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She was still as lewd as in her youth, when the Egyptians slept with her, fondled her breasts, and used her as a prostitute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />She did not give up her whoring that she had begun in Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her and handled her virgin bosom and poured out their whoring lust upon her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Neither left she her whoredoms <i>brought</i> from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />She has never given up her harlotry <i>brought</i> from Egypt, For in her youth they had lain with her, Pressed her virgin bosom, And poured out their immorality upon her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />She did not abandon her obscene practices from <i>the time in</i> Egypt; for in her youth men had slept with her, and they handled her virgin breasts and poured out their obscene practice on her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220She did not forsake her harlotries from the time in Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her, and they handled her virgin bosom and poured out their lust on her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And she did not forsake her harlotries from <i>the time in</i> Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her, and they handled her virgin bosom and poured out their lust on her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />She did not forsake her harlotries from <i>the time in</i> Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her, and they handled her virgin bosom and poured out their harlotry on her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />She did not give up the acts of prostitution that originated <i>during her time in</i> Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her, and they handled her virgin bosom and poured out their depravity on her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />She didn’t give up her promiscuity that began in Egypt, when men slept with her in her youth, caressed her virgin nipples, and poured out their lust on her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />She didn&#8217t give up her promiscuity that began in Egypt, when men slept with her in her youth, caressed her virgin nipples, and poured out their lust on her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Neither hath she left her whoredoms since the days of Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her, and they handled the bosom of her virginity; and they poured out their whoredom upon her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Once she started doing these things in Egypt, she never stopped. Men slept with her, and she was always ready for sex. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Neither hath, she left her whoredoms since the days of Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the teats of her virginity: and they poured out their whoredom upon her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />She continued the prostitution that she started in Egypt. When she was young, men went to bed with her, caressed her breasts, and treated her like a prostitute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />She continued what she had begun as a prostitute in Egypt, where she lost her virginity. From the time she was a young woman, men slept with her and treated her like a prostitute. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />She never abandoned the immorality that she practiced in Egypt during her youth, where they laid down with her and fondled her virgin breasts, lavishing her with all kinds of favors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />She did not abandon the prostitution she had practiced in Egypt; for in her youth men had sex with her, fondled her virgin breasts, and ravished her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Neither has she left her prostitution since the days of Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her, and they handled the bosom of her virginity; and they poured out their prostitution on her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Neither left she her lewd deeds brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they first corrupted her, and poured their impurities upon her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />She hasn’t left her prostitution since leaving Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her. They caressed her youthful nipples and they poured out their prostitution on her. <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 has not forsaken her whoredoms out of Egypt, "" For with her they lay in her youth, "" And they dealt with the loves of her virginity, "" And they pour out their whoredoms on her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And her whoredoms out of Egypt she hath not forsaken, For with her they lay in her youth, And they dealt with the loves of her virginity, And they pour out their whoredoms on her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And her fornications from Egypt she forsook not: for they lay with her in her youth, and they handled the breasts of her virginity, and they will pour forth her fornications upon her.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Moreover also she did not forsake her fornications which she had committed in Egypt: for they also lay with her in her youth, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured out their fornication upon her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Moreover, she also did not abandon her fornications, which she had done in Egypt. For they also slept with her in her youth, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and they poured out their fornication upon her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />She did not abandon the prostitution she had begun with the Egyptians, who had lain with her when she was young, fondling her virgin breasts and pouring out their lust upon her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />She did not give up her whorings that she had practiced since Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her and fondled her virgin bosom and poured out their lust upon her.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Neither did she leave the whoredoms which she had committed in Egypt; for in her youth they defiled her and they broke her virginity and poured out their whoredom upon her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And she did not abandon her fornication that was in Egypt, because they shamed her in her youth, and those took her virginity, and they poured upon her their fornication<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Neither hath she left her harlotries brought from Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised her virgin breasts; and they poured out their lust upon her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And she forsook not her fornication with the Egyptians: for in her youth they committed fornication with her, and they deflowered her, and poured out their fornication upon her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/23-8.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=6403" 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">7</span>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="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><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/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">She did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ‘ā·zā·ḇāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">give up</a> <a href="/hebrew/8457.htm" title="8457: taz·nū·ṯe·hā (N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Fornication. Or taznuth; from zanah; harlotry, i.e. idolatry.">the prostitution</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: mim·miṣ·ra·yim (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">she began in Egypt,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: šā·ḵə·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">men slept</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">with her</a> <a href="/hebrew/5271.htm" title="5271: ḇin·‘ū·re·hā (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Or naur; and nturah; properly, passive participle from na'ar as denominative; youth, the state or the persons.">in her youth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: wə·hêm·māh (Conj-w:: Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘iś·śū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">caressed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1331.htm" title="1331: ḇə·ṯū·le·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Virginity. Masculine plural of the same as bthuwlah; virginity; by implication and concretely, the tokens of it.">her virgin</a> <a href="/hebrew/1717.htm" title="1717: dad·dê (N-mdc) -- Breast, teat, nipple. Apparently from the same as dowd; the breast.">bosom,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: way·yiš·pə·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">and poured out</a> <a href="/hebrew/8457.htm" title="8457: ṯaz·nū·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Fornication. Or taznuth; from zanah; harlotry, i.e. idolatry.">their lust</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon her.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted.…<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/3-6.htm">Jeremiah 3:6-10</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="/hosea/2-13.htm">Hosea 2:13</a></span><br />I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she adorned herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-18</a></span><br />All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ...<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/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="/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">2 Chronicles 21:11-13</a></span><br />Jehoram had also built high places on the hills of Judah; he had caused the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves and had led Judah astray. / Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah, / but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab prostituted itself. You have also killed your brothers, your father’s family, who were better than you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-7.htm">Isaiah 57:7-8</a></span><br />On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices. / 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="/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="/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="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1-5</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.” / And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">Jeremiah 5:7-9</a></span><br />“Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes. / They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife. / Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2</a></span><br />When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-6.htm">1 Corinthians 10:6-8</a></span><br />These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” / We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-14.htm">Revelation 2:14</a></span><br />But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-10</a></span><br />Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Neither left she her prostitutions brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their prostitution on her.</p><p class="hdg">whoredoms</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Ezekiel 23:3,19,21</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="/exodus/32-4.htm">Exodus 32:4</a></b></br> And he received <i>them</i> at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These <i>be</i> thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28</a></b></br> Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves <i>of</i> gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Bosom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Breasts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Bruised</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Caressed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Corrupted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-7.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-5.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">First</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-30.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Handled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Harlotries</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Her</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">Impurities</a> <a href="/psalms/3-5.htm">Lain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-15.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-14.htm">Loves</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Prostitution</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-57.htm">Slept</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Time</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Virgin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Virginity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Whoredom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Whoredoms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-6.htm">Young</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/23-21.htm">Bosom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-21.htm">Breasts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-21.htm">Bruised</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-21.htm">Caressed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-21.htm">Corrupted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-21.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-25.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-18.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-9.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-19.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-1.htm">First</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-17.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/daniel/11-30.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-21.htm">Handled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-11.htm">Harlotries</a> <a href="/luke/1-58.htm">Her</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Impurities</a> <a href="/john/11-17.htm">Lain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/hosea/10-11.htm">Loves</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-3.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-7.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-11.htm">Prostitution</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-44.htm">Slept</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-38.htm">Time</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-13.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-22.htm">Virgin</a> <a href="/luke/2-36.htm">Virginity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-17.htm">Whoredom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-11.htm">Whoredoms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-12.htm">Young</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-19.htm">Youth</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 imagery of prostitution is used throughout the Bible to describe idolatry and unfaithfulness to God (e.g., <a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2</a>). The reference to Egypt recalls Israel's early history, where they were influenced by Egyptian idolatry and practices (<a href="/joshua/24-14.htm">Joshua 24:14</a>). This historical context highlights the persistent nature of Israel's spiritual infidelity, which began during their time in Egypt and continued despite God's deliverance and covenant relationship with them.