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Ezekiel 23:5–6

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23:5“Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was mine.4 She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians5—warriors623:6clothed in blue, governors and officials, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.

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  1. 4 Heb “while she was under me.” The expression indicates that Oholah is viewed as the Lord’s wife. See Num 5:19–20, 29. Played the harlot refers to alliances with pagan nations in this context. In Ezek 16 harlotry described the sin of idolatry.
  2. 5 Heb “Assyria.”
  3. 6 The term apparently refers to Assyrian military officers; it is better construed with the description that follows. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (), 1:.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Oholah played the whore while she was mine, and she lusted after her lovers the Assyrians, warriors clothed in purple, governors and commanders, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was still mine; and she lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all of them handsome young men, and mounted horsemen.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Oholah acted like a prostitute even though she was mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians: warriors dressed in blue, governors and prefects, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on steeds.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Then Oholah lusted after other lovers instead of me, and she gave her love to the Assyrian officers. They were all attractive young men, captains and commanders dressed in handsome blue, charioteers driving their horses.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Oholah prostituted herself while she was still mine, and she lusted for her lovers, for Assyria who was nearby, clothed in blue cloth, governors and prefects, handsome young men and all of them horsemen, experts on horseback.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours, Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.