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She defiled herself with all the idols of those for whom she lusted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them <i>that were</i> the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Thus she committed her harlotry with them, All of them choice men of Assyria; And with all for whom she lusted, With all their idols, she defiled herself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />She bestowed her obscene practices on them, all of whom <i>were</i> the choicest men of Assyria; and with all whom she lusted after, with all their idols she defiled herself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220She bestowed her harlotries on them, all of whom were the choicest men of Assyria; and with all whom she lusted after, with all their idols she defiled herself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And she bestowed her harlotries on them, all of whom <i>were</i> the choicest men of Assyria; and with all whom she lusted after, with all their idols she defiled herself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />She gave her harlotries to them, all of them the choicest men of Assyria; and with all whom she lusted after, with all their idols she defiled herself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />She bestowed [freely] her immoralities on them, the choicest men of Assyria, all of them; and with all whom she adored <i>and</i> lusted after, she defiled herself with their idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />She offered her sexual favors to them; all of them were the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all those she lusted after and with all their idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />She offered her sexual favors to them; all of them were the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all those she lusted after and with all their idols. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And she bestowed her whoredoms upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and on whomsoever she doted, with all their idols she defiled herself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />She had sex with all the important Assyrian officials and even worshiped their disgusting idols. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And she bestowed her whoredoms upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them: and on whomsoever she doted, with all their idols she defiled herself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />She became a prostitute for all the important men in Assyria. She dishonored herself with the idols of all those with whom she fell in love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />She was the whore for all the Assyrian officers, and her lust led her to defile herself by worshiping Assyrian idols. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />She bestowed her sexual favors on them—all of them, the best of the Assyrians—and with whomever she lusted for. "She defiled herself with all their idols. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />She offered sexual favors to all the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all the idols of those for whom she lusted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />She bestowed her sexual favors on them; all of them were the choicest young men of Assyria. She defiled herself with all whom she desired--with all their idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />She bestowed her prostitution on them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and on whoever she doted, with all their idols she defiled herself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thus she committed her lewd deeds with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />She gave herself as a prostitute to them, all of them the choicest men of Assyria. She defiled herself with the idols of whoever she lusted after. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And she gives her whoredoms on them, "" The choice of the sons of Asshur, "" All of them—even all on whom she lusted, "" She has been defiled by all their idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And she giveth her whoredoms on them, The choice of the sons of Asshur, All of them -- even all on whom she doted, By all their idols she hath been defiled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And she will give her whoredoms upon them from the choice of the sons of Assur all of them, and with all whom she desired; being defiled with all their blocks.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And she committed her fornications with those chosen men, all sons of the Assyrians: and she defiled herself with the uncleanness of all them on whom she doted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And she distributed her fornications to those chosen men, all of them sons of the Assyrians. And she defiled herself with the uncleanness of all those whom she madly desired.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />She gave herself as a prostitute to them, to all the Assyrian elite; with all those for whom she lusted, she also defiled herself with their idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />She bestowed her favors upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and she defiled herself with all the idols of everyone for whom she lusted.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all the chosen men of Assyria and with all on whom she doted; with all their idols she defiled herself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And she poured her fornication upon them, on all the choice ones of the sons of Assyria, and upon everyone who was joined with their idols, and she defiled herself<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And she bestowed her harlotries upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and on whomsoever she doted, with all their idols she defiled herself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And she bestowed her fornication upon them; all were choice sons of the Assyrians: and on whomsoever she doted herself, with them she defiled herself in all <i>their</i> devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=6393" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/23.htm">The Adultery of Oholah and Oholibah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wat·tit·tên (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">She offered</a> <a href="/hebrew/8457.htm" title="8457: taz·nū·ṯe·hā (N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Fornication. Or taznuth; from zanah; harlotry, i.e. idolatry.">sexual favors</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">to all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4005.htm" title="4005: miḇ·ḥar (N-msc) -- Choicest, best. From bachar; select, i.e. Best.">the elite</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/804.htm" title="804: ’aš·šūr (N-proper-fs) -- Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them, its region and its empire.">of Assyria.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: niṭ·mā·’āh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">She defiled herself</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·ḇə·ḵōl (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1544.htm" title="1544: gil·lū·lê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- An idol. Or gillul; from galal; properly, a log; by implication, an idol.">the idols</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">of those for whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/5689.htm" title="5689: ‘ā·ḡə·ḇāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To have inordinate affection, lust. A primitive root; to breathe after, i.e. To love.">she lusted.