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Text -- Ezekiel 23:32-49 (NET)
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23:32 “This is what the sovereign Lord says : “You will drink your sister’s deep and wide cup ; you will be scorned and derided , for it holds a great deal .
23:33 You will be overcome by drunkenness and sorrow . The cup of your sister Samaria is a cup of horror and desolation .
23:34 You will drain it dry , gnaw its pieces , and tear out your breasts , for I have spoken , declares the sovereign Lord .
23:35 “Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says : Because you have forgotten me and completely disregarded me, you must bear now the punishment for your obscene conduct and prostitution .”
23:36 The Lord said to me: “Son of man , are you willing to pronounce judgment on Oholah and Oholibah ? Then declare to them their abominable deeds !
23:37 For they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands . They have committed adultery with their idols , and their sons , whom they bore to me, they have passed through the fire as food to their idols.
23:38 Moreover , they have done this to me: In the very same day they desecrated my sanctuary and profaned my Sabbaths .
23:39 On the same day they slaughtered their sons for their idols , they came to my sanctuary to desecrate it. This is what they have done in the middle of my house .
23:40 “They even sent for men from far away ; when the messenger arrived , those men set out . For them you bathed , painted your eyes , and decorated yourself with jewelry .
23:41 You sat on a magnificent couch , with a table arranged in front of it where you placed my incense and my olive oil .
23:42 The sound of a carefree crowd accompanied her, including all kinds of men ; even Sabeans were brought from the desert . The sisters put bracelets on their wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads .
23:43 Then I said about the one worn out by adultery , ‘Now they will commit immoral acts with her .’
23:44 They had sex with her as one does with a prostitute . In this way they had sex with Oholah and Oholibah , promiscuous women .
23:45 But upright men will punish them appropriately for their adultery and bloodshed , because they are adulteresses and blood is on their hands .
23:46 “For this is what the sovereign Lord says: Bring up an army against them and subject them to terror and plunder .
23:47 That army will pelt them with stones and slash them with their swords ; they will kill their sons and daughters and burn their houses .
23:48 I will put an end to the obscene conduct in the land ; all the women will learn a lesson from this and not engage in obscene conduct .
23:49 They will repay you for your obscene conduct , and you will be punished for idol worship. Then you will know that I am the sovereign Lord .”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jerusalem |
EZEKIEL, 1 |
Parables |
Idolatry |
WRATH, (ANGER) |
Ezekiel |
Backsliders |
Prostitution |
EZEKIEL, 2 |
Vision |
Israel |
Sin |
Cup |
Adultery |
Aholibah |
Drunkeess |
Crown |
EYE |
OHOLAH |
Aholah |
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NET Notes: Eze 23:32 The image of a deep and wide cup suggests the degree of punishment; it will be extensive and leave the victim helpless.
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NET Notes: Eze 23:34 The severe action is more extreme than beating the breasts in anguish (Isa 32:12; Nah 2:7). It is also ironic for these are the very breasts she so bl...
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NET Notes: Eze 23:35 The word “punishment” is not in the Hebrew text but is demanded by the context.
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NET Notes: Eze 23:36 Heb “will you judge.” Here the imperfect form of the verb is probably used with a desiderative nuance. Addressed to the prophet, “ju...
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NET Notes: Eze 23:37 Heb “they have passed to them for food.” The verb is commonly taken to refer to passing children through fire, especially as an offering t...
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NET Notes: Eze 23:40 The Hebrew verb form is feminine singular, indicating that Oholibah (Judah) is specifically addressed here. This address continues through verse 42a (...
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NET Notes: Eze 23:42 Heb “they”; the referents (the sisters) have been specified in the translation for the sake of clarity.
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NET Notes: Eze 23:45 Heb “and upright men will judge them (with) the judgment of adulteresses and the judgment of those who shed blood.”
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