Ezekiel 23:11
New International Version
“Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.

New Living Translation
“Yet even though Oholibah saw what had happened to Oholah, her sister, she followed right in her footsteps. And she was even more depraved, abandoning herself to her lust and prostitution.

English Standard Version
“Her sister Oholibah saw this, and she became more corrupt than her sister in her lust and in her whoring, which was worse than that of her sister.

Berean Standard Bible
Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.

King James Bible
And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms.

New King James Version
“Now although her sister Oholibah saw this, she became more corrupt in her lust than she, and in her harlotry more corrupt than her sister’s harlotry.

New American Standard Bible
“Now her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt in her lust than she, and her obscene practices were more than the prostitution of her sister.

NASB 1995
“Now her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt in her lust than she, and her harlotries were more than the harlotries of her sister.

NASB 1977
“Now her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt in her lust than she, and her harlotries were more than the harlotries of her sister.

Legacy Standard Bible
“Now her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt in her lust than she, and her harlotries were more than the harlotries of her sister.

Amplified Bible
“Now her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt in her lust than she, and her acts of prostitution were more [wanton] than the immoralities of her sister.

Christian Standard Bible
“Now her sister Oholibah saw this, but she was even more depraved in her lust than Oholah, and made her promiscuous acts worse than those of her sister.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now her sister Oholibah saw this, but she was even more depraved in her lust than Oholah, and made her promiscuous acts worse than those of her sister.

American Standard Version
And her sister Oholibah saw this, yet was she more corrupt in her doting than she, and in her whoredoms which were more than the whoredoms of her sister.

Contemporary English Version
Oholibah saw all this, but she was more sinful and wanted sex more than her sister Oholah ever did.

English Revised Version
And her sister Oholibah saw this, yet was she more corrupt in her doting than she, and in her whoredoms which were more than the whoredoms of her sister.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Even though her younger sister Oholibah saw this, Oholibah lusted after men more than her sister did. Oholibah's prostitution became worse than her sister's prostitution.

Good News Translation
"Even though her sister Oholibah saw this, she was wilder and more of a prostitute than Oholah had ever been.

International Standard Version
"Her sister Oholibah saw this, but she was more corrupt in her lust and sexual immorality than her sister had been in her own sexual immorality.

Majority Standard Bible
Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.

NET Bible
"Her sister Oholibah watched this, but she became more corrupt in her lust than her sister had been, and her acts of prostitution were more numerous than those of her sister.

New Heart English Bible
"Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet was she more corrupt in her doting than she, and in her prostitution which were more than the prostitution of her sister.

Webster's Bible Translation
And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her prostitutions more than her sister in her prostitutions.

World English Bible
“Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt in her lusting than she, and in her prostitution which was more depraved than the prostitution of her sister.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And her sister Aholibah sees, "" And she makes her unhealthy love more corrupt than she, "" And her whoredoms than the whoredoms of her sister.

Young's Literal Translation
And see doth her sister Aholibah, And she maketh her doting love more corrupt than she, And her whoredoms than the whoredoms of her sister.

Smith's Literal Translation
And her sister Aholibah will see, and she will corrupt her love more than they, and her fornications more than the fornication of her sister.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when her sister Ooliba saw this, she was mad with lust more than she: and she carried her fornication beyond the fornication of her sister.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And when her sister, Oholibah, had seen this, she was even more mad with lust than the other. And her fornication was beyond the fornication of her sister.

New American Bible
Although her sister Oholibah saw all this, her lust was more depraved than her sister’s; she outdid her in prostitution.

New Revised Standard Version
Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt than she in her lusting and in her whorings, which were worse than those of her sister.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And when her sister Ahlibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her excessive lust than she, and her whoredoms were more than the whoredoms of her sister.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Ahlyabah saw her sister, and she was corrupt, and her sexual intercourse was more than hers, and her fornication was more than the fornication of her sister
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And her sister Oholibah saw this, yet was she more corrupt in her doting than she, and in her harlotries more than her sister in her harlotries.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And her sister Ooliba saw it, and she indulged in her fondness more corruptly than she, and in her fornication more than the fornication of her sister.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Adultery of Oholah and Oholibah
10They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and put her to the sword. Thus she became a byword among women, and they executed judgment against her. 11Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister. 12She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors dressed in splendor, horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men.…

Cross References
Jeremiah 3:8-10
She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well. / Indifferent to her own infidelity, Israel had defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees. / Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.

Hosea 2:5-7
For their mother has played the harlot and has conceived them in disgrace. For she thought, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me bread and water, wool and linen, oil and drink.’ / Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way. / She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will return to my first husband, for then I was better off than now.’

2 Kings 17:19
and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced.

Jeremiah 3:6
Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there.

Hosea 4:12-14
My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God. / They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery. / I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.

2 Kings 21:9
But the people did not listen and Manasseh led them astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.

