Ezekiel 23:38-49
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 23
38Again, they have done this to Me: they have defiled My sanctuary on the same day, and have profaned My Sabbaths. 39For when they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary on the same day to profane it; and behold, this is what they did within My house.
40Furthermore, they have even sent for men who come from a great distance, to whom a messenger was sent; and behold, they came—for whom you bathed, put makeup on your eyes, and adorned yourselves with jewelry;
41and you sat on a splendid couch with a table arranged in front of it on which you had set My incense and My oil.
42And the sound of a carefree multitude was with her; and heavy drinkers were brought from the wilderness with people from the multitude of humanity. And they put bracelets on the wrists of the women and beautiful crowns on their heads.
43Then I said concerning her who was worn out by adulteries, ‘ Will they now commit adultery with her when she is like this?’
44But they went in to her as they would go in to a prostitute. This is how they went in to Oholah and to Oholibah, the lewd women.
45But they, righteous people, will judge them with the judgment of adulteresses and with the judgment of women who shed blood, because they are adulteresses and blood is on their hands.
46For this is what the Lord God says: ‘Bring up a contingent against them and turn them over to terror and plunder.
47The contingent will stone them with stones and cut them down with their swords; they will kill their sons and their daughters and burn their houses with fire.
48So I will eliminate outrageous conduct from the land, so that all women will take warning and not commit outrageous sin as you have done.
49Your outrageous conduct will be repaid to you, and you will bear the guilt for your idols; so you will know that I am the Lord God.’?'
King James Version
Chapter 23
38Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths. 39For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house. 40And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments, 41And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil. 42And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with the men of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the wilderness, which put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads. 43Then said I unto her that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit whoredoms with her, and she with them? 44Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women. 45And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands. 46For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will bring up a company upon them, and will give them to be removed and spoiled. 47And the company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire. 48Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness. 49And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols: and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 23
38They also did this to me: they defiled my sanctuary on that same day and profaned my Sabbaths. 39On the same day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered my sanctuary to profane it. Yes, 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, and adorned yourself with jewelry for them.
41You sat on a luxurious couch with a table spread before it, on which you had set my incense and oil.
42The sound of a carefree crowd was there. Drunkards from the desert were brought in, along with common men. They put bracelets on the women's hands and beautiful tiaras 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 depraved women.
45But righteous men will judge them the way adulteresses and 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 an assembly against them and consign them to terror and plunder.
47The assembly will stone them and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn their houses.
48So I will put an end to depravity in the land, and all the women will be admonished not to imitate your depraved behavior.
49They will punish you for your depravity, and you will bear the consequences for your sins of idolatry. Then you will know that I am the Lord God."
New Living Translation
Chapter 23
38Furthermore, they have defiled my Temple and violated my Sabbath day! 39On the very day that they sacrificed their children to their idols, they boldly came into my Temple to worship! They came in and defiled my house.
40You sisters sent messengers to distant lands to get men. Then when they arrived, you bathed yourselves, painted your eyelids, and put on your finest jewels for them.
41You sat with them on a beautifully embroidered couch and put my incense and my special oil on a table that was spread before you.
42From your room came the sound of many men carousing. They were lustful men and drunkards from the wilderness, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your heads.
43Then I said, ‘If they really want to have sex with old worn-out prostitutes like these, let them!’
44And that is what they did. They had sex with Oholah and Oholibah, these shameless prostitutes.
45But righteous people will judge these sister cities for what they really are — adulterers and murderers.
46Now this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Bring an army against them and hand them over to be terrorized and plundered.
47For their enemies will stone them and kill them with swords. They will butcher their sons and daughters and burn their homes.
48In this way, I will put an end to lewdness and idolatry in the land, and my judgment will be a warning to all women not to follow your wicked example.
49You will be fully repaid for all your prostitution — your worship of idols. Yes, you will suffer the full penalty. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.'
English Standard Version
Chapter 23
38Moreover, this they have done to me: they have defiled my sanctuary on the same day and profaned my Sabbaths. 39For when they had slaughtered their children in sacrifice to their idols, on the same day they came into my sanctuary to profane it. And behold, this is what they did in my house. 40They even sent for men to come from afar, to whom a messenger was sent; and behold, they came. For them you bathed yourself, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with ornaments. 41You sat on a stately couch, with a table spread before it on which you had placed my incense and my oil. 42The sound of a carefree multitude was with her; and with men of the common sort, drunkards were brought from the wilderness; and they put bracelets on the hands of the women, and beautiful crowns on their heads.
43“Then I said of her who was worn out by adultery, 'Now they will continue to use her for a whore, even her!'
44For they have gone in to her, as men go in to a prostitute. Thus they went in to Oholah and to Oholibah, lewd women!
45But righteous men shall pass judgment on them with the sentence of adulteresses, and with the sentence of women who shed blood, because they are adulteresses, and blood is on their hands.”
46For thus says the Lord GOD: “Bring up a vast host against them, and make them an object of terror and a plunder.
47And the host shall stone them and cut them down with their swords. They shall kill their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses.
48Thus will I put an end to lewdness in the land, that all women may take warning and not commit lewdness as you have done.
49And they shall return your lewdness upon you, and you shall bear the penalty for your sinful idolatry, and you shall know that I am the Lord GOD.”
New International Version
Chapter 23
38They have also done this to me: At that same time they defiled my sanctuary and desecrated my Sabbaths. 39On the very day they sacrificed their children to their idols, they entered my sanctuary and desecrated it. That is what they did in my house.
40They even sent messengers for men who came from far away, and when they arrived you bathed yourself for them, applied eye makeup and put on your jewelry.
41You sat on an elegant couch, with a table spread before it on which you had placed the incense and olive oil that belonged to me.
42The noise of a carefree crowd was around her; drunkards were brought from the desert along with men from the rabble, and they put bracelets on the wrists of the woman and her sister and beautiful crowns on their heads.
43Then I said about the one worn out by adultery, 'Now let them use her as a prostitute, for that is all she is.'
44And they slept with her. As men sleep with a prostitute, so they slept with those lewd women, Oholah and Oholibah.
45But righteous judges will sentence them to the punishment of women who commit adultery and shed blood, because they are adulterous and blood is on their hands.
New King James Version
Chapter 23
38Moreover they have done this to Me: They have defiled My sanctuary on the same day and profaned My Sabbaths. 39For after they had slain their children for their idols, on the same day they came into My sanctuary to profane it; and indeed thus they have done in the midst of My house.
40“Furthermore you sent for men to come from afar, to whom a messenger was sent; and there they came. And you washed yourself for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with ornaments.
41You sat on a stately couch, with a table prepared before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil.
42The sound of a carefree multitude was with her, and Sabeans were brought from the wilderness with men of the common sort, who put bracelets on their wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads.
43Then I said concerning her who had grown old in adulteries, ‘Will they commit harlotry with her now, and she with them?’
44Yet they went in to her, as men go in to a woman who plays the harlot; thus they went in to Oholah and Oholibah, the lewd women.
45But righteous men will judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women who shed blood, because they are adulteresses, and blood is on their hands.
46“For thus says the Lord God: ‘Bring up an assembly against them, give them up to trouble and plunder.
47The assembly shall stone them with stones and execute them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn their houses with fire.
48Thus I will cause lewdness to cease from the land, that all women may be taught not to practice your lewdness.
49They shall repay you for your lewdness, and you shall pay for your idolatrous sins. Then you shall know that I am the Lord God.’ ”
