23:1 The word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came again unto me, saying 559 8800,

23:2 Son 1121 of man 120, there were two 8147 women 802, the daughters 1323 of one 259 mother 517:

23:3 And they committed whoredoms 2181 8799 in Egypt 4714; they committed whoredoms 2181 8804 in their youth 5271: there were their breasts 7699 pressed 4600 8795, and there they bruised 6213 8765 the teats 1717 of their virginity 1331.

23:4 And the names 8034 of them [were] Aholah 170 the elder 1419, and Aholibah 172 her sister 269: and they were mine, and they bare 3205 8799 sons 1121 and daughters 1323. Thus [were] their names 8034; Samaria 8111 [is] Aholah 170, and Jerusalem 3389 Aholibah 172.(Aholah: that is, His tent, or, tabernacle)(Aholibah: that is, My tabernacle in her)

23:5 And Aholah 170 played the harlot 2181 8799 when she was mine 8478; and she doted 5689 8799 on her lovers 157 8764, on the Assyrians 804 [her] neighbours 7138,

23:6 [Which were] clothed 3847 8803 with blue 8504, captains 6346 and rulers 5461, all of them desirable 2531 young men 970, horsemen 6571 riding 7392 8802 upon horses 5483.

23:7 Thus she committed 5414 8799 her whoredoms 8457 with them, with all them [that were] the chosen 4005 men 1121 of Assyria 804, and with all on whom she doted 5689 8804: with all their idols 1544 she defiled 2930 8738 herself.(committed…: Heb. bestowed her whoredoms upon them)(the chosen…: Heb. the choice of the children of Asshur)

23:8 Neither left 5800 8804 she her whoredoms 8457 [brought] from Egypt 4714: for in her youth 5271 they lay 7901 8804 with her, and they bruised 6213 8765 the breasts 1717 of her virginity 1331, and poured 8210 8799 their whoredom 8457 upon her.

23:9 Wherefore I have delivered 5414 8804 her into the hand 3027 of her lovers 157 8764, into the hand 3027 of the Assyrians 1121 804, upon whom she doted 5689 8804.

23:10 These discovered 1540 8765 her nakedness 6172: they took 3947 8804 her sons 1121 and her daughters 1323, and slew 2026 8804 her with the sword 2719: and she became famous 8034 among women 802; for they had executed 6213 8804 judgment 8196 upon her.(famous: Heb. a name)

23:11 And when her sister 269 Aholibah 172 saw 7200 8799 [this], she was more corrupt 7843 8686 in her inordinate love 5691 than she, and in her whoredoms 8457 more than her sister 269 in [her] whoredoms 2183.(she was…: Heb. she corrupted her inordinate love more than, etc)(more than…: Heb. more than the whoredoms of her sister)

23:12 She doted 5689 8804 upon the Assyrians 1121 804 [her] neighbours 7138, captains 6346 and rulers 5461 clothed 3847 8803 most gorgeously 4358, horsemen 6571 riding 7392 8802 upon horses 5483, all of them desirable 2531 young men 970.

23:13 Then I saw 7200 8799 that she was defiled 2930 8738, [that] they [took] both 8147 one 259 way 1870,

23:14 And [that] she increased 3254 8686 her whoredoms 8457: for when she saw 7200 8799 men 582 pourtrayed 2707 8794 upon the wall 7023, the images 6754 of the Chaldeans 3778 pourtrayed 2710 8803 with vermilion 8350,

23:15 Girded 2289 with girdles 232 upon their loins 4975, exceeding 5628 8803 in dyed attire 2871 upon their heads 7218, all of them princes 7991 to look to 4758, after the manner 1823 of the Babylonians 1121 894 of Chaldea 3778, the land 776 of their nativity 4138:

23:16 And as soon as she saw 4758 them with her eyes 5869, she doted 5689 8799 upon them, and sent 7971 8799 messengers 4397 unto them into Chaldea 3778.(as soon…: Heb. at the sight of her eyes)

23:17 And the Babylonians 1121 894 came 935 8799 to her into the bed 4904 of love 1730, and they defiled 2930 8762 her with their whoredom 8457, and she was polluted 2930 8799 with them, and her mind 5315 was alienated 3363 8799 from them.(Babylonians: Heb. children of Babel)(alienated: Heb. loosed, or, disjointed)

23:18 So she discovered 1540 8762 her whoredoms 8457, and discovered 1540 8762 her nakedness 6172: then my mind 5315 was alienated 3363 8799 from her, like as my mind 5315 was alienated 5361 8804 from her sister 269.