Jeremiah 2:20
“For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute.

Hosea 5:3-4
I know all about Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me. For now, O Ephraim, you have turned to prostitution; Israel is defiled. / Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the LORD.

2 Chronicles 33:9
So Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.

Jeremiah 13:27
Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields—I have seen your detestable acts. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?”

Hosea 9:1
Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor.

Revelation 17:1-2
Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”

Revelation 18:3
All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”

2 Peter 2:14
Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.

James 4:4
You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.


Treasury of Scripture

And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her prostitutions more than her sister in her prostitutions.

her sister

Ezekiel 23:4
And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.

Jeremiah 3:8
And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.

Ezekiel 16:47-51
Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways…

Jeremiah 3:8-11
And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also…

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Ezekiel 23
1. The unfaithfulness of Aholah and Aholibah
23. Aholibah is to be plagued by her lovers
36. The prophet reproves the adulteries of them both
45. and shows their judgments














Her sister Oholibah
The name "Oholibah" is symbolic, representing the southern kingdom of Judah. In Hebrew, "Oholibah" means "My tent is in her," signifying God's presence in Jerusalem, where the temple was located. This name underscores the intimate relationship God intended to have with Judah, contrasting with her unfaithfulness. Historically, Judah was expected to learn from the mistakes of her "sister" kingdom, Israel (represented by Oholah), but instead, she followed a similar path of idolatry and immorality.

saw this
The phrase indicates that Oholibah (Judah) was aware of the consequences of Israel's (Oholah's) actions. The historical context here is crucial; Judah witnessed the downfall of Israel due to her alliances and idolatries, which should have served as a warning. This seeing implies a responsibility to act differently, yet Judah chose to ignore the lessons from her sister's demise.

yet she was more depraved in her lust
The Hebrew root for "depraved" suggests a deep moral corruption and a willful turning away from righteousness. This phrase highlights Judah's greater culpability, as she not only repeated Israel's sins but exceeded them. The historical context shows that Judah's kings, such as Manasseh, led the nation into even deeper idolatry and immorality than Israel had experienced.

than her sister
This comparison emphasizes the gravity of Judah's sin. While both kingdoms were guilty of spiritual adultery, Judah's actions were more egregious because she had the benefit of witnessing Israel's punishment. The scriptural context here is a reminder of the increased accountability that comes with greater knowledge and opportunity to repent.

and she also prostituted herself
The imagery of prostitution is used throughout the Bible to describe idolatry and unfaithfulness to God. In the Hebrew context, this metaphor conveys a profound betrayal of the covenant relationship between God and His people. Judah's spiritual adultery involved not only idol worship but also political alliances that compromised her reliance on God.

with the Assyrians
Historically, the Assyrians were a dominant power and a frequent temptation for Israel and Judah to seek political alliances. This phrase indicates Judah's reliance on foreign powers rather than trusting in God. The Assyrians, known for their military might and pagan practices, symbolize the worldly influences that led Judah away from her covenant with God.

(11) She was more corrupt.--Enough having been said of Aholah to form the basis for a comparison, the prophet now turns to Aholibah. The idolatries of Judah not only comparatively but actually exceeded those of her sister kingdom. See, e.g., the account of Manaseeh's reign (2Kings 21:1-16; 2Chronicles 33:1-9). In addition to her connection with Assyria, Judah also formed alliances with Chaldaea, and intrigued with Egypt and other nations.

Verses 11, 12. - The issue of the Assyrian alliance in the fall of Samaria might have served as a warning to the kings of Judah. But it did not. They also 'courted the alliance of the kings of Assyria, as in the case of Ahaz (2 Kings 16:7-10) and Tiglath-Pileser. Hezekiah followed in the same line, though he too trusted in Egypt, and afterwards rebelled. Manasseh too paid tribute, and made Jerusalem the scene of a confluent idolatry, which included that of Assyria. Even Josiah went forth against Pharaoh-Necho as the faithful vassal of either Assyria or Babylon. The splendor which had fascinated Samaria fascinated her also. Here clothed most gorgeously takes the place of "clothed in blue" in Ver. 6, describing, probably, the same fact.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Her sister
אֲחוֹתָ֣הּ (’ă·ḥō·w·ṯāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister

Oholibah
אָהֳלִיבָ֔ה (’ā·ho·lî·ḇāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 172: Oholibah -- 'tent in her', a symbolic name for Jerusalem

saw [this],
וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ (wat·tê·re)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

yet in her lust
עַגְבָתָ֖הּ (‘aḡ·ḇā·ṯāh)
Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5691: Love, amorousness

and
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

prostitution
תַּ֨זְנוּתֶ֔יהָ (taz·nū·ṯe·hā)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 8457: Harlotry, idolatry

she was more depraved
וַתַּשְׁחֵ֥ת (wat·taš·ḥêṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin

than her sister.
אֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃ (’ă·ḥō·w·ṯāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister


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