹ “‘Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069; Woe^H188 to the bloody^H1818 city^H5892! I will even make the pile^H4071 for fire great^H1431^(H8686).

¹⁰ Heap on the wood. Make the fire hot. Boil the meat well. Make the broth thick, and let the bones be burned.

KJVHeap^H7235^(H8685) on wood^H6086, kindle^H1814^(H8687) the fire^H784, consume^H8552^(H8687) the flesh^H1320, and spice^H7543^(H8687) it well^H4841, and let the bones^H6106 be burned^H2787^(H8735).

¹¹ Then set it empty on its coals, that it may be hot, and its bronze may burn, and that its filthiness may be molten in it, that its rust may be consumed.

KJVThen set^H5975^(H8687) it empty^H7386 upon the coals^H1513 thereof, that the brass^H5178 of it may be hot^H3179^(H8799), and may burn^H2787^(H8804), and that the filthiness^H2932 of it may be molten^H5413^(H8738) in it^H8432, that the scum^H2457 of it may be consumed^H8552^(H8799).

¹² She is weary with toil; yet her great rust, rust by fire, doesn’t leave her.

KJVShe hath wearied^H3811^(H8689) herself with lies^H8383, and her great^H7227 scum^H2457 went not forth^H3318^(H8799) out of her: her scum^H2457 shall be in the fire^H784.

¹³ “‘“In your filthiness is lewdness. Because I have cleansed you and you weren’t cleansed, you won’t be cleansed from your filthiness any more, until I have caused my wrath toward you to rest.

KJVIn thy filthiness^H2932 is lewdness^H2154: because I have purged^H2891^(H8765) thee, and thou wast not purged^H2891^(H8804), thou shalt not be purged^H2891^(H8799) from thy filthiness^H2932 any more, till I have caused my fury^H2534 to rest^H5117^(H8687) upon thee.

¹⁴ “‘“I, Yahweh, have spoken it. It will happen, and I will do it. I won’t go back. I won’t spare. I won’t repent. According to your ways and according to your doings, they will judge you,” says the Lord Yahweh.’”

KJVI the LORD^H3068 have spoken^H1696^(H8765) it: it shall come to pass^H935^(H8802), and I will do^H6213^(H8804) it; I will not go back^H6544^(H8799), neither will I spare^H2347^(H8799), neither will I repent^H5162^(H8735); according to thy ways^H1870, and according to thy doings^H5949, shall they judge^H8199^(H8804) thee, saith^H5002^(H8803) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069.

¹⁵ Also Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

KJVAlso the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came unto me, saying^H559^(H8800),

¹⁶ “Son of man, behold, I will take away from you the desire of your eyes with one stroke; yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, neither shall your tears run down.

KJVSon^H1121 of man^H120, behold, I take away^H3947^(H8802) from thee the desire^H4261 of thine eyes^H5869 with a stroke^H4046: yet neither shalt thou mourn^H5594^(H8799) nor weep^H1058^(H8799), neither shall thy tears^H1832 run down^H935^(H8799).

¹⁷ Sigh, but not aloud. Make no mourning for the dead. Bind your headdress on you, and put your sandals on your feet. Don’t cover your lips, and don’t eat mourner’s bread.”

KJVForbear^H1826^(H8798) to cry^H602^(H8736), make^H6213^(H8799) no mourning^H60 for the dead^H4191^(H8801), bind^H2280^(H8798) the tire of thine head^H6287 upon thee, and put on^H7760^(H8799) thy shoes^H5275 upon thy feet^H7272, and cover^H5844^(H8799) not thy lips^H8222, and eat^H398^(H8799) not the bread^H3899 of men^H582.

¹⁸ So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died. So I did in the morning as I was commanded.

KJVSo I spake^H1696^(H8762) unto the people^H5971 in the morning^H1242: and at even^H6153 my wife^H802 died^H4191^(H8799); and I did^H6213^(H8799) in the morning^H1242 as I was commanded^H6680^(H8795).

¹⁹ The people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things mean to us, that you act like this?”

KJVAnd the people^H5971 said^H559^(H8799) unto me, Wilt thou not tell^H5046^(H8686) us what these things are to us, that thou doest^H6213^(H8802) so?

²⁰ Then I said to them, “Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

KJVThen I answered^H559^(H8799) them, The word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came unto me, saying^H559^(H8800),

²¹ ‘Speak to the house of Israel, “The Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pities; and your sons and your daughters whom you have left behind will fall by the sword.

KJVSpeak^H559^(H8798) unto the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478, Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069; Behold, I will profane^H2490^(H8764) my sanctuary^H4720, the excellency^H1347 of your strength^H5797, the desire^H4261 of your eyes^H5869, and that which your soul^H5315 pitieth^H4263; and your sons^H1121 and your daughters^H1323 whom ye have left^H5800^(H8804) shall fall^H5307^(H8799) by the sword^H2719.

²² You will do as I have done. You won’t cover your lips or eat mourner’s bread.

KJVAnd ye shall do^H6213^(H8804) as I have done^H6213^(H8804): ye shall not cover^H5844^(H8799) your lips^H8222, nor eat^H398^(H8799) the bread^H3899 of men^H582.

²³ Your turbans will be on your heads, and your sandals on your feet. You won’t mourn or weep; but you will pine away in your iniquities, and moan one toward another.

KJVAnd your tires^H6287 shall be upon your heads^H7218, and your shoes^H5275 upon your feet^H7272: ye shall not mourn^H5594^(H8799) nor weep^H1058^(H8799); but ye shall pine away^H4743^(H8738) for your iniquities^H5771, and mourn^H5098^(H8804) one^H376 toward another^H251.

²⁴ Thus Ezekiel will be a sign to you; according to all that he has done, you will do. When this comes, then you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.’”’”

KJVThus Ezekiel^H3168 is unto you a sign^H4159: according to all that he hath done^H6213^(H8804) shall ye do^H6213^(H8799): and when this cometh^H935^(H8800), ye shall know^H3045^(H8804) that I am the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069.

²⁵ “You, son of man, shouldn’t it be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their heart—their sons and their daughters—

KJVAlso, thou son^H1121 of man^H120, shall it not be in the day^H3117 when I take^H3947^(H8800) from them their strength^H4581, the joy^H4885 of their glory^H8597, the desire^H4261 of their eyes^H5869, and that whereupon they set^H4853 their minds^H5315, their sons^H1121 and their daughters^H1323,

²⁶ that in that day he who escapes will come to you, to cause you to hear it with your ears?

KJVThat he that escapeth^H6412 in that day^H3117 shall come^H935^(H8799) unto thee, to cause thee to hear^H2045 it with thine ears^H241?

²⁷ In that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped, and you will speak and be no more mute. So you will be a sign to them. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.”

KJVIn that day^H3117 shall thy mouth^H6310 be opened^H6605^(H8735) to him which is escaped^H6412, and thou shalt speak^H1696^(H8762), and be no more dumb^H481^(H8735): and thou shalt be a sign^H4159 unto them; and they shall know^H3045^(H8804) that I am the LORD^H3068.

WEB·Ezekiel 23

¹Yahweh’s word came again to me, saying,

KJVThe word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came again unto me, saying^H559^(H8800),

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

KJVSon^H1121 of man^H120, there were two^H8147 women^H802, the daughters^H1323 of one^H259 mother^H517:

³ 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.

KJVAnd they committed whoredoms^H2181^(H8799) in Egypt^H4714; they committed whoredoms^H2181^(H8804) in their youth^H5271: there were their breasts^H7699 pressed^H4600^(H8795), and there they bruised^H6213^(H8765) the teats^H1717 of their virginity^H1331.

⁴ Their names were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her sister. They became mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah.

KJVAnd the names^H8034 of them were Aholah^H170 the elder^H1419, and Aholibah^H172 her sister^H269: and they were mine, and they bare^H3205^(H8799) sons^H1121 and daughters^H1323. Thus were their names^H8034; Samaria^H8111 is Aholah^H170, and Jerusalem^H3389 Aholibah^H172.

⁵ “Oholah played the prostitute when she was mine. She doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,

KJVAnd Aholah^H170 played the harlot^H2181^(H8799) when she was mine^H8478; and she doted^H5689^(H8799) on her lovers^H157^(H8764), on the Assyrians^H804 her neighbours^H7138,

⁶ who were clothed with blue—governors and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.

KJVWhich were clothed^H3847^(H8803) with blue^H8504, captains^H6346 and rulers^H5461, all of them desirable^H2531 young men^H970, horsemen^H6571 riding^H7392^(H8802) upon horses^H5483.

⁷ 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.

KJVThus she committed^H5414^(H8799) her whoredoms^H8457 with them, with all them that were the chosen^H4005 men^H1121 of Assyria^H804, and with all on whom she doted^H5689^(H8804): with all their idols^H1544 she defiled^H2930^(H8738) herself.

⁸ She hasn’t left her prostitution since leaving Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her. They caressed her youthful nipples and they poured out their prostitution on her.

KJVNeither left^H5800^(H8804) she her whoredoms^H8457 brought from Egypt^H4714: for in her youth^H5271 they lay^H7901^(H8804) with her, and they bruised^H6213^(H8765) the breasts^H1717 of her virginity^H1331, and poured^H8210^(H8799) their whoredom^H8457 upon her.

⁹ “Therefore I delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians on whom she doted.

KJVWherefore I have delivered^H5414^(H8804) her into the hand^H3027 of her lovers^H157^(H8764), into the hand^H3027 of the Assyrians^H1121^H804, upon whom she doted^H5689^(H8804).

¹⁰ These uncovered her nakedness. They took her sons and her daughters, and they killed her with the sword. She became a byword among women; for they executed judgments on her.

KJVThese discovered^H1540^(H8765) her nakedness^H6172: they took^H3947^(H8804) her sons^H1121 and her daughters^H1323, and slew^H2026^(H8804) her with the sword^H2719: and she became famous^H8034 among women^H802; for they had executed^H6213^(H8804) judgment^H8196 upon her.

¹¹ “Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt in her lusting than she, and in her prostitution which was more depraved than the prostitution of her sister.

KJVAnd when her sister^H269 Aholibah^H172 saw^H7200^(H8799) this, she was more corrupt^H7843^(H8686) in her inordinate love^H5691 than she, and in her whoredoms^H8457 more than her sister^H269 in her whoredoms^H2183.

¹² She lusted after the Assyrians, governors and rulers—her neighbors, clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men.

KJVShe doted^H5689^(H8804) upon the Assyrians^H1121^H804 her neighbours^H7138, captains^H6346 and rulers^H5461 clothed^H3847^(H8803) most gorgeously^H4358, horsemen^H6571 riding^H7392^(H8802) upon horses^H5483, all of them desirable^H2531 young men^H970.

¹³ I saw that she was defiled. They both went the same way.

KJVThen I saw^H7200^(H8799) that she was defiled^H2930^(H8738), that they took both^H8147 one^H259 way^H1870,

¹⁴ “She increased her prostitution; for she saw men portrayed on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with red,

KJVAnd that she increased^H3254^(H8686) her whoredoms^H8457: for when she saw^H7200^(H8799) men^H582 pourtrayed^H2707^(H8794) upon the wall^H7023, the images^H6754 of the Chaldeans^H3778 pourtrayed^H2710^(H8803) with vermilion^H8350,

¹⁵ dressed with belts on their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like princes, after the likeness of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.

KJVGirded^H2289 with girdles^H232 upon their loins^H4975, exceeding^H5628^(H8803) in dyed attire^H2871 upon their heads^H7218, all of them princes^H7991 to look to^H4758, after the manner^H1823 of the Babylonians^H1121^H894 of Chaldea^H3778, the land^H776 of their nativity^H4138:

¹⁶ As soon as she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to them into Chaldea.

KJVAnd as soon as she saw^H4758 them with her eyes^H5869, she doted^H5689^(H8799) upon them, and sent^H7971^(H8799) messengers^H4397 unto them into Chaldea^H3778.

¹⁷ The Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their prostitution. She was polluted with them, and her soul was alienated from them.

KJVAnd the Babylonians^H1121^H894 came^H935^(H8799) to her into the bed^H4904 of love^H1730, and they defiled^H2930^(H8762) her with their whoredom^H8457, and she was polluted^H2930^(H8799) with them, and her mind^H5315 was alienated^H3363^(H8799) from them.

¹⁸ So she uncovered her prostitution and uncovered her nakedness. Then my soul was alienated from her, just like my soul was alienated from her sister.

KJVSo she discovered^H1540^(H8762) her whoredoms^H8457, and discovered^H1540^(H8762) her nakedness^H6172: then my mind^H5315 was alienated^H3363^(H8799) from her, like as my mind^H5315 was alienated^H5361^(H8804) from her sister^H269.

¹⁹ Yet she multiplied her prostitution, remembering the days of her youth, in which she had played the prostitute in the land of Egypt.

KJVYet she multiplied^H7235^(H8686) her whoredoms^H8457, in calling to remembrance^H2142^(H8800) the days^H3117 of her youth^H5271, wherein she had played the harlot^H2181^(H8804) in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714.

²⁰ She lusted after their lovers, whose flesh is as the flesh of donkeys, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.

KJVFor she doted^H5689^(H8799) upon their paramours^H6370, whose flesh^H1320 is as the flesh^H1320 of asses^H2543, and whose issue^H2231 is like the issue^H2231 of horses^H5483.

²¹ Thus you called to memory the lewdness of your youth, in the caressing of your nipples by the Egyptians because of your youthful breasts.

KJVThus thou calledst to remembrance^H6485^(H8799) the lewdness^H2154 of thy youth^H5271, in bruising^H6213^(H8800) thy teats^H1717 by the Egyptians^H4714 for the paps^H7699 of thy youth^H5271.

²² “Therefore, Oholibah, the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I will raise up your lovers against you, from whom your soul is alienated, and I will bring them against you on every side:

KJVTherefore, O Aholibah^H172, thus saith^H559^(H8804) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069; Behold, I will raise up^H5782^(H8688) thy lovers^H157^(H8764) against thee, from whom thy mind^H5315 is alienated^H5361^(H8804), and I will bring^H935^(H8689) them against thee on every side^H5439;

²³ the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, Shoa, Koa, and all the Assyrians with them; all of them desirable young men, governors and rulers, princes and men of renown, all of them riding on horses.

KJVThe Babylonians^H1121^H894, and all the Chaldeans^H3778, Pekod^H6489, and Shoa^H7772, and Koa^H6970, and all the Assyrians^H1121^H804 with them: all of them desirable^H2531 young men^H970, captains^H6346 and rulers^H5461, great lords^H7991 and renowned^H7121^(H8803), all of them riding^H7392^(H8802) upon horses^H5483.

²⁴ They will come against you with weapons, chariots, and wagons, and with a company of peoples. They will set themselves against you with buckler, shield, and helmet all around. I will commit the judgment to them, and they will judge you according to their judgments.

KJVAnd they shall come^H935^(H8804) against thee with chariots^H2021, wagons^H7393, and wheels^H1534, and with an assembly^H6951 of people^H5971, which shall set^H7760^(H8799) against thee buckler^H6793 and shield^H4043 and helmet^H6959 round about^H5439: and I will set^H5414^(H8804) judgment^H4941 before^H6440 them, and they shall judge^H8199^(H8804) thee according to their judgments^H4941.

²⁵ I will set my jealousy against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will take away your nose and your ears. Your remnant will fall by the sword. They will take your sons and your daughters; and the rest of you will be devoured by the fire.

KJVAnd I will set^H5414^(H8804) my jealousy^H7068 against thee, and they shall deal^H6213^(H8804) furiously^H2534 with thee: they shall take away^H5493^(H8686) thy nose^H639 and thine ears^H241; and thy remnant^H319 shall fall^H5307^(H8799) by the sword^H2719: they shall take^H3947^(H8799) thy sons^H1121 and thy daughters^H1323; and thy residue^H319 shall be devoured^H398^(H8735) by the fire^H784.

²⁶ They will also strip you of your clothes and take away your beautiful jewels.

KJVThey shall also strip^H6584^(H8689) thee out of thy clothes^H899, and take away^H3947^(H8804) thy fair^H8597 jewels^H3627.

²⁷ Thus I will make your lewdness to cease from you, and remove your prostitution from the land of Egypt, so that you will not lift up your eyes to them, nor remember Egypt any more.’

KJVThus will I make thy lewdness^H2154 to cease^H7673^(H8689) from thee, and thy whoredom^H2184 brought from the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714: so that thou shalt not lift up^H5375^(H8799) thine eyes^H5869 unto them, nor remember^H2142^(H8799) Egypt^H4714 any more.

