Translations
Modern
So you revisited the indecency of your youth, when the Egyptians caressed your bosom and pressed your young breasts.
Traditional
Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, in bruising thy teats by the Egyptians for the paps of thy youth.
Literal
And you revisited the wickedness of your youth, in the pressing by the Egyptians of your nipples, on account of the breasts of your youth.
Latin
Et visitasti scelus adolescentiæ tuæ, quando subacta sunt in Ægypto ubera tua, et confractæ sunt mammæ pubertatis tuæ.
Original
Hebrew
English
So you revisited the indecency of your youth, when the Egyptians caressed your bosom and pressed your young breasts.
Notes
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
Places
Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus