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I have spoken, declares the Sovereign LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You will drain that cup of terror to the very bottom. Then you will smash it to pieces and beat your breast in anguish. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />you shall drink it and drain it out, and gnaw its shards, and tear your breasts; for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will drink it and drain it; you will dash it to pieces, and tear your breasts. For I have spoken,’ declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt even drink it and suck <i>it</i> out, and thou shalt break the sherds thereof, and pluck off thine own breasts: for I have spoken <i>it</i>, saith the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall drink and drain it, You shall break its shards, And tear at your own breasts; For I have spoken,’ Says the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘And you will drink it and drain it. Then you will gnaw on its fragments And tear your breasts; for I have spoken,’ declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216You will drink it and drain it. Then you will gnaw its fragments And tear your breasts; for I have spoken,&#8217 declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And you will drink it and drain it. Then you will gnaw its fragments And tear your breasts;<PR>for I have spoken,’ declares the Lord GOD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You will drink it and drain it. Then you will gnaw its fragments And tear your breasts; for I have spoken,’ declares Lord Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘You will drink it and drain it, Then you will gnaw its fragments And tear your breasts; for I have spoken,’ says the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will drink it and drain it; then you will gnaw its broken pieces, and tear your breasts. For I have spoken.” This is the declaration of the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will drink it and drain it; then you will gnaw its broken pieces, and tear your breasts. For I have spoken. This is the declaration of the Lord GOD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt even drink it and drain it out, and thou shalt gnaw the sherds thereof, and shalt tear thy breasts; for I have spoken it, saith the Lord Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But you must drink every drop! Then smash the cup and chew on its broken pieces. Use them to cut your breasts in sorrow. I, the LORD God, have spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt even drink it and drain it out, and thou shalt gnaw the sherds thereof, and shalt tear thy breasts: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will drink from it and drain it. You will break it into pieces and tear your breasts off your body. I have spoken, declares the Almighty LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You will drink and drain it dry, and with its broken pieces tear your breast. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />but you'll drink from it and drain it completely. As for the vessel, you'll break it to pieces and you'll tear at your breasts, for I've spoken,' declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will drink it and drain it; you will dash it to pieces, and tear your breasts. For I have spoken,? declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You will drain it dry, gnaw its pieces, and tear out your breasts, for I have spoken, declares the sovereign LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall even drink it and drain it out, and you shall gnaw the broken pieces of it, and shall tear your breasts; for I have spoken it,' says the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt even drink it, and empty it to the dregs, and thou shalt break its pieces, and pluck off thy own breasts: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You will even drink it and drain it out. You will gnaw the broken pieces of it, and will tear your breasts; for I have spoken it,’ says the Lord Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have drunk it, and have drained [it], "" And you gnaw its earthen ware, "" And you pluck off your own breasts, "" For I have spoken, "" A declaration of Lord YHWH,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And thou hast drunk it, and hast drained it, And its earthen ware thou dost gnaw, And thine own breasts thou pluckest off, For I have spoken, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou didst drink it and suck out, and thou shalt crush its sherds, and pluck up thy breasts: for I spake, says the Lord Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt drink it, and shalt drink it up even to the dregs, and thou shalt devour the fragments thereof, thou shalt rend thy breasts: because I have spoken it, saith the Lord God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you will drink it, and you will empty it, even to the dregs. And you will consume even its particles. And you will wound your own breasts. For I have spoken, says the Lord God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall drink it dry, its very sherds you will gnaw; And you shall tear out your breasts; for I have spoken—oracle of the Lord GOD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />you shall drink it and drain it out, and gnaw its sherds, and tear out your breasts; for I have spoken, says the Lord GOD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then you shall even drink it and drain it out, and you shall cut off your hair and tear your breasts; for I have spoken it, says the LORD God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You shall drink it and you shall drain it and you shall cut off your hair and you shall cut off your breasts, because I have spoken, says THE LORD OF LORDS”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou shalt even drink it and drain it, And thou shalt craunch the sherds thereof, And shalt tear thy breasts; For I have spoken it, Saith the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />drink thou it, and I will take away her feasts and her new moons: for I have spoken <i>it</i>, saith the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/23-34.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=6702" 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">Oholibah to Be Plagued</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">33</span>You will be filled with drunkenness and grief, with a cup of devastation and desolation, the cup of your sister Samaria. <span class="reftext">34</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: wə·šā·ṯîṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2fs) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">You will drink it</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4680.htm" title="4680: ū·mā·ṣîṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2fs) -- To drain, drain out. A primitive root; to suck out; by implication, to drain, to squeeze out.">and drain it;</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1633.htm" title="1633: tə·ḡā·rê·mî (V-Piel-Imperf-2fs) -- A primitive root; to be spare or skeleton-like; used only as a denominative from gerem; to bone, i.e. Denude the bones.">you will dash it</a> <a href="/hebrew/2789.htm" title="2789: ḥă·rā·śe·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd. A collateral form mediating between cherec and cheresh; a piece of pottery.">to pieces,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5423.htm" title="5423: tə·nat·tê·qî (V-Piel-Imperf-2fs) -- To pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off. A primitive root; to tear off.">and tear</a> <a href="/hebrew/7699.htm" title="7699: wə·šā·ḏa·yiḵ (Conj-w:: N-mdc:: 2fs) -- The breast of a, woman, animal. Or shod; probably from shuwd contracted; the breast of a woman or animal.">your breasts.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: ḏib·bar·tî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">have spoken,’</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">35</span>Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have forgotten Me and have cast Me behind your back, you must bear the consequences of your indecency and prostitution.’ ”…<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="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15-16</a></span><br />This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. / And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17</a></span><br />Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs—the cup that makes men stagger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Revelation 14:10</a></span><br />he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a></span><br />The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Jeremiah 25:27-28</a></span><br />“Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, because of the sword I will send among you.’ / If they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink it, you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘You most certainly must drink it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21</a></span><br />So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-16.htm">Habakkuk 2:16</a></span><br />You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-6.htm">Revelation 18:6</a></span><br />Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-22.htm">Isaiah 51:22</a></span><br />Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God, who defends His people: “See, I have removed from your hand the cup of staggering. From that goblet, the cup of My fury, you will never drink again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-12.htm">Jeremiah 49:12</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says: “If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, can you possibly remain unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for you must drink it too.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Psalm 75:8</a></span><br />For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Revelation 17:4</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-12.htm">Jeremiah 13:12-14</a></span><br />Therefore you are to tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Every wineskin shall be filled with wine.’ And when they reply, ‘Don’t we surely know that every wineskin should be filled with wine?’ / then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am going to fill with drunkenness all who live in this land—the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the people of Jerusalem. / I will smash them against one another, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no mercy or pity or compassion to keep Me from destroying them.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-16.htm">Obadiah 1:16</a></span><br />For as you drank on My holy mountain, so all the nations will drink continually. They will drink and gulp it down; they will be as if they had never existed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/20-22.htm">Matthew 20:22</a></span><br />“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall even drink it and suck it out, and you shall break the shards thereof, and pluck off your own breasts: for I have spoken it, said the Lord GOD.</p><p class="hdg">drink</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Psalm 75:8</a></b></br> For in the hand of the LORD <i>there is</i> a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring <i>them</i> out, <i>and</i> drink <i>them</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17</a></b></br> Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, <i>and</i> wrung <i>them</i> out.</p><p class="hdg">and pluck</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Ezekiel 23:3,8</a></b></br> And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7</a></b></br> How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/17-18.htm">Break</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-21.htm">Breasts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-33.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-2.htm">Dash</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-6.htm">Drain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-19.htm">Draining</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">Dregs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-32.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-4.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-18.htm">Drops</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-47.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-34.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-27.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-19.htm">Fragments</a> <a href="/job/30-17.htm">Gnaw</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-7.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">Last</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-40.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-9.htm">Pluck</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-4.htm">Pulling</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-3.htm">Suck</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-6.htm">Tear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/26-4.htm">Break</a> <a href="/daniel/2-32.htm">Breasts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-2.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-3.htm">Dash</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-14.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/matthew/15-17.htm">Drain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-7.htm">Draining</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Dregs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-4.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-19.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Drops</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-12.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-47.htm">End</a> <a href="/hosea/8-6.htm">Fragments</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Gnaw</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-31.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-22.htm">Last</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/hosea/2-9.htm">Pluck</a> <a href="/daniel/8-10.htm">Pulling</a> <a href="/joel/2-16.htm">Suck</a> <a href="/hosea/5-14.htm">Tear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Thereof</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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In biblical context, the imagery of drinking from a cup often represents experiencing God's wrath or judgment (<a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15-16</a>). The act of draining the cup signifies that the judgment will be complete and exhaustive, leaving nothing behind. This reflects the seriousness of Israel's idolatry and unfaithfulness, as they have turned away from God to pursue other nations and their gods.<p><b>you will dash it to pieces,</b><br>The act of dashing the cup to pieces symbolizes the destruction and ruin that will come upon Israel as a result of their sins. This imagery can be connected to the breaking of covenants and the shattering of relationships with God. In the ancient Near Eastern context, breaking a vessel was a sign of irreversible judgment or a broken covenant. This phrase emphasizes the totality of the consequences that Israel will face due to their actions.