1The LORD’s word came again to me, saying,
2“Son of man, there were two women, the…
3They played the prostitute in Egypt. They played…
4Their names were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah…
5“Oholah played the prostitute when she was mine.…
6who were clothed with blue—governors and rulers, all…
7She gave herself as a prostitute to them,…
8She hasn’t left her prostitution since leaving Egypt;…
9“Therefore I delivered her into the hand of…
10These uncovered her nakedness. They took her sons…
11“Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was…
12She lusted after the Assyrians, governors and rulers—her…
13I saw that she was defiled. They both…
14“She increased her prostitution; for she saw men…
15dressed with belts on their waists, with flowing…
16As soon as she saw them, she lusted…
17The Babylonians came to her into the bed…
18So she uncovered her prostitution and uncovered her…
19Yet she multiplied her prostitution, remembering the days…
20She lusted after their lovers, whose flesh is…
21Thus you called to memory the lewdness of…
22“Therefore, Oholibah, the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I…
23the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, Shoa,…
24They will come against you with weapons, chariots,…
25I will set my jealousy against you, and…
26They will also strip you of your clothes…
27Thus I will make your lewdness to cease…
28“For the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will…
29They will deal with you in hatred, and…
30These things will be done to you because…
31You have walked in the way of your…
32“The Lord GOD says: ‘You will drink of…
33You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow,…
34You will even drink it and drain it…
35“Therefore the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have…
36The LORD said moreover to me: “Son of…
37For they have committed adultery, and blood is…
38Moreover this they have done to me: they…
39For when they had slain their children to…
40“Furthermore you sisters have sent for men who…
41and sat on a stately bed, with a…
42“The voice of a multitude being at ease…
43Then I said of her who was old…
44They went in to her, as they go…
45Righteous men will judge them with the judgment…
46“For the Lord GOD says: ‘I will bring…
47The company will stone them with stones and…
48“‘Thus I will cause lewdness to cease out…
49They will recompense your lewdness on you, and…
