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Ezekiel 23:5

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

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ASV

And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,

KJV

And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,

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Original language & word study

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַתִּ֥זֶןva.Ti.zenand she acted as a prostituteH2181 →
אָהֳלָ֖ה'o.ho.LahOholahH170 →
תַּחְתָּ֑יtach.Taiunder meH8478 →
וַתַּעְגַּב֙va.ta'.Gavand she lustedH5689 →
עַֽל־'al-onH5921 →
מְאַהֲבֶ֔יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.halovers herH157 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
אַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804 →
קְרוֹבִֽים׃ke.ro.Vim[were] warriorsH7138 →

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2 Kings 17:3Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.2 Kings 16:7So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”Hosea 5:13When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.2 Kings 15:19Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.2 Kings 17:7–18All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other godsEzekiel 16:28Then you prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, because you were not yet satisfied. Even after that, you were still not satisfied.Hosea 8:9–10For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers.Jeremiah 50:38A drought is upon her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and the people go mad over idols.Genesis 38:24About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!”Hosea 6:10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: Ephraim practices prostitution there, and Israel is defiled.Ezekiel 23:12She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors dressed in splendor, horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men.Ezekiel 16:37therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked.1 Kings 14:16So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”1 Kings 14:9You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back.Ezekiel 23:16At the sight of them, she lusted for them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.1 Kings 16:31–32And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.1 Kings 15:26And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.Hosea 10:6Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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