Ezekiel 23:44
What does Ezekiel 23:44 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 23:44 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they went in unto her, as they go in unto a harlot: so went they in unto Oholah and unto Oholibah, the lewd women.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they went in unto her, as they go in unto a harlot: so went they in unto Oholah and unto Oholibah, the lewd women.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And they went in to her, as men go to a loose woman: so they went in to Oholibah, the loose woman.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And they come in unto her, As the coming in unto a whorish woman, So they have come in unto Aholah, And unto Aholibah--the wicked women.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they went in to her, as to a harlot: so went they in unto Oolla, and Ooliba, wicked women.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they went in unto her, as they go in unto a whorish woman: so went they in unto Oholah and unto Oholibah the lewd women.
Context
v.43Then said I of her that was old in adulteries, Now will they play the harlot with her, and she with them.
v.44This passage
v.45And righteous men, they shall judge them with the judgment of adulteresses, and with the judgment of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 23:3
and they played the harlot in Egypt; they played the harlot in their youth; there were their breasts pressed, and there was handled the bosom of their virginity.
- Ezekiel 23:9
Wherefore I delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.
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