Ezekiel 23:7

And she bestowed her harlotries upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and on whomsoever she doted, with all their idols she defiled herself.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.

In Context

6clothed with blue, governors and rulers, handsome young men all of them, horsemen riding upon horses.

8Neither hath she left her harlotries brought from Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised her virgin breasts; and they poured out their lust upon her.

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Cross References

Psalms 106:39Thus were they defiled with their works, and went astray in their doings.

Ezekiel 20:7and I said unto them: Cast ye away every man the detestable things of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am the LORD your God.

Ezekiel 23:30These things shall be done unto thee, for that thou hast gone astray after the nations, and because thou art polluted with their idols.

Hosea 6:10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; there harlotry is found in Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

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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