Two Harlot Sisters
3 aThey committed harlotry in Egypt,
They committed harlotry in btheir youth;
Their breasts were there embraced,
Their virgin bosom was there pressed.
They committed harlotry in btheir youth;
Their breasts were there embraced,
Their virgin bosom was there pressed.
4 Their names:1 Oholah the elder and Oholibah aher sister;
bThey were Mine,
And they bore sons and daughters.
As for their names,
Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem is Oholibah.
bThey were Mine,
And they bore sons and daughters.
As for their names,
Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem is Oholibah.
The Older Sister, Samaria
5 “Oholah played the harlot even though she was Mine;
And she lusted for her lovers, the neighboring aAssyrians,
And she lusted for her lovers, the neighboring aAssyrians,
6 Who were clothed in purple,
Captains and rulers,
All of them desirable young men,
Horsemen riding on horses.
Captains and rulers,
All of them desirable young men,
Horsemen riding on horses.
7 Thus she committed her harlotry with them,
All of them choice men of Assyria;
And with all for whom she lusted,
With all their idols, she defiled herself.
All of them choice men of Assyria;
And with all for whom she lusted,
With all their idols, she defiled herself.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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