23:19 Yet she multiplied 7235 8686 her whoredoms 8457, in calling to remembrance 2142 8800 the days 3117 of her youth 5271, wherein she had played the harlot 2181 8804 in the land 776 of Egypt 4714.

23:20 For she doted 5689 8799 upon their paramours 6370, whose flesh 1320 [is as] the flesh 1320 of asses 2543, and whose issue 2231 [is like] the issue 2231 of horses 5483.

23:21 Thus thou calledst to remembrance 6485 8799 the lewdness 2154 of thy youth 5271, in bruising 6213 8800 thy teats 1717 by the Egyptians 4714 for the paps 7699 of thy youth 5271.

23:22 Therefore, O Aholibah 172, thus saith 559 8804 the Lord 136 GOD 3069; Behold, I will raise up 5782 8688 thy lovers 157 8764 against thee, from whom thy mind 5315 is alienated 5361 8804, and I will bring 935 8689 them against thee on every side 5439;

23:23 The Babylonians 1121 894, and all the Chaldeans 3778, Pekod 6489, and Shoa 7772, and Koa 6970, [and] all the Assyrians 1121 804 with them: all of them desirable 2531 young men 970, captains 6346 and rulers 5461, great lords 7991 and renowned 7121 8803, all of them riding 7392 8802 upon horses 5483.

23:24 And they shall come 935 8804 against thee with chariots 2021, wagons 7393, and wheels 1534, and with an assembly 6951 of people 5971, [which] shall set 7760 8799 against thee buckler 6793 and shield 4043 and helmet 6959 round about 5439: and I will set 5414 8804 judgment 4941 before 6440 them, and they shall judge 8199 8804 thee according to their judgments 4941.

23:25 And I will set 5414 8804 my jealousy 7068 against thee, and they shall deal 6213 8804 furiously 2534 with thee: they shall take away 5493 8686 thy nose 639 and thine ears 241; and thy remnant 319 shall fall 5307 8799 by the sword 2719: they shall take 3947 8799 thy sons 1121 and thy daughters 1323; and thy residue 319 shall be devoured 398 8735 by the fire 784.

23:26 They shall also strip 6584 8689 thee out of thy clothes 899, and take away 3947 8804 thy fair 8597 jewels 3627.(fair…: Heb. instruments of thy decking)

23:27 Thus will I make thy lewdness 2154 to cease 7673 8689 from thee, and thy whoredom 2184 [brought] from the land 776 of Egypt 4714: so that thou shalt not lift up 5375 8799 thine eyes 5869 unto them, nor remember 2142 8799 Egypt 4714 any more.

23:28 For thus saith 559 8804 the Lord 136 GOD 3069; Behold, I will deliver 5414 8802 thee into the hand 3027 [of them] whom thou hatest 8130 8804, into the hand 3027 [of them] from whom thy mind 5315 is alienated 5361 8804:

23:29 And they shall deal 6213 8804 with thee hatefully 8135, and shall take away 3947 8804 all thy labour 3018, and shall leave 5800 8804 thee naked 5903 and bare 6181: and the nakedness 6172 of thy whoredoms 2183 shall be discovered 1540 8738, both thy lewdness 2154 and thy whoredoms 8457.

23:30 I will do 6213 8800 these [things] unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring 2181 8800 after 310 the heathen 1471, [and] because thou art polluted 2930 8738 with their idols 1544.

23:31 Thou hast walked 1980 8804 in the way 1870 of thy sister 269; therefore will I give 5414 8804 her cup 3563 into thine hand 3027.

23:32 Thus saith 559 8804 the Lord 136 GOD 3069; Thou shalt drink 8354 8799 of thy sister's 269 cup 3563 deep 6013 and large 7342: thou shalt be laughed to scorn 6712 and had in derision 3933; it containeth 3557 8687 much 4767.

23:33 Thou shalt be filled 4390 8735 with drunkenness 7943 and sorrow 3015, with the cup 3563 of astonishment 8047 and desolation 8077, with the cup 3563 of thy sister 269 Samaria 8111.

