The whoredoms of Aholah and Aholibah.

1 ¶ The wordº of the LORDº came² again unto² me, saying,ºª 2 Sonº of man,º there were² twoº women,º the daughtersº of oneº mother:º 3 And they committed whoredomsºª in Egypt;º they committed whoredomsºª in their youth:º there² were their breastsº pressed,ºª and there² they bruisedºª the teatsº of their virginity.º 4 And the namesº of them [were] Aholahº the elder,º and Aholibahº her sister:º and they were² mine, and they bareºª sonsº and daughters.º Thus [were] their names;º Samariaº [is] Aholah,º and Jerusalemº Aholibah.º 5 And Aholahº played the harlotºª when she was² mine;¹ and she dotedºª on² her lovers,ºª on² the Assyriansº [her] neighbours,º 6 [Which were] clothedºª with blue,º captainsº and rulers,º all² of them desirableº young men,º horsemenº riding¹ª upon² horses.º 7 Thus she committedºª her whoredomsº with² them, with all² them [that were] the chosenº menº of Assyria,º and with all² on whom² she doted:ºª with all² their idolsº she defiled¹ª herself.² 8 Neither² leftºª she her whoredomsº [brought] from Egypt:º² for² in her youthº they layºª with² her, and they² bruisedºª the breastsº of her virginity,º and pouredºª their whoredomº upon² her. 9 Wherefore² I have deliveredºª her into the handº of her lovers,ºª into the handº of the Assyrians,ºº upon² whom² she doted.ºª 10 These² discoveredºª her nakedness:º they tookºª her sonsº and her daughters,º and slewºª her with the sword:º and she became² famousº among women;º for they had executedºª judgmentº upon her. 11 And when her sisterº Aholibahº sawºª [this], she was more corruptºª in her inordinate loveº than² she, and in her whoredomsº more than her sisterº in [her] whoredoms.º² 12 She dotedºª upon² the Assyriansºº [her] neighbours,º captainsº and rulersº clothedºª most gorgeously,º horsemenº riding¹ª upon² horses,º all² of them desirableº young men.º 13 Then I sawºª that² she was defiled,ºª [that] they [took] bothº oneº way,º 14 And [that] she increasedºª² her whoredoms:º for when she sawºª men¹² pourtrayedºª upon² the wall,º the imagesº of the Chaldeansº pourtrayedºª with vermilion,º 15 Girdedº with girdlesº upon their loins,º exceedingºª in dyed attireº upon their heads,º all² of them princesº to look to,º after the mannerº of the Babyloniansºº of Chaldea,º the landº of their nativity:º 16 And as soon as she sawº them with her eyes,º she dotedºª upon² them, and sentºª messengersº unto² them into Chaldea.º 17 And the Babyloniansºº cameºª to² her into the bedº of love,º and they defiledºª her with their whoredom,º and she was pollutedºª with them, and her mindº was alienatedºª from² them. 18 So she discoveredºª her whoredoms,º and discoveredºª² her nakedness:º then my mindº was alienatedºª from²² her, like as² my mindº was alienatedºª from²² her sister.º 19 Yet she multipliedºª² her whoredoms,º in calling to remembranceºª² the daysº of her youth,º wherein² she had played the harlotºª in the landº of Egypt.º 20 For she dotedºª upon² their paramours,º whose² fleshº [is as] the fleshº of asses,º and whose issueº [is like] the issueº of horses.º 21 Thus thou calledst to remembranceºª² the lewdnessº of thy youth,º in bruisingºª thy teatsº by the Egyptiansº² for² the papsº of thy youth.º

Aholibah is to be plagued by her lovers.