²⁸ “For the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I will deliver you into the hand of them whom you hate, into the hand of them from whom your soul is alienated.

KJVFor thus saith^H559^(H8804) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069; Behold, I will deliver^H5414^(H8802) thee into the hand^H3027 of them whom thou hatest^H8130^(H8804), into the hand^H3027 of them from whom thy mind^H5315 is alienated^H5361^(H8804):

²⁹ They will deal with you in hatred, and will take away all your labor, and will leave you naked and bare. The nakedness of your prostitution will be uncovered, both your lewdness and your prostitution.

KJVAnd they shall deal^H6213^(H8804) with thee hatefully^H8135, and shall take away^H3947^(H8804) all thy labour^H3018, and shall leave^H5800^(H8804) thee naked^H5903 and bare^H6181: and the nakedness^H6172 of thy whoredoms^H2183 shall be discovered^H1540^(H8738), both thy lewdness^H2154 and thy whoredoms^H8457.

³⁰ These things will be done to you because you have played the prostitute after the nations, and because you are polluted with their idols.

KJVI will do^H6213^(H8800) these things unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring^H2181^(H8800) after^H310 the heathen^H1471, and because thou art polluted^H2930^(H8738) with their idols^H1544.

³¹ You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore I will give her cup into your hand.’

KJVThou hast walked^H1980^(H8804) in the way^H1870 of thy sister^H269; therefore will I give^H5414^(H8804) her cup^H3563 into thine hand^H3027.

³² “The Lord Yahweh says: ‘You will drink of your sister’s cup, which is deep and large. You will be ridiculed and held in derision. It contains much.

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069; Thou shalt drink^H8354^(H8799) of thy sister's^H269 cup^H3563 deep^H6013 and large^H7342: thou shalt be laughed to scorn^H6712 and had in derision^H3933; it containeth^H3557^(H8687) much^H4767.

³³ You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of your sister Samaria.

KJVThou shalt be filled^H4390^(H8735) with drunkenness^H7943 and sorrow^H3015, with the cup^H3563 of astonishment^H8047 and desolation^H8077, with the cup^H3563 of thy sister^H269 Samaria^H8111.

³⁴ You will even drink it and drain it out. You will gnaw the broken pieces of it, and will tear your breasts; for I have spoken it,’ says the Lord Yahweh.

KJVThou shalt even drink^H8354^(H8804) it and suck it out^H4680^(H8804), and thou shalt break^H1633^(H8762) the sherds^H2789 thereof, and pluck off^H5423^(H8762) thine own breasts^H7699: for I have spoken^H1696^(H8765) it, saith^H5002^(H8803) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069.

³⁵ “Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Because you have forgotten me and cast me behind your back, therefore you also bear your lewdness and your prostitution.’”

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069; Because thou hast forgotten^H7911^(H8804) me, and cast^H7993^(H8686) me behind^H310 thy back^H1458, therefore bear^H5375^(H8798) thou also thy lewdness^H2154 and thy whoredoms^H8457.

³⁶ Yahweh said moreover to me: “Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) moreover unto me; Son^H1121 of man^H120, wilt thou judge^H8199^(H8799) Aholah^H170 and Aholibah^H172? yea, declare^H5046^(H8685) unto them their abominations^H8441;

³⁷ For they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols. They have also caused their sons, whom they bore to me, to pass through the fire to them to be devoured.

KJVThat they have committed adultery^H5003^(H8765), and blood^H1818 is in their hands^H3027, and with their idols^H1544 have they committed adultery^H5003^(H8765), and have also caused their sons^H1121, whom they bare^H3205^(H8804) unto me, to pass for them through^H5674^(H8689) the fire, to devour^H402 them.

³⁸ Moreover this they have done to me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my Sabbaths.

KJVMoreover this they have done^H6213^(H8804) unto me: they have defiled^H2930^(H8765) my sanctuary^H4720 in the same day^H3117, and have profaned^H2490^(H8765) my sabbaths^H7676.

³⁹ For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and behold, they have done this in the middle of my house.

