Ezekiel 23

YHWH presents an allegory of two lewd sisters, Oholah (Samaria) and Oholibah (Jerusalem), who engaged in prostitution with foreign nations and their idols, defiling themselves despite YHWH's covenant[1][4]. He declares judgment upon them through destruction by those lovers, exposing their abominations for their unfaithfulness[2].

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וּ/שְׁמוֹתָ֗/ן 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤕/𐤍 ushemotan shina (Bemba) and-their-names and their names and their names HC/Ncmpc/Sp3fp אָהֳלָ֤ה 𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤄 aholah Oholah Her Tent Holah HNp הַ/גְּדוֹלָה֙ 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 hagedolah the-elder the great one the great one HTd/Aafsa וְ/אָהֳלִיבָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤉𐤁𐤄 veaholivah and-Oholibah and My-Tent-in-Her and Holivah HC/Np אֲחוֹתָ֔/הּ 𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤕/𐤄 achotah her-sister her sister her sister HNcfsc/Sp3fs וַ/תִּֽהְיֶ֣ינָה 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤍𐤄 vatiheyeynah and-they-were and they became and they were HC/Vqw3fp לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li mine to me HR/Sp1cs וַ/תֵּלַ֖דְנָה 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤃𐤍𐤄 vateladenah fyala (Bemba) and-they-bore and they bore and they bore HC/Vqw3fp בָּנִ֣ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 banim Bene (Bemba) sons sons sons HNcmpa וּ/בָנ֑וֹת 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 uvanot and-daughters and daughters and daughters HC/Ncfpa וּ/שְׁמוֹתָ֕/ן 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤕/𐤍 ushemotan-2 shina (Bemba) and-names-their and their names and their names HC/Ncmpc/Sp3fp שֹׁמְר֣וֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 shomeron Samaria Watch-Place Shomeron HNp אָהֳלָ֔ה 𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤄 aholah-2 Oholah Her Tent Holah HNp וִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 virushalaim and-Jerusalem Foundation-of-Wholeness and Yerushalam HC/Np אָהֳלִיבָֽה 𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤉𐤁𐤄 aholivah Oholibah My Tent in Her Holivah HNp
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לָ/כֵ֣ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen therefore accordingly therefore HR/D אָהֳלִיבָ֗ה 𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤉𐤁𐤄 aholivah Oholibah My Tent in Her Holivah HNp כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner thus HD אָמַר֮ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִה֒ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp הִנְ/נִ֨י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni behold I look—here I am look here I am HTm/Sp1cs מֵעִ֤יר 𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤓 meir am stirring up from a city am stirring up HVhrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo מְאַהֲבַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ 𐤌𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤉/𐤊 meahavayikhe your lovers your loving-ones your lovers HVprmpc/Sp2fs עָלַ֔יִ/ךְ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 alayikhe against you upon you (feminine singular) against you HR/Sp2fs אֵ֛ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher those whom that-which whom HTr נָקְעָ֥ה 𐤍𐤒𐤏𐤄 naqeah was disgusted she became estranged became estranged HVqp3fs נַפְשֵׁ֖/ךְ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊 nafeshekhe your soul your living self your soul HNcbsc/Sp2fs מֵ/הֶ֑ם 𐤌/𐤄𐤌 mehem from them from them HR/Sp3mp וַ/הֲבֵאתִ֥י/ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤁𐤀𐤕𐤉/𐤌 vahavetim and I will bring them and I will bring them in and I will bring them HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3mp עָלַ֖יִ/ךְ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 alayikhe-2 against you upon you (feminine singular) against you HR/Sp2fs מִ/סָּבִֽיב 𐤌/𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 misaviv from every side from around from around HR/Ncbsa
