Ezekiel 23:2

'Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:

In Context

1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

3and they committed harlotries in Egypt; they committed harlotries in their youth; there were their bosoms pressed, and there their virgin breasts were bruised.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 3:7And I said: After she hath done all these things, she will return unto me; but she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 23:2-11

The Sins of Samaria and Jerusalem. ( b. c. 591.) 1 The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother: 3 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. 4 And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem… Read the whole commentary →

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