Ezekiel 23:3

KJV

And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.

— Ezekiel 23:3, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 23 connects to 9 cross-references. The allegory of Oholah and Oholibah — Samaria and Jerusalem as two sisters who played the harlot in Egypt in their youth. Samaria lusted after Assyria and was destroyed; Jerusalem lusted after Babylon even worse and will receive the same …

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Other Translations

ASV

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.

YLT

And they go a-whoring in Egypt, In their youth they have gone a-whoring, There they have bruised their breasts, And there they have dealt with the loves of their virginity.

BBE

They were acting like loose women in Egypt; when they were young their behaviour was loose: there their breasts were crushed, even the points of their young breasts were crushed.

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