Ezekiel 23:7

She gave herself as a prostitute to them, all of them the choicest men of Assyria. She defiled herself with the idols of whomever she lusted after.

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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

6who were clothed with blue—governors and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.

8She hasn’t left her prostitution since leaving Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her. They caressed her youthful nipples and they poured out their prostitution on her.

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Cross References

Psalms 106:39Thus they were defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.

Ezekiel 20:7I said to them, ‘Each of you throw away the abominations of his eyes. Don’t defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’

Ezekiel 23:30These things will be done to you because you have played the prostitute after the nations, and because you are polluted with their idols.

Hosea 6:10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing. There is prostitution 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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