Ezekiel 23:5

KJV

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

— Ezekiel 23:5, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 23 connects to 10 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 Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,

YLT

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

BBE

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

Cross References