Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
“Oholah acted like a prostitute even though she was Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians:
New American Standard Bible
“Oholah played the harlot
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,
Themes
Aholah » Name of an imaginary woman, typical of idolatry
Aholibah » An imaginary character, typical of idolatry
Assyria » The jews condemned for following the idolatries of
Topics
Interlinear
Zanah
Tachath
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 23:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Oholah And Oholibah As Symbols Of God's Corrupt People
4
The older one was named Oholah,
Cross References
2 Kings 15:19
Pul
2 Kings 16:7
So Ahaz sent messengers
2 Kings 17:3
Shalmaneser
Hosea 5:13
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.
Hosea 8:9-10
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.
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
1 Kings 16:31-32
Then, as if following the sin of Jeroboam son of Nebat were a trivial matter, he married Jezebel,
1 Kings 21:26
He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols
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
Jeremiah 50:38
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
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,
Ezekiel 23:12
She lusted after the Assyrians:
Ezekiel 23:16
At the sight of them
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
as an offering to the great king.
Ephraim will experience shame;
Israel will be ashamed of its counsel.
Hosea 12:1
and pursues the east wind.
He continually multiplies lies and violence.
He makes a covenant with Assyria,
and olive oil is carried to Egypt.