Translations
Modern
…and lusted after their lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of stallions.
Traditional
For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.
Literal
…and lusted after their lovers, for whom the flesh of donkeys is the flesh, and the emission of stallions was their emission.
Latin
Et insanivit libidine super concubitum eorum, quorum carnes sunt ut carnes asinorum, et sicut fluxus equorum fluxus eorum.
Original
Hebrew
English
…and lusted after their lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of stallions.
Notes
When the people of Jerusalem thought of Egypt, they did not remember how the Lord freed them during the exodus. Instead, they recalled the forbidden pleasures they had enjoyed there.
This chapter, like chapter 16, tells the history of the northern and southern kingdoms of Israel and Judah. It does this through an extended metaphor (a comparison that continues through many verses).
In this comparison, Samaria and Jerusalem, the capital cities, are described as two immoral women. The language is strong and direct.
This metaphor shows that their judgment was certain and deserved.
Events
- Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC