Ezekiel 23:22

Translations

Modern

Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side—

Traditional

Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated, and I will bring them against thee on every side;

Literal

Therefore, Oholibah, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Behold, I am stirring up your lovers against you, from whom you have dislocated your soul, and I will bring them against you from all around:

Latin

Propterea, Ooliba, hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Ecce ego suscitabo omnes amatores tuos contra te, de quibus satiata est anima tua, et congregabo eos adversum te in circuitu:

Original

Hebrew

English

Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side—

Notes

Ezekiel 23:22–24

Jerusalem’s sin was very great. Because of this, God’s judgment could not be avoided.

The same nations that Jerusalem had trusted and depended on would now attack her. Babylon would come with its allies, Pekod, Shoa, and Koa.

These tribal names are not well-known. However, they sound like Hebrew words that mean “punishment,” “war cry,” and “shriek” (a loud cry of fear or pain).

Judah’s sins were worse than those of her sister kingdom. So her punishment would also be worse.

Ezekiel 23:1–49

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

Related verses

Ezekiel 16:37
…therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked.
Revelation 17:16
And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
Isaiah 10:5–6
Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.
Jeremiah 12:9–12
Is not My inheritance to Me like a speckled bird of prey with other birds of prey circling against her? Go, gather all the beasts of the field; bring them to devour her.
Isaiah 39:3–4
Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came to me from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”
Habakkuk 1:6–10
For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own.
Ezekiel 23:9
Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted.
Ezekiel 23:28
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Surely I will deliver you into the hands of those you hate, from whom you turned away in disgust.
Jeremiah 6:22–23
This is what the LORD says: “Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is stirred up from the ends of the earth.

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God Oholibah: Symbolic name for Jerusalem

Glossary

Aholah Aholibah Ezekiel, Book of Oholah and Oholibah

Topics

Idolatry: Wicked Practices of Licentiousness of Prophecies Concerning Israel: Captivity of Great Wickedness is the Cause of Their Adversity Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments War: God Uses, As a Judgment

Ezekiel 23:22

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