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בְּנֵ֧י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc בָבֶ֣ל 𐤁𐤁𐤋 vavel Babylon Babel Bavel HNp וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and-all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים 𐤊𐤔𐤃𐤉𐤌 kasedim Chaldeans Kasdim Kasedi HNp פְּק֤וֹד 𐤐𐤒𐤅𐤃 peqod Pekod Pekod Peqod HNp וְ/שׁ֨וֹעַ֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤅𐤏 veshoa and-Shoa and Shoa and Shoa HC/Np וְ/ק֔וֹעַ 𐤅/𐤒𐤅𐤏 veqoa and-Koa and Koa and Qoa HC/Np כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of all of HNcmsc בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney-2 Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc אַשּׁ֖וּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur Assyria Ashshur Ashur HNp אוֹתָ֑/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam with-them them [·] HTo/Sp3mp בַּח֨וּרֵי 𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤉 bachurey young-men chosen young men chosen young men HNcmpc חֶ֜מֶד 𐤇𐤌𐤃 chemed desirable precious thing a delight HNcmsa פַּח֤וֹת 𐤐𐤇𐤅𐤕 pachot governors provincial governors provincial governors HNcmpa וּ/סְגָנִים֙ 𐤅/𐤎𐤂𐤍𐤉𐤌 useganim and-commanders and provincial governors and provincial governors HC/Ncmpa כֻּלָּ֔/ם 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 kulam all-of-them the entirety of them all of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp שָֽׁלִשִׁים֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 shalishim officers triad officers officers HNcmpa וּ/קְרוּאִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤀𐤉𐤌 uqeruim and-renowned called ones and called ones HC/Vqsmpa רֹכְבֵ֥י 𐤓𐤊𐤁𐤉 rokhevey riders-of riders of riders of HVqrmpc סוּסִ֖ים 𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌 susim horses horses horses HNcmpa כֻּלָּֽ/ם 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 kulam-2 all-of-them the entirety of them all of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp
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וּ/בָ֣אוּ 𐤅/𐤁𐤀𐤅 uvau and-they-will-come and they came and they will come HC/Vqq3cp עָלַ֡יִ/ךְ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 alayikhe against-you upon you (feminine singular) against you HR/Sp2fs הֹ֠צֶן 𐤄𐤑𐤍 hotsen hosts war-weapon of war-weapon of HNcmsc רֶ֤כֶב 𐤓𐤊𐤁 rekhev chariots chariot chariot HNcmsa וְ/גַלְגַּל֙ 𐤅/𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋 vegalegal and-wheels and rolling-wheel and rolling-wheel HC/Ncmsa וּ/בִ/קְהַ֣ל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤒𐤄𐤋 uviqehal and-in-assembly and in assembly-of and in assembly of HC/R/Ncmsc עַמִּ֔ים 𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 amim of-peoples assembled peoples peoples HNcmpa צִנָּ֤ה 𐤑𐤍𐤄 tsinah buckler large body-shield large body-shield HNcfsa וּ/מָגֵן֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤂𐤍 umagen and-shield and shield and shield HC/Ncbsa וְ/קוֹבַ֔ע 𐤅/𐤒𐤅𐤁𐤏 veqova and-helmet battle helmet and helmet HC/Ncmsa יָשִׂ֥ימוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 yasimu they-will-set they will set they will set HVqi3mp עָלַ֖יִ/ךְ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 alayikhe-2 against-you upon you (feminine singular) against you HR/Sp2fs סָבִ֑יב 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv all-around surrounding area around HNcbsa וְ/נָתַתִּ֤י 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 venatati and-I-will-give and I will give and I will give HC/Vqq1cs לִ/פְנֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lifeneyhem before-them before their face to before their face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp מִשְׁפָּ֔ט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat judgment judgment judgment HNcmsa וּ/שְׁפָט֖וּ/ךְ 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤅/𐤊 ushefatukhe and-they-will-judge-you and they judged you and they will judge you HC/Vqq3cp/Sp2fs בְּ/מִשְׁפְּטֵי/הֶֽם 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉/𐤄𐤌 bemishepeteyhem by-judgments-their in their judgments by their judgments HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp
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וְ/נָתַתִּ֨י 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 venatati and-I-will-give and I will give and I will give HC/Vqq1cs קִנְאָתִ֜/י 𐤒𐤍𐤀𐤕/𐤉 qineati my-jealousy my ardent zeal my jealousy HNcfsc/Sp1cs בָּ֗/ךְ 𐤁/𐤊 bakhe against-you against you HR/Sp2fs וְ/עָשׂ֤וּ 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤅 veasu and-they-will-do and they did and they will do HC/Vqq3cp אוֹתָ/ךְ֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤊 otakhe with-you you (object‑marked, feminine singular) [·] HTo/Sp2fs בְּ/חֵמָ֔ה 𐤁/𐤇𐤌𐤄 bechemah in-fury in burning-heat in wrath HR/Ncfsa אַפֵּ֤/ךְ 𐤀𐤐/𐤊 apekhe your-nose your nose your nose HNcmsc/Sp2fs וְ/אָזְנַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉/𐤊 veazenayikhe and-your-ears and your ears and your ears HC/Ncfdc/Sp2fs יָסִ֔ירוּ 𐤉𐤎𐤉𐤓𐤅 yasiru they-will-remove they will cause to turn aside they will remove HVhi3mp וְ/אַחֲרִיתֵ֖/ךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤊 veacharitekhe and-your-remnant and your end and your end HC/Ncfsc/Sp2fs בַּ/חֶ֣רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 bacherev by-the-sword by the sword with the sword HRd/Ncfsa תִּפּ֑וֹל 𐤕𐤐𐤅𐤋 tipol will-fall she will fall it will fall HVqi3fs הֵ֗מָּה 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah they they they HPp3mp בָּנַ֤יִ/ךְ 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤊 banayikhe Bene (Bemba) your-sons your sons your sons HNcmpc/Sp2fs וּ/בְנוֹתַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊 uvenotayikhe and-your-daughters and your daughters and your daughters HC/Ncfpc/Sp2fs יִקָּ֔חוּ 𐤉𐤒𐤇𐤅 yiqachu they-will-take they will take they will take HVqi3mp וְ/אַחֲרִיתֵ֖/ךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤊 veacharitekhe-2 and-your-remnant and your end and your end HC/Ncfsc/Sp2fs תֵּאָכֵ֥ל 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 teakhel will-be-eaten she will be consumed it will be eaten HVNi3fs בָּ/אֵֽשׁ 𐤁/𐤀𐤔 baesh in-fire in the fire in the fire HRd/Ncbsa
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וְ/עָשׂ֨וּ 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤅 veasu and they will deal and they did and they will deal HC/Vqq3cp אוֹתָ֜/ךְ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤊 otakhe with you you (object‑marked, feminine singular) [·] HTo/Sp2fs בְּ/שִׂנְאָ֗ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤄 besineah in hatred in hostility in hatred HR/Ncfsa וְ/לָקְחוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤅 velaqechu and they will take and they took and they will take HC/Vqq3cp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of all of HNcmsc יְגִיעֵ֔/ךְ 𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤏/𐤊 yegiekhe your labors your hard-earned yield your hard-earned yield HNcmsc/Sp2fs וַ/עֲזָב֖וּ/ךְ 𐤅/𐤏𐤆𐤁𐤅/𐤊 vaazavukhe and they will leave you and they abandoned you and they will abandon you HC/Vqq3cp/Sp2fs עֵירֹ֣ם 𐤏𐤉𐤓𐤌 eyrom naked bare naked HAamsa וְ/עֶרְיָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤄 veereyah and bare and nakedness and nakedness HC/Ncfsa וְ/נִגְלָה֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤂𐤋𐤄 venigelah and will be uncovered and he was uncovered and will be uncovered HC/VNq3ms עֶרְוַ֣ת 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕 erevat the nakedness nakedness of nakedness of HNcfsc זְנוּנַ֔יִ/ךְ 𐤆𐤍𐤅𐤍𐤉/𐤊 zenunayikhe of your harlotries your habitual fornications your habitual fornications HNcmpc/Sp2fs וְ/זִמָּתֵ֖/ךְ 𐤅/𐤆𐤌𐤕/𐤊 vezimatekhe and your lewdness and your wicked plot and your wicked plot HC/Ncfsc/Sp2fs וְ/תַזְנוּתָֽיִ/ךְ 𐤅/𐤕𐤆𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊 vetazenutayikhe and your harlotries and your prostitutions and your prostitutions HC/Ncfpc/Sp2fs
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לָ/כֵ֗ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen therefore accordingly therefore HR/D כֹּ֤ה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner thus HD אָמַר֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp יַ֚עַן 𐤉𐤏𐤍 yaan because because because HC שָׁכַ֣חַתְּ 𐤔𐤊𐤇𐤕 shakhachate you have forgotten you (feminine) have forgotten you (feminine) have forgotten HVqp2fs אוֹתִ֔/י 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤉 oti Me me (object‑marked) [·] HTo/Sp1cs וַ/תַּשְׁלִ֥יכִי 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤉 vatashelikhi and you cast and you hurled and you cast HC/Vhw2fs אוֹתִ֖/י 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤉 oti-2 Me me (object‑marked) [·] HTo/Sp1cs אַחֲרֵ֣י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey behind after, following behind HR גַוֵּ֑/ךְ 𐤂𐤅/𐤊 gavekhe your back your back your back HNcmsc/Sp2fs וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also and also HC/Ta אַ֛תְּ 𐤀𐤕 ate you you you HPp2fs שְׂאִ֥י 𐤔𐤀𐤉 sei bear Lift up (you feminine) Lift up (you feminine) HVqv2fs זִמָּתֵ֖/ךְ 𐤆𐤌𐤕/𐤊 zimatekhe your lewdness your wicked scheme your lewdness HNcfsc/Sp2fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To תַּזְנוּתָֽיִ/ךְ 𐤕𐤆𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊 tazenutayikhe your harlotries your prostitutions your harlotries HNcfpc/Sp2fs