22 ¶ Therefore,² O Aholibah,º thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD;º Behold,² I will raise upºª² thy loversºª against² thee, from whom²²² thy mindº is alienated,ºª and I will bringºª them against² thee on every side;º² 23 The Babylonians,ºº and all² the Chaldeans,º Pekod,º and Shoa,º and Koa,º [and] all² the Assyriansºº with² them: all² of them desirableº young men,º captainsº and rulers,º great lordsº and renowned,ºª all² of them riding¹ª upon² horses.º 24 And they shall comeºª against² thee with chariots,º wagons,º and wheels,º and with an assemblyº of people,º [which] shall setºª against² thee bucklerº and shieldº and helmetº round about:º and I will setºª judgmentº beforeº them, and they shall judgeºª thee according to their judgments.º 25 And I will setºª my jealousyº against thee, and they shall dealºª furiouslyº with² thee: they shall take awayºª thy noseº and thine ears;º and thy remnantº shall fallºª by the sword:º they² shall takeºª thy sonsº and thy daughters;º and thy residueº shall be devouredºª by the fire.º 26 They shall also stripºª thee out of² thy clothes,º and take awayºª thy fairº jewels.º 27 Thus will I make thy lewdnessº to ceaseºª from² thee, and thy whoredomº [brought] from the landº² of Egypt:º so that thou shalt not² lift upºª thine eyesº unto² them, nor² rememberºª Egyptº any more.² 28 For² thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD;º Behold,² I will deliverºª thee into the handº [of them] whom² thou hatest,ºª into the handº [of them] from whom² thy mindº is alienated:ºª² 29 And they shall dealºª with² thee hatefully,º and shall take awayºª all² thy labour,º and shall leaveºª thee nakedº and bare:º and the nakednessº of thy whoredomsº shall be discovered,ºª both thy lewdnessº and thy whoredoms.º 30 I will doºª these² [things] unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoringºª afterº the heathen,º [and] because²² thou art pollutedºª with their idols.º 31 Thou hast walkedºª in the wayº of thy sister;º therefore will I giveºª her cupº into thine hand.º 32 Thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD;º Thou shalt drinkºª of thy sister'sº cupº deepº and large:º thou shalt be² laughed to scornº and had in derision;º it containethºª much.º 33 Thou shalt be filledºª with drunkennessº and sorrow,º with the cupº of astonishmentº and desolation,º with the cupº of thy sisterº Samaria.º 34 Thou shalt even drinkºª it and suck [it] out,ºª and thou shalt breakºª the sherdsº thereof, and pluck offºª thine own breasts:º for² I² have spokenºª [it], saithºª the Lordº GOD.º 35 Therefore² thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD;º Because² thou hast forgottenºª me, and castºª me behindº thy back,º therefore bearºª thou² also² thy lewdnessº and thy whoredoms.º

The prophet reproveth the adulteries of them both,

36 ¶ The LORDº saidºª moreover unto² me; Sonº of man,º wilt thou judgeºª² Aholahº and Aholibah?º yea, declareºª unto them² their abominations;º 37 That² they have committed adultery,ºª and bloodº [is] in their hands,º and with² their idolsº have they committed adultery,ºª and have also² caused² their sons,º whom² they bareºª unto me, to pass for them throughºª [the fire], to devourº [them]. 38 Moreover² this² they have doneºª unto me: they have defiledºª² my sanctuaryº in the same² day,º and have profanedºª my sabbaths.º 39 For when they had slainºª² their childrenº to their idols,º then they cameºª the same² dayº into² my sanctuaryº to profaneºª it; and, lo,² thus² have they doneºª in the midstº of mine house.º 40 And furthermore,º that² ye have sentºª for men¹² to comeºª from far,º² unto² whom² a messengerº [was] sent;ºª and, lo,² they came:ºª for whom² thou didst washºª thyself, paintedstºª thy eyes,º and deckedstºª thyself with ornaments,º 41 And satestºª upon² a statelyº bed,º and a tableº preparedºª beforeº it, whereupon² thou hast setºª mine incenseº and mine oil.º 42 And a voiceº of a multitudeº being at easeº [was] with her: and with² the men¹² of the common sortºº² [were] broughtºª Sabeansºª¹ª from the wilderness,º² which putºª braceletsº upon² their hands,º and beautifulº crownsº upon² their heads.º 43 Then saidºª I unto [her that was] oldº in adulteries,º Will they now² commitºª whoredomsº with her, and she² [with them]? 44 Yet they went inºª unto² her, as they go inºª unto² a womanº that playeth the harlot:ºª so² went they inºª unto² Aholahº and unto² Aholibah,º the lewdº women.º

and sheweth their judgments.

45 ¶ And the righteousº men,¹² they² shall judgeºª them after the mannerº of adulteresses,ºª and after the manner¹ of women² that shedºª blood;º because² they² [are] adulteresses,ºª and bloodº [is] in their hands.º 46 For² thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD;º I will bring upºª a companyº upon² them, and will giveºª them to be removedº and spoiled.º 47 And the companyº shall stoneºª² them with stones,º and dispatchºª them with their swords;º they shall slayºª their sonsº and their daughters,º and burn upºª their housesº with fire.º 48 Thus will I cause lewdnessº to ceaseºª out of² the land,º that all² womenº may be taughtºª not² to doºª after your lewdness.º 49 And they shall recompenseºª your lewdnessº upon² you, and ye shall bearºª the sinsº of your idols:º and ye shall knowºª that² I² [am] the Lordº GOD.º