<p><b>and tear your breasts.</b><br>Tearing one's breasts is an expression of deep sorrow and mourning, often associated with grief and repentance. In the cultural context of the time, such an act was a physical manifestation of inner anguish and despair. This phrase indicates the profound regret and emotional pain that Israel will experience as they face the consequences of their unfaithfulness. It also serves as a call to repentance, urging the people to recognize their sins and turn back to God.<p><b>For I have spoken,’ declares the Lord GOD.</b><br>This declaration underscores the authority and finality of God's pronouncement. When God speaks, His words are certain and unchangeable, reflecting His sovereign will and power. The phrase "declares the Lord GOD" is a reminder of God's ultimate authority and the certainty of His judgments. It also connects to the prophetic tradition, where God's spoken word through the prophets is a key means of communication with His people. This assurance of God's word being fulfilled is a central theme throughout the Bible, reinforcing the trustworthiness and faithfulness of God in both judgment and redemption.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages of judgment and restoration.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/o/oholah_and_oholibah.htm">Oholah and Oholibah</a></b><br>Symbolic names for Samaria and Jerusalem, representing the Northern and Southern Kingdoms of Israel. They are depicted as sisters in <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Ezekiel 23</a>, engaging in spiritual adultery through idolatry and alliances with foreign nations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The period when the Israelites were taken captive by Babylon, serving as a backdrop for Ezekiel's prophecies. It was a time of judgment for Israel's unfaithfulness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_cup_of_wrath.htm">The Cup of Wrath</a></b><br>A metaphor for God's judgment. In this context, it represents the severe consequences of Israel's idolatry and rebellion against God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord GOD</a></b><br>The sovereign and holy God of Israel, who declares judgment upon His people for their sins but also promises eventual restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin has severe consequences, both spiritually and physically. The imagery of drinking the cup and tearing one's breasts signifies deep anguish and regret over sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is just and deserved. He is patient, but persistent rebellion leads to inevitable consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While judgment is certain for unrepentant sin, God always offers a path to restoration for those who turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry, whether in ancient times or today, leads us away from God. We must guard our hearts against anything that takes His rightful place.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>God is sovereign over nations and individuals. His declarations are final and authoritative.<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/bible's_view_on_fire_and_brimstone.htm">What does the Bible say about fire and brimstone?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_mention_infants_dashed_in_bible.htm">Why does the Bible mention infants dashed to pieces?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_the_magi_observe_in_the_east.htm">What does 'One Shepherd and One Flock' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_ezekiel_23's_imagery_reconciled.htm">How can the graphic sexual imagery in Ezekiel 23:3 and 20 be reconciled with the holiness and purity usually attributed to Scripture?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 34.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt break the shards thereof</span>. The picture of the desolate adulteress becomes yet more terrible. Like a forlorn and desperate castaway, she does shameful execution on herself; breaks her cup, and completes the work of mutilation in its most terrible form. That is the doom decreed for her, because she had forgotten her true husband and the love of her espousals. Revised Version gives <span class="accented">gnaw the shards thereof</span>, painting yet more vividly the despair of the outcast. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/23-34.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">You will drink</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁתִ֨ית</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·ṯîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it dry;</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמָצִ֗ית</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mā·ṣîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4680.htm">Strong's 4680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To suck out, to drain, to squeeze out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will dash it</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּגָרֵ֖מִי</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḡā·rê·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1633.htm">Strong's 1633: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bone, denude, the bones</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to pieces,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲרָשֶׂ֛יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·rā·śe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2789.htm">Strong's 2789: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and tear</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּנַתֵּ֑קִי</span> <span class="translit">(tə·nat·tê·qî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5423.htm">Strong's 5423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your breasts.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁדַ֣יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·ḏa·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - mdc | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7699.htm">Strong's 7699: </a> </span><span class="str2">The breast of a, woman, animal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֚י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have spoken,’</span><br /><span class="heb">דִבַּ֔רְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(ḏib·bar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">GOD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוִֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/23-34.htm">Ezekiel 23:34 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/23-34.htm">Ezekiel 23:34 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/23-34.htm">Ezekiel 23:34 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/23-34.htm">Ezekiel 23:34 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/23-34.htm">Ezekiel 23:34 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/23-34.htm">Ezekiel 23:34 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/23-34.htm">Ezekiel 23:34 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/23-34.htm">Ezekiel 23:34 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/23-34.htm">Ezekiel 23:34 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/23-34.htm">Ezekiel 23:34 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/23-34.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 23:34 You shall even drink it and drain (Ezek. 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