<p><b>when men slept with her in her youth</b><br>The "youth" of Israel refers to the early period of the nation's history, particularly during their time in Egypt. This metaphorical language indicates the early adoption of idolatrous practices. The "men" symbolize the foreign nations and their gods, with whom Israel engaged in spiritual adultery. This reflects the cultural and religious influences that Israel encountered and adopted, contrary to God's commands (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a>).<p><b>caressed her virgin bosom</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the intimate and personal nature of Israel's idolatry. The "virgin bosom" suggests purity and innocence that was corrupted by idolatrous practices. The imagery of caressing indicates a deep, personal involvement in these practices, highlighting the betrayal of their covenant with God. This can be connected to the idea of Israel as God's chosen people, meant to be set apart and holy (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6</a>).<p><b>and poured out their lust upon her</b><br>The pouring out of lust signifies the complete and overwhelming nature of Israel's idolatry. It suggests an abandonment to sinful desires and a total immersion in pagan practices. This phrase underscores the severity of Israel's unfaithfulness and the depth of their spiritual corruption. The imagery of lust also connects to the broader biblical theme of spiritual adultery, where Israel's relationship with God is likened to a marriage covenant that they have broken (<a href="/jeremiah/3-20.htm">Jeremiah 3:20</a>).<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 spiritual adultery through idolatry and alliances with foreign nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>A place of Israel's early bondage and idolatry. The reference to Egypt in this verse highlights Israel's long-standing history of unfaithfulness, beginning from their time in Egypt.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/harlotry.htm">Harlotry</a></b><br>This term is used metaphorically to describe Israel's idolatry and unfaithfulness to God. It signifies the spiritual adultery of turning away from God to worship other deities.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/y/youth.htm">Youth</a></b><br>Refers to the early period of Israel's history, particularly during their time in Egypt, when they first began to adopt idolatrous practices.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/men.htm">Men</a></b><br>Symbolic of the foreign nations and their gods with whom Israel engaged in idolatry and unfaithfulness.<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 idols, Christians today must guard against anything that takes the place of God in their hearts, whether it be materialism, relationships, or ideologies.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_compromise.htm">The Danger of Compromise</a></b><br>Israel's alliances with foreign nations led to spiritual compromise. Believers are called to be in the world but not of it, maintaining their distinctiveness and faithfulness to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_long-term_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Long-term Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Israel's idolatry began in Egypt and continued for generations. Sin can have long-lasting effects, and it is crucial to address it early and seek God's forgiveness and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_call_to_repentance.htm">God's Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Despite Israel's unfaithfulness, God continually called them to repentance. This demonstrates His mercy and desire for reconciliation, encouraging believers to return to Him when they stray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_purity.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Purity</a></b><br>Just as God desired Israel to be a pure and holy nation, Christians are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness and purity.<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/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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_both_merciful_and_vengeful.htm">What explains the apparent inconsistency between God's merciful nature elsewhere and the violent retribution depicted in Ezekiel 23:22-27?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_exodus_23_9_with_harsh_ot_laws.htm">How do we reconcile the command in Exodus 23:9 to treat foreigners kindly with other Old Testament passages that demand harsh treatment of certain groups?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_19_2-9_align_with_judah's_exiles.htm">How can Ezekiel 19:2-9 be harmonized with the historical records of Judah's exiles, given the imagery of lion cubs taken captive?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/23-8.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 did not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">give up</span><br /><span class="heb">עָזָ֔בָה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·zā·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loosen, relinquish, permit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the prostitution</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּזְנוּתֶ֤יהָ</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">[she began] in Egypt,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙</span> <span class="translit">(mim·miṣ·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</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">men slept</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁכְב֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ḵə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with her</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹתָהּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in her youth,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇin·‘ū·re·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5271.htm">Strong's 5271: </a> </span><span class="str2">Youth, the state, the persons</span><br /><br /><span class="word">caressed</span><br /><span class="heb">עִשּׂ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘iś·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her virgin</span><br /><span class="heb">בְתוּלֶ֑יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ṯū·le·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1331.htm">Strong's 1331: </a> </span><span class="str2">Virginity, the tokens of it</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bosom,</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּדֵּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(dad·dê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - mdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1717.htm">Strong's 1717: </a> </span><span class="str2">Breast, teat, nipple</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and poured out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁפְּכ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·pə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their lust</span><br /><span class="heb">תַזְנוּתָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ṯaz·nū·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<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">upon her.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלֶֽיהָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·le·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Ezekiel 23:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Ezekiel 23:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Ezekiel 23:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Ezekiel 23:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Ezekiel 23:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Ezekiel 23:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Ezekiel 23:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Ezekiel 23:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Ezekiel 23:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Ezekiel 23:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/23-8.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 23:8 Neither has she left her prostitution since (Ezek. 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