Verse 27
Ezekiel 23:27
New Living Translation
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In this way, I will put a stop to the lewdness and prostitution you brought from Egypt. You will never again cast longing eyes on those things or fondly remember your time in Egypt.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הִשְׁבַּתִּ֤י זִמָּתֵ/ךְ֙ מִמֵּ֔/ךְ וְ/אֶת זְנוּתֵ֖/ךְ מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וְ/לֹֽא תִשְׂאִ֤י עֵינַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ אֲלֵי/הֶ֔ם וּ/מִצְרַ֖יִם לֹ֥א תִזְכְּרִי עֽוֹד
English Translation
And I will remove your harlotry from you, and your fornication from the land of Egypt, and you will not lift your eyes to them, and Egypt you will no longer remember.
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Chapter 23 Context
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This message came to me from the LORD:
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“Son of man, once there were two sisters who were daughters of the same mother.
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They became prostitutes in Egypt. Even as young girls, they allowed men to fondle their breasts.
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The older girl was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. I married them, and they bore me sons...
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“Then Oholah lusted after other lovers instead of me, and she gave her love to the Assyrian officers...
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They were all attractive young men, captains and commanders dressed in handsome blue, charioteers dr...
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And so she prostituted herself with the most desirable men of Assyria, worshiping their idols and de...
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For when she left Egypt, she did not leave her spirit of prostitution behind. She was still as lewd...
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“And so I handed her over to her Assyrian lovers, whom she desired so much.
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They stripped her, took away her children as their slaves, and then killed her. After she received h...
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“Yet even though Oholibah saw what had happened to Oholah, her sister, she followed right in her foo...
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She fawned over all the Assyrian officers — those captains and commanders in handsome uniforms, thos...
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I saw the way she was going, defiling herself just like her older sister.
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“Then she carried her prostitution even further. She fell in love with pictures that were painted on...
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Handsome belts encircled their waists, and flowing turbans crowned their heads. They were dressed li...
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When she saw these paintings, she longed to give herself to them, so she sent messengers to Babyloni...
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So they came and committed adultery with her, defiling her in the bed of love. After being defiled,...
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“In the same way, I became disgusted with Oholibah and rejected her, just as I had rejected her sist...
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Yet she turned to even greater prostitution, remembering her youth when she was a prostitute in Egyp...
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She lusted after lovers with genitals as large as a donkey’s and emissions like those of a horse.
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And so, Oholibah, you relived your former days as a young girl in Egypt, when you first allowed your...
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“Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will send your lovers against you from...
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For the Babylonians will come with all the Chaldeans from Pekod and Shoa and Koa. And all the Assyri...
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They will all come against you from the north with chariots, wagons, and a great army prepared for a...
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I will turn my jealous anger against you, and they will deal harshly with you. They will cut off you...
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They will strip you of your beautiful clothes and jewels.
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In this way, I will put a stop to the lewdness and prostitution you brought from Egypt. You will nev...
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“For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will surely hand you over to your enemies, to those you...
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They will treat you with hatred and rob you of all you own, leaving you stark naked. The shame of yo...
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You brought all this on yourself by prostituting yourself to other nations, defiling yourself with a...
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Because you have followed in your sister’s footsteps, I will force you to drink the same cup of terr...
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“Yes, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “You will drink from your sister’s cup of terror,<br>a c...
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Drunkenness and anguish will fill you,<br>for your cup is filled to the brim with distress and desol...
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You will drain that cup of terror<br>to the very bottom.<br>Then you will smash it to pieces<br>and...
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“And because you have forgotten me and turned your back on me, this is what the Sovereign LORD says:...
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The LORD said to me, “Son of man, you must accuse Oholah and Oholibah of all their detestable sins.
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They have committed both adultery and murder — adultery by worshiping idols and murder by burning as...
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Furthermore, they have defiled my Temple and violated my Sabbath day!
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On the very day that they sacrificed their children to their idols, they boldly came into my Temple...
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“You sisters sent messengers to distant lands to get men. Then when they arrived, you bathed yoursel...
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You sat with them on a beautifully embroidered couch and put my incense and my special oil on a tabl...
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From your room came the sound of many men carousing. They were lustful men and drunkards from the wi...
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Then I said, ‘If they really want to have sex with old worn-out prostitutes like these, let them!’
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And that is what they did. They had sex with Oholah and Oholibah, these shameless prostitutes.
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But righteous people will judge these sister cities for what they really are — adulterers and murder...
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“Now this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Bring an army against them and hand them over to be terro...
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For their enemies will stone them and kill them with swords. They will butcher their sons and daught...
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In this way, I will put an end to lewdness and idolatry in the land, and my judgment will be a warni...
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You will be fully repaid for all your prostitution — your worship of idols. Yes, you will suffer the...
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