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וְ/אַ֗ף 𐤅/𐤀𐤐 veaf and furthermore and even and even HC/D כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because for HC תִשְׁלַ֨חְנָה֙ 𐤕𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍𐤄 tishelachenah you sent they (fem.) will send forth they (fem.) will send forth HVqi3fp לַֽ/אֲנָשִׁ֔ים 𐤋/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 laanashim for men to the men to the men HR/Ncmpa בָּאִ֖ים 𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 baim coming the ones coming the ones coming HVqrmpa מִ/מֶּרְחָ֑ק 𐤌/𐤌𐤓𐤇𐤒 mimerechaq from afar from a distance from a distance HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which whom HTr מַלְאָ֜ךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 maleakhe Malaika (Bemba) messenger agent-messenger of agent-messenger of HNcmsa שָׁל֤וּחַ 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤇 shalucha was sent sent-out one sent-out one HVqsmsa אֲלֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem to them toward them toward them HR/Sp3mp וְ/הִנֵּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh bona (Lozi) and lo and look! and look HC/Tm בָ֔אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 vau they came they came they came HVqp3cp לַ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤓 laasher for whom to that-which to whom HR/Tr רָחַ֛צְתְּ 𐤓𐤇𐤑𐤕 rachatsete you washed you washed you washed HVqp2fs כָּחַ֥לְתְּ 𐤊𐤇𐤋𐤕 kachalete you painted you applied eye-paint you applied eye-paint HVqp2fs עֵינַ֖יִ/ךְ 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 eynayikhe Enyi (Fante) your eyes your eyes your eyes HNcbdc/Sp2fs וְ/עָ֥דִית 𐤅/𐤏𐤃𐤉𐤕 veadit and you decked you adorned you adorned HC/Vqp2fs עֶֽדִי 𐤏𐤃𐤉 edi ornaments ornament ornament HNcmsa
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וְ/ק֣וֹל 𐤅/𐤒𐤅𐤋 veqol and-the-sound-of sound of and voice of HC/Ncmsa הָמוֹן֮ 𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤍 hamon a-multitude roaring throng of multitude of HNcmsa שָׁלֵ֣ו 𐤔𐤋𐤅 shalev carefree at-ease at-ease HAamsa בָ/הּ֒ 𐤁/𐤄 vah with-her in-her HR/Sp3fs וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and-with and toward and toward HC/R אֲנָשִׁים֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 anashim men men men HNcmpa מֵ/רֹ֣ב 𐤌/𐤓𐤁 merov from-a-multitude from abundance from abundance HR/Ncbsc אָדָ֔ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam of-mankind human being human being HNcmsa מוּבָאִ֥ים 𐤌𐤅𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 muvaim were-brought brought-in ones brought-in ones HVHsmpa סובאים 𐤎𐤅𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 svvym drunkards excess drinkers excess drinkers HVqrmpa סָבָאִ֖ים 𐤎𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 savaim Sabeans deep-drinkers deep-drinkers HNcmpa מִ/מִּדְבָּ֑ר 𐤌/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 mimidebar from-the-wilderness from grazing steppe of from wilderness HR/Ncmsa וַֽ/יִּתְּנ֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤅 vayitenu and-they-put and they gave and they gave HC/Vqw3mp צְמִידִים֙ 𐤑𐤌𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 tsemidim bracelets fastening bands bracelets HNcmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el on toward toward HR יְדֵי/הֶ֔ן 𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤄𐤍 yedeyhen their-hands their hands their hands HNcbdc/Sp3fp וַ/עֲטֶ֥רֶת 𐤅/𐤏𐤈𐤓𐤕 vaateret and-crowns crown-of crown of HC/Ncfsc תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת 𐤕𐤐𐤀𐤓𐤕 tifeeret of-beauty splendor-of splendor of HNcfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR רָאשֵׁי/הֶֽן 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉/𐤄𐤍 rasheyhen their-heads their heads their heads HNcmpc/Sp3fp
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