Ezekiel 23:5
What does Ezekiel 23:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 23:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Oholah was untrue to me when she was mine; she was full of desire for her lovers, even for the Assyrians, her neighbours,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And go a-whoring doth Aholah under Me, And she doteth on her lovers, On the neighbouring Assyrians,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Oolla committed fornication against me, and doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians that came to her,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she lusted after her lovers, after the Assyrians [her] neighbours,
Context
v.4And the names of them were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her sister: and they became mine, and they bare sons and daughters. And as for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah.
v.5This passage
v.6who were clothed with blue, governors and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 15:19
There came against the land Pul the king of Assyria; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.
- 1 Kings 15:30
for the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and wherewith he made Israel to sin, because of his provocation wherewith he provoked Jehovah, the God of Israel, to anger.
- Ezekiel 23:16
And as soon as she saw them she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.
- Hosea 10:6
It also shall be carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.
- Hosea 5:13
When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.
- 1 Kings 16:31
And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.
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