Ezekiel 23:36–49

³⁶Then the Lord said to me: “Son of man, will you pass judgment against Oholah and Oholibah? ^rThen declare their detestable practices to them. ^s37For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands; they have committed adultery with their idols. They have even made the children they bore to Me pass through the fire as food for the idols. ^t38They also did this to Me: they defiled My sanctuary ^uon that same day and profaned My Sabbaths. ^v39On the same day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. ^wYes, that is what they did inside My house.

⁴⁰“In addition, they sent for men who came from far away when a messenger was dispatched to them. And look how they came! You bathed, painted your eyes, ^xand adorned yourself with jewelry for them. ^y41You sat on a luxurious couch with a table spread before it, ^zon which you had set My incense and oil. ⁴²The sound of a carefree crowd was there. Drunkards ^afrom the desert were brought in, along with common men. They put bracelets on the women’s hands and beautiful crowns on their heads. ⁴³Then I said concerning this woman worn out by adultery: Will they now have illicit sex with her, even her? ⁴⁴Yet they had sex with her as one does with a prostitute. This is how they had sex with Oholah and Oholibah, those obscene women. ⁴⁵But righteous men will judge them the way adulteresses ^band those who shed blood are judged, for they are adulteresses and blood is on their hands.

⁴⁶“This is what the Lord God says: Summon ^can assembly against them and consign them to terror and plunder. ^d47The assembly will stone them and cut them down with their swords. ^eThey will kill their sons and daughters and burn their houses with fire. ⁴⁸So I will put an end to indecency in the land, and all the women will be admonished not to imitate your indecent behavior. ⁴⁹They will repay you for your indecency, ^fand you will bear the consequences for your sins of idolatry. Then you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.”