23:34 Thou shalt even drink 8354 8804 it and suck [it] out 4680 8804, and thou shalt break 1633 8762 the sherds 2789 thereof, and pluck off 5423 8762 thine own breasts 7699: for I have spoken 1696 8765 [it], saith 5002 8803 the Lord 136 GOD 3069.

23:35 Therefore thus saith 559 8804 the Lord 136 GOD 3069; Because thou hast forgotten 7911 8804 me, and cast 7993 8686 me behind 310 thy back 1458, therefore bear 5375 8798 thou also thy lewdness 2154 and thy whoredoms 8457.

23:36 The LORD 3068 said 559 8799 moreover unto me; Son 1121 of man 120, wilt thou judge 8199 8799 Aholah 170 and Aholibah 172? yea, declare 5046 8685 unto them their abominations 8441;(judge: or, plead for)

23:37 That they have committed adultery 5003 8765, and blood 1818 [is] in their hands 3027, and with their idols 1544 have they committed adultery 5003 8765, and have also caused their sons 1121, whom they bare 3205 8804 unto me, to pass for them through 5674 8689 [the fire], to devour 402 [them].

23:38 Moreover this they have done 6213 8804 unto me: they have defiled 2930 8765 my sanctuary 4720 in the same day 3117, and have profaned 2490 8765 my sabbaths 7676.

23:39 For when they had slain 7819 8800 their children 1121 to their idols 1544, then they came 935 8799 the same day 3117 into my sanctuary 4720 to profane 2490 8763 it; and, lo, thus have they done 6213 8804 in the midst 8432 of mine house 1004.

23:40 And furthermore 637, that ye have sent 7971 8799 for men 582 to come 935 8802 from far 4801, unto whom a messenger 4397 [was] sent 7971 8803; and, lo, they came 935 8804: for whom thou didst wash 7364 8804 thyself, paintedst 3583 8804 thy eyes 5869, and deckedst 5710 8804 thyself with ornaments 5716,(to come: Heb. coming)

23:41 And satest 3427 8804 upon a stately 3520 bed 4296, and a table 7979 prepared 6186 8803 before 6440 it, whereupon thou hast set 7760 8804 mine incense 7004 and mine oil 8081.(stately: Heb. honourable)

23:42 And a voice 6963 of a multitude 1995 being at ease 7961 [was] with her: and with the men 582 of the common sort 7230 120 [were] brought 935 8716 Sabeans 5436 8675 5433 8802 from the wilderness 4057, which put 5414 8799 bracelets 6781 upon their hands 3027, and beautiful 8597 crowns 5850 upon their heads 7218.(of the…: Heb. of the multitude of men)(Sabeans: or, drunkards)

23:43 Then said 559 8799 I unto [her that was] old 1087 in adulteries 5004, Will they now commit 2181 8799 whoredoms 8457 with her, and she [with them]?(whoredoms…: Heb. her whoredoms)

23:44 Yet they went in 935 8799 unto her, as they go in 935 8800 unto a woman 802 that playeth the harlot 2181 8802: so went they in 935 8804 unto Aholah 170 and unto Aholibah 172, the lewd 2154 women 802.

23:45 And the righteous 6662 men 582, they shall judge 8199 8799 them after the manner 4941 of adulteresses 5003 8802, and after the manner 4941 of women that shed 8210 8802 blood 1818; because they [are] adulteresses 5003 8802, and blood 1818 [is] in their hands 3027.

23:46 For thus saith 559 8804 the Lord 136 GOD 3069; I will bring up 5927 8687 a company 6951 upon them, and will give 5414 8800 them to be removed 2189 and spoiled 957.(to be…: Heb. for a removing and spoil)

23:47 And the company 6951 shall stone 7275 8804 them with stones 68, and dispatch 1254 8763 them with their swords 2719; they shall slay 2026 8799 their sons 1121 and their daughters 1323, and burn up 8313 8799 their houses 1004 with fire 784.(dispatch…: or, single them out)

23:48 Thus will I cause lewdness 2154 to cease 7673 8689 out of the land 776, that all women 802 may be taught 3256 8739 not to do 6213 8799 after your lewdness 2154.