Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

“Oholah acted like a prostitute even though she was Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians: warriors

New American Standard Bible

“Oholah played the harlot while she was Mine; and she lusted after her lovers, after the Assyrians, her neighbors,

King James Version

And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,

International Standard Version

"Oholah committed sexual immorality while she belonged to me. She lusted for Assyria's warriors,

A Conservative Version

And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine, and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians [her] neighbors,

American Standard Version

And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,

Amplified

“Oholah played the prostitute while she was Mine; and she adored and lusted after her lovers (allies), the Assyrians, her neighbors,

Bible in Basic English

And Oholah was untrue to me when she was mine; she was full of desire for her lovers, even for the Assyrians, her neighbours,

Darby Translation

And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she lusted after her lovers, after the Assyrians her neighbours,

Julia Smith Translation

And Aholah will commit fornication under me; and she will desire after those loving her, after Assur, they being near.

King James 2000

And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Oholah prostituted [herself] {while she was still mine}, and she lusted for her lovers, for Assyria [who was] nearby,

Modern King James verseion

And Oholah whored under Me. And she lusted after her lovers, to her Assyrian neighbors,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

As for Oholah, she began to go a whoring, when I had taken her to me. She was set on fire upon her lovers the Assyrians,

NET Bible

"Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians -- warriors

New Heart English Bible

"Oholah played the prostitute when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,

The Emphasized Bible

Then became Oholah unchaste after she had become mine- And lusted after her lovers, For Assyrians, so warlike,

Webster

And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors.

World English Bible

Oholah played the prostitute when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians [her] neighbors,

Youngs Literal Translation

And go a-whoring doth Aholah under Me, And she doteth on her lovers, On the neighbouring Assyrians,

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And Aholah
אהלהּ אהלה 
'Oholah 
Usage: 5

זנה 
Zanah 
Usage: 93

תּחת 
Tachath 
instead, under, for, as, with, from, flat, in the same place
Usage: 505

and she doted
עגב 
`agab 
Usage: 7

on her lovers
אהב אהב 
'ahab 
Usage: 212

on the Assyrians
אשּׁר אשּׁוּר 
'Ashshuwr 
Usage: 152

References

Context Readings

Oholah And Oholibah As Symbols Of God's Corrupt People

4 The older one was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their names, Oholah represents Samaria and Oholibah represents Jerusalem. 5 “Oholah acted like a prostitute even though she was Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians: warriors 6 dressed in blue, governors and prefects, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on steeds.


Cross References

2 Kings 15:19

Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, so Menahem gave Pul 75,000 pounds of silver so that Pul would support him to strengthen his grip on the kingdom.

2 Kings 16:7

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. March up and save me from the power of the king of Aram and of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me.”

2 Kings 17:3

Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute money.

Hosea 5:13

When Ephraim saw his sickness
and Judah his wound,
Ephraim went to Assyria
and sent a delegation to the great king.
But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.

Ezekiel 16:28

Then you engaged in prostitution with the Assyrian men because you were not satisfied. Even though you did this with them, you were still not satisfied.

Hosea 8:9-10

For they have gone up to Assyria
like a wild donkey going off on its own.
Ephraim has paid for love.

1 Kings 14:9

You behaved more wickedly than all who were before you. In order to provoke Me, you have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and cast images, but you have flung Me behind your back.

1 Kings 14:16

He will give up Israel because of Jeroboam’s sins that he committed and caused Israel to commit.”

1 Kings 15:26

Nadab did what was evil in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of his father and the sin he had caused Israel to commit.

1 Kings 15:30

This was because Jeroboam had provoked the Lord God of Israel by the sins he had committed and had caused Israel to commit.

1 Kings 16:31-32

Then, as if following the sin of Jeroboam son of Nebat were a trivial matter, he married Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and then proceeded to serve Baal and worship him.

1 Kings 21:26

He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols as the Amorites had, whom the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites.

2 Kings 17:7-18

This disaster happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt and because they had worshiped other gods.

Jeremiah 50:38

A drought will come on her waters,
and they will be dried up.
For it is a land of carved images,
and they go mad because of terrifying things.

Ezekiel 16:37

I am therefore going to gather all the lovers you pleased—all those you loved as well as all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose your nakedness to them so they see you completely naked.

Ezekiel 23:7

She offered her sexual favors to them; all of them were the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all those she lusted after and with all their idols.

Ezekiel 23:9

Therefore, I handed her over to her lovers, the Assyrians she lusted for.

Ezekiel 23:12

She lusted after the Assyrians: governors and prefects, warriors splendidly dressed, horsemen riding on steeds, all of them desirable young men.

Ezekiel 23:16

At the sight of them she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

Ezekiel 23:20

and lusted after their lovers, whose sexual members were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of stallions.

Hosea 10:6

The calf itself will be taken to Assyria
as an offering to the great king.
Ephraim will experience shame;
Israel will be ashamed of its counsel.

Hosea 12:1

Ephraim chases the wind
and pursues the east wind.
He continually multiplies lies and violence.
He makes a covenant with Assyria,
and olive oil is carried to Egypt.

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