Ezekiel 23:44
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And they slept with her as with a prostitute; they slept with Oholah and Oholibah, those lewd women.”
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“And they slept with her as with a prostitute; they slept with Oholah and Oholibah, those lewd women.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And they went in unto her, as they go in unto a harlot: so went they in unto Oholah and unto Oholibah, the lewd women.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And they come in unto her, As the coming in unto a whorish woman, So they have come in unto Aholah, And unto Aholibah--the wicked women.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 23:44 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 3:8She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.
- Ezekiel 23:3and they played in Egypt, prostituting themselves from their youth. Their breasts were fondled there, and their virgin bosoms caressed.
- Ezekiel 23:9Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).