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Ezekiel 23

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 23 of 48

1 And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,

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

3 And they fornicated in Egypt; in their youth they fornicated. Their breasts were handled, and there their virgin nipples were worked.

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Chapter Summary

The whoredoms of Oholah and Oholibah.

Key Hebrew Words

עַגְבָתָ֖ lustfulness H5691 · TWOT 1559b
קָהָ֔ל assembly H6951 · TWOT 1991a
זִרְמָתָֽ issue H2231 · TWOT 581b
זָנ֑וּ commit fornication H2181 · TWOT 563
תַּזְנוּתֶ֨י fornication H8457 · TWOT 563c

People & Context

Parable of the Two Sisters

Ezekiel tells the story of Oholah (Samaria) and Oholibah (Jerusalem), two sisters who prostituted themselves with foreign nations and idols,,. Their h…

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Parable of the Two Sisters

Ezekiel tells the story of Oholah (Samaria) and Oholibah (Jerusalem), two sisters who prostituted themselves with foreign nations and idols,,. Their horrific judgment mirrors their intense spiritual adultery,.

Ezekiel 23:1-49

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