Ezekiel 23:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 23:4

2 “Son of man, there were ^atwo women,
The daughters of one mother.

3 ^aThey committed harlotry in Egypt,
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.

The Older Sister, Samaria

5 “Oholah played the harlot even though she was Mine;
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.

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.

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Definitions of words in Ezekiel 23:4:

Aher {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Bore {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Elder {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Elder {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Oholah {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Oholibah {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Jerusalem {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jerusalem {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Other definition entries containing Ezekiel 23:4:

Oholah {I.S.B.E.}

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