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when men slept with her in her youth, caressed her virgin bosom, and poured out their lust upon her.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1-2</a></span><br />Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-5.htm">Hosea 2:5</a></span><br />For their mother has played the harlot and has conceived them in disgrace. For she thought, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me bread and water, wool and linen, oil and drink.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Jeremiah 3:6-9</a></span><br />Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there. / I thought that after she had done all these things, she would return to Me. But she did not return, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it. / She 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-8.htm">Isaiah 57:8</a></span><br />Behind the door and doorpost you have set up your memorial. Forsaking Me, you uncovered your bed; you climbed up and opened it wide. And you have made a pact with those whose bed you have loved; you have gazed upon their nakedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Revelation 18:3</a></span><br />All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Jeremiah 2:20</a></span><br />“For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-12.htm">Hosea 4:12-14</a></span><br />My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God. / They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery. / I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-22.htm">2 Kings 9:22</a></span><br />When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Have you come in peace, Jehu?” “How can there be peace,” he replied, “as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a></span><br />Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Isaiah 1:21</a></span><br />See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Jeremiah 13:27</a></span><br />Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields—I have seen your detestable acts. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-4.htm">Nahum 3:4</a></span><br />because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Revelation 17:4-5</a></span><br />The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. / And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-1.htm">Hosea 9:1</a></span><br />Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-17.htm">Isaiah 23:17</a></span><br />And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Thus she committed her prostitutions with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.</p><p class="hdg">committed he whoredoms with them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-15.htm">Ezekiel 16:15</a></b></br> But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/10-22.htm">Genesis 10:22</a></b></br> The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.</p><p class="hdg">with all their</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/23-30.htm">Ezekiel 23:30</a></b></br> I will do these <i>things</i> unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring after the heathen, <i>and</i> because thou art polluted with their idols.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-7.htm">Ezekiel 20:7</a></b></br> Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I <i>am</i> the LORD your God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Ezekiel 22:3,4</a></b></br> Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/5-6.htm">Assyria</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-5.htm">Assyrians</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-14.htm">Bestowed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-21.htm">Choice</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Choicest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-44.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-16.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-6.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-5.htm">Doted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-13.htm">Elite</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Harlotries</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-4.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Images</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Lewd</a> <a href="/songs/3-7.htm">Noblest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-5.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-5.htm">Prostitution</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-7.htm">Whomsoever</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Whoredoms</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Assyria</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-9.htm">Assyrians</a> <a href="/daniel/5-19.htm">Bestowed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-9.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Choice</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Choicest</a> <a href="/daniel/11-15.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-13.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-12.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-9.htm">Doted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-13.htm">Elite</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Harlotries</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-13.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-30.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-14.htm">Images</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-18.htm">Lewd</a> <a href="/genesis/34-19.htm">Noblest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-19.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Prostitution</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/daniel/4-17.htm">Whomsoever</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Whoredoms</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/23-1.htm">The unfaithfulness of Aholah and Aholibah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Aholibah is to be plagued by her lovers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/23-36.htm">The prophet reproves the adulteries of them both</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/23-45.htm">and shows their judgments</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "elite of Assyria" refers to the political and military leaders of the Assyrian Empire, a dominant power in the ancient Near East. Historically, Israel and Judah often sought alliances with Assyria, compromising their faithfulness to God. This reflects the broader biblical theme of spiritual adultery, where Israel's pursuit of foreign alliances and gods is likened to infidelity. The prophets frequently condemned such alliances, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/30.htm">Isaiah 30:1-2</a> and <a href="/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13</a>, where reliance on foreign powers is portrayed as a lack of trust in God.<p><b>She defiled herself with all the idols of those for whom she lusted.