Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And Oholah whored under Me. And she lusted after her lovers, to her Assyrian neighbors,
New American Standard Bible
“Oholah played the harlot
King James Version
And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,
Holman Bible
“Oholah acted like a prostitute even though she was Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians:
International Standard Version
"Oholah committed sexual immorality while she belonged to me. She lusted for Assyria's warriors,
A Conservative Version
And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine, and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians [her] neighbors,
American Standard Version
And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,
Amplified
“Oholah played the prostitute while she was Mine; and she adored and lusted after her lovers (allies), the Assyrians, her neighbors,
Bible in Basic English
And Oholah was untrue to me when she was mine; she was full of desire for her lovers, even for the Assyrians, her neighbours,
Darby Translation
And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she lusted after her lovers, after the Assyrians her neighbours,
Julia Smith Translation
And Aholah will commit fornication under me; and she will desire after those loving her, after Assur, they being near.
King James 2000
And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Oholah prostituted [herself] {while she was still mine}, and she lusted for her lovers, for Assyria [who was] nearby,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As for Oholah, she began to go a whoring, when I had taken her to me. She was set on fire upon her lovers the Assyrians,
NET Bible
"Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians -- warriors
New Heart English Bible
"Oholah played the prostitute when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,
The Emphasized Bible
Then became Oholah unchaste after she had become mine- And lusted after her lovers, For Assyrians, so warlike,
Webster
And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors.
World English Bible
Oholah played the prostitute when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians [her] neighbors,
Youngs Literal Translation
And go a-whoring doth Aholah under Me, And she doteth on her lovers, On the neighbouring Assyrians,
Themes
Aholah » Name of an imaginary woman, typical of idolatry
Aholibah » An imaginary character, typical of idolatry
Assyria » The jews condemned for following the idolatries of
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 23:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Oholah And Oholibah As Symbols Of God's Corrupt People
4 And their names were Oholah, the oldest, and Oholibah, her sister. And they were Mine, and they bore sons and daughters. And their names: Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem is Oholibah. 5 And Oholah whored under Me. And she lusted after her lovers, to her Assyrian neighbors, 6 clothed with purple, governors and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding horses.
Cross References
2 Kings 15:19
Pul, the king of Assyria came against the land. And Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver so that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.
2 Kings 16:7
And Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.
2 Kings 17:3
Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him. And Hoshea became his servant and gave him taxes.
Hosea 5:13
When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then Ephraim went to the Assyrian and sent to King Jareb. Yet he could not heal you nor cure you of your wound.
Ezekiel 16:28
You have whored with the Assyrians, without your being satisfied; yea, you whored and yet you were not satisfied.
Hosea 8:9-10
For they have gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself. Ephraim has hired lovers.
1 Kings 14:9
But you have done evil above all who were before you, for you have gone and made yourself other gods, and molded images, to provoke Me to anger, and have cast Me behind your back;
1 Kings 14:16
And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who sinned, and that he made Israel to sin.
1 Kings 15:26
And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin with which he made Israel to sin.
1 Kings 15:30
because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation with which he provoked Jehovah, the God of Israel to anger.
1 Kings 16:31-32
And as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he also took Jezebel, the daughter of Eth-baal king of the Sidonians, for a wife. And he went and served Baal, and worshiped him.
1 Kings 21:26
And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites did, whom Jehovah cast out before the sons of Israel.
2 Kings 17:7-18
And it happened because the sons of Israel had sinned against Jehovah their God, who had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,
Jeremiah 50:38
A drought is on her waters; and they shall be dried up. For it is the land of idols, and they act madly with idols.
Ezekiel 16:37
behold, therefore I will gather all your lovers, with whom you have been pleased, even all whom you loved, with all whom you have hated; I will even gather them against you from all around, and will uncover your nakedness to them, and they will see all your nakedness.
Ezekiel 23:7
So she bestowed her harlotries on them, the choice sons of Assyria; with all of them, and with all whom she lusted after; she defiled herself with all their idols.
Ezekiel 23:9
Therefore I have given her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians on whom she lusted.
Ezekiel 23:12
She lusted to the sons of Assyria, governors and rulers nearby, clothed most perfectly; horsemen riding horses, all of them desirable young men.
Ezekiel 23:16
and she lusted after them, to the sight of her eyes, and sent messengers to them into Chaldea.
Ezekiel 23:20
And she lusted on her lovers, whose flesh is like the flesh of asses and whose issue is like the issue of horses.
Hosea 10:6
It shall also be carried to Assyria for a present to King Jareb. Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.
Hosea 12:1
Ephraim feeds on wind and follows after the east wind. He daily multiplies lies and cruelty. And they make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.