KJVFor when they had slain^H7819^(H8800) their children^H1121 to their idols^H1544, then they came^H935^(H8799) the same day^H3117 into my sanctuary^H4720 to profane^H2490^(H8763) it; and, lo, thus have they done^H6213^(H8804) in the midst^H8432 of mine house^H1004.

⁴⁰ “Furthermore you sisters have sent for men who come from far away, to whom a messenger was sent, and behold, they came; for whom you washed yourself, painted your eyes, decorated yourself with ornaments,

KJVAnd furthermore^H637, that ye have sent^H7971^(H8799) for men^H582 to come^H935^(H8802) from far^H4801, unto whom a messenger^H4397 was sent^H7971^(H8803); and, lo, they came^H935^(H8804): for whom thou didst wash^H7364^(H8804) thyself, paintedst^H3583^(H8804) thy eyes^H5869, and deckedst^H5710^(H8804) thyself with ornaments^H5716,

⁴¹ and sat on a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon you set my incense and my oil.

KJVAnd satest^H3427^(H8804) upon a stately^H3520 bed^H4296, and a table^H7979 prepared^H6186^(H8803) before^H6440 it, whereupon thou hast set^H7760^(H8804) mine incense^H7004 and mine oil^H8081.

⁴² “The voice of a multitude being at ease was with her. With men of the common sort were brought drunkards from the wilderness; and they put bracelets on their hands, and beautiful crowns on their heads.

KJVAnd a voice^H6963 of a multitude^H1995 being at ease^H7961 was with her: and with the men^H582 of the common sort^H7230^H120 were brought^H935^(H8716) Sabeans^H5436^(H8675)^H5433^(H8802) from the wilderness^H4057, which put^H5414^(H8799) bracelets^H6781 upon their hands^H3027, and beautiful^H8597 crowns^H5850 upon their heads^H7218.

⁴³ Then I said of her who was old in adulteries, ‘Now they will play the prostitute with her, and she with them.’

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) I unto her that was old^H1087 in adulteries^H5004, Will they now commit^H2181^(H8799) whoredoms^H8457 with her, and she with them?

⁴⁴ They went in to her, as they go in to a prostitute. So they went in to Oholah and to Oholibah, the lewd women.

KJVYet they went in^H935^(H8799) unto her, as they go in^H935^(H8800) unto a woman^H802 that playeth the harlot^H2181^(H8802): so went they in^H935^(H8804) unto Aholah^H170 and unto Aholibah^H172, the lewd^H2154 women^H802.

⁴⁵ Righteous men will judge them with the judgment of adulteresses and with the judgment of women who shed blood, because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.

KJVAnd the righteous^H6662 men^H582, they shall judge^H8199^(H8799) them after the manner^H4941 of adulteresses^H5003^(H8802), and after the manner^H4941 of women that shed^H8210^(H8802) blood^H1818; because they are adulteresses^H5003^(H8802), and blood^H1818 is in their hands^H3027.

⁴⁶ “For the Lord Yahweh says: ‘I will bring up a mob against them, and will give them to be tossed back and forth and robbed.

KJVFor thus saith^H559^(H8804) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069; I will bring up^H5927^(H8687) a company^H6951 upon them, and will give^H5414^(H8800) them to be removed^H2189 and spoiled^H957.

⁴⁷ The company will stone them with stones and dispatch them with their swords. They will kill their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire.

KJVAnd the company^H6951 shall stone^H7275^(H8804) them with stones^H68, and dispatch^H1254^(H8763) them with their swords^H2719; they shall slay^H2026^(H8799) their sons^H1121 and their daughters^H1323, and burn up^H8313^(H8799) their houses^H1004 with fire^H784.

⁴⁸ “‘Thus I will cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to be lewd like you.

KJVThus will I cause lewdness^H2154 to cease^H7673^(H8689) out of the land^H776, that all women^H802 may be taught^H3256^(H8739) not to do^H6213^(H8799) after your lewdness^H2154.

⁴⁹ They will recompense your lewdness on you, and you will bear the sins of your idols. Then you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.’”

KJVAnd they shall recompense^H5414^(H8804) your lewdness^H2154 upon you, and ye shall bear^H5375^(H8799) the sins^H2399 of your idols^H1544: and ye shall know^H3045^(H8804) that I am the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069.

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