</b><br>Idolatry is a central theme in the prophetic literature, symbolizing the spiritual corruption and apostasy of Israel. The term "defiled" indicates a state of ritual impurity, which in the Old Testament often results from idolatry and immorality. The idols of Assyria, such as those of Ashur and Ishtar, were part of a polytheistic system that Israel was forbidden to adopt (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a>). This phrase underscores the spiritual consequences of Israel's alliances, as they not only sought political security but also adopted the religious practices of their neighbors, violating the covenant with Yahweh. This theme is echoed in <a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Jeremiah 2:20</a> and <a href="/hosea/4-12.htm">Hosea 4:12</a>, where idolatry is equated with harlotry, emphasizing the betrayal of their exclusive relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/o/oholah_and_oholibah.htm">Oholah and Oholibah</a></b><br>These are symbolic names for Samaria and Jerusalem, respectively. In <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Ezekiel 23</a>, they represent the Northern and Southern Kingdoms of Israel, depicted as two sisters who engage in idolatry and unfaithfulness to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a></b><br>A powerful empire during the time of Ezekiel, known for its military might and influence. The Israelites sought alliances with Assyria, which led them into idolatry and spiritual adultery.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/idolatry.htm">Idolatry</a></b><br>The worship of idols or false gods, which is a central theme in this passage. It represents Israel's unfaithfulness to Yahweh by turning to other nations and their gods.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who conveyed messages of judgment and restoration to the Israelites during their exile in Babylon.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/harlotry.htm">Harlotry</a></b><br>Used metaphorically to describe Israel's unfaithfulness to God through alliances and idol worship, akin to marital infidelity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_adultery.htm">Spiritual Adultery</a></b><br>Just as Israel was unfaithful to God by turning to other nations and their idols, Christians today must guard against allowing anything to take the place of God in their hearts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_idolatry.htm">Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>The passage warns of the spiritual and physical consequences of idolatry. Believers are reminded that turning away from God leads to destruction and separation from His blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god.htm">Faithfulness to God</a></b><br>The call to remain faithful to God is timeless. Christians are encouraged to examine their lives for any "idols" that may be drawing them away from their relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Despite Israel's unfaithfulness, God's desire for repentance and restoration is evident. Believers are reminded of God's grace and the opportunity to return to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/influence_of_the_world.htm">Influence of the World</a></b><br>The allure of worldly power and influence can lead believers astray. Christians are called to be in the world but not of it, maintaining their distinct identity in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_non-biblical_sources_support_ezekiel_23.htm">Do any ancient sources outside the Bible corroborate the nations' interventions described in Ezekiel 23, or is the account solely a theological narrative?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_child_sacrifice_in_ezekiel_16_20-21_credible.htm">How credible is the depiction of widespread child sacrifice in Ezekiel 16:20-21, given limited archaeological evidence for such practices in Jerusalem?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_samaria_and_jerusalem_immoral.htm">Why does Ezekiel 23:4 personify Samaria and Jerusalem as immoral sisters, and is there historical or archeological evidence to support these specific accusations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_high_places_in_the_bible.htm">What are high places in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">With all their idols.--</span>The reality breaks through the figure, and leaves no doubt of the meaning of the allegory.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 7-10.</span> - The next two verses paint the consequence of the alliance first with Assyria and then with Egypt. She adopted the religion of Assyria, probably in the form of the worship of Ishtar (Ashtoreth) as the queen of heaven. Having done this, the kings of Israel sought to play off one kingdom against the other (see <a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Hosea 7:11</a>; <a href="/2_kings/17-4.htm">2 Kings 17:4</a>). It was, in fact, the discovery of Hoshea's treachery in this matter that led Shalmaneser to besiege Samaria. The result of that siege is described in general terms in Ver. 10. She, the city of Samaria, was slain with the sword, tier sons and daughters were taken into exile. So she became <span class="cmt_word">famous</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> infamous, like the Latin <span class="accented">famosus</span>), literally, <span class="accented">a name</span> among women, <span class="accented">so</span>. among the neighboring nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">She offered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּתֵּ֤ן</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sexual favors</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּזְנוּתֶ֙יהָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(taz·nū·ṯe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8457.htm">Strong's 8457: </a> </span><span class="str2">Harlotry, idolatry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻּלָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(kul·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the elite</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבְחַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(miḇ·ḥar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4005.htm">Strong's 4005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Choicest, best</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Assyria.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַשּׁ֖וּר</span> <span class="translit">(’aš·šūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_804.htm">Strong's 804: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ashshur</span><br /><br /><span class="word">She defiled herself</span><br /><span class="heb">נִטְמָֽאָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(niṭ·mā·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with all</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְכֹ֧ל</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the idols</span><br /><span class="heb">גִּלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(gil·lū·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1544.htm">Strong's 1544: </a> </span><span class="str2">A log, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of those for whom</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she lusted.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָֽגְבָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ḡə·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5689.htm">Strong's 5689: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have inordinate affection, lust</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Ezekiel 23:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Ezekiel 23:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Ezekiel 23:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Ezekiel 23:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Ezekiel 23:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Ezekiel 23:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Ezekiel 23:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Ezekiel 23:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Ezekiel 23:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Ezekiel 23:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/23-7.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 23:7 She bestowed her prostitution on them (Ezek. 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