²Son of man, there were ^atwo women, the daughters of one mother: ³And ^bthey committed whoredoms ^cin Egypt; ^bthey committed whoredoms ^din their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there ^ethey bruised ^fthe teats of their virginity. ⁴And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah ^aher sister: and ^gthey were mine, and ^hthey bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; ⁱSamaria is ^||Aholah, and Jerusalem ^||Aholibah.

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Footnotes

aSo Jer. 3:7, 8, 10. Comp. ch. 16:45, 46.
bSee ch. 16:15.
cver. 8, 19, 27. See ch. 20:7. Comp. Rev. 11:8.
bSee ch. 16:15.
dver. 8, 19. See ch. 16:22.
ever. 8, 21.
f Pr. 5:19 (Heb.).
aSo Jer. 3:7, 8, 10. Comp. ch. 16:45, 46.
gch. 16:8.
hver. 37.
iver. 33. See Jer. 23:13.
||[That is, His tent, or, tabernacle]. Comp. 1 Kin. 12:28.
||[That is, My tabernacle in her, 1 Kin. 8:29].

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother. They played the whore in Egypt; they played the whore in their youth; there their breasts were pressed and their virgin bosoms handled. Oholah was the name of the elder and Oholibah the name of her sister. They became mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother. They became prostitutes in Egypt, engaging in prostitution from their youth. In that land their breasts were fondled and their virgin bosoms caressed. The older was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. They were mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother, who acted like prostitutes in Egypt, behaving promiscuously in their youth. Their breasts were fondled there, and their virgin nipples caressed. The older one was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. They became mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their names, Oholah represents Samaria and Oholibah represents Jerusalem.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Son of man, once there were two sisters who were daughters of the same mother. They became prostitutes in Egypt. Even as young girls, they allowed men to fondle their breasts. The older girl was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. I married them, and they bore me sons and daughters. I am speaking of Samaria and Jerusalem, for Oholah is Samaria and Oholibah is Jerusalem.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother, and they prostituted themselves in Egypt in their childhood; they were prostituting themselves there, and their breasts were fondled, and there they caressed the bosoms of their virginity. Now as for their names, the older was Oholah, and Oholibah was her sister. And they became mine, and they bore sons and daughters, and their names are Samaria for Oholah, and Jerusalem for Oholibah.