Ezekiel 23:31
New International Version
You have gone the way of your sister; so I will put her cup into your hand.

New Living Translation
Because you have followed in your sister’s footsteps, I will force you to drink the same cup of terror she drank.

English Standard Version
You have gone the way of your sister; therefore I will give her cup into your hand.

Berean Standard Bible
Because you have followed the path of your sister, I will put her cup into your hand.’

King James Bible
Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand.

New King James Version
You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore I will put her cup in your hand.’

New American Standard Bible
You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore I will put her cup in your hand.’

NASB 1995
‘You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore I will give her cup into your hand.’

NASB 1977
‘You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore I will give her cup into your hand.’

Legacy Standard Bible
You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore I will give her cup into your hand.’

Amplified Bible
You have walked in the way of your sister (Samaria); therefore I will give her cup [of judgment] into your hand.’

Christian Standard Bible
You have followed the path of your sister, so I will put her cup in your hand.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You have followed the path of your sister, so I will put her cup in your hand.”

American Standard Version
Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thy hand.

Contemporary English Version
You have turned out no better than your older sister, and now you must drink from the cup filled with my anger.

English Revised Version
Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You've acted the same way as your sister. That is why I will put her cup in your hand.

Good News Translation
You followed in your sister's footsteps, and so I will give you the same cup of punishment to drink."

International Standard Version
You took the path of your sister, so I'll place her cup in your hand.'

Majority Standard Bible
Because you have followed the path of your sister, I will put her cup into your hand.’

NET Bible
You have followed the ways of your sister, so I will place her cup of judgment in your hand.

New Heart English Bible
You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore I will give her cup into your hand.'

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thy hand.

World English Bible
You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore I will give her cup into your hand.’
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You have walked in the way of your sister, "" And I have given her cup into your hand.

Young's Literal Translation
In the way of thy sister thou hast walked, And I have given her cup into thy hand.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou wentest in the way of thy sister, and I gave her cup into thine hand.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister, and I will give her cup into thy hand.

Catholic Public Domain Version
You have walked in the way of your sister, and so I will give her chalice into your hand.

New American Bible
Because you followed your sister’s path, I will put her cup into your hand.

New Revised Standard Version
You have gone the way of your sister; therefore I will give her cup into your hand.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And because you have walked in the ways of your sister; therefore I will give her cup into your hands.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And because you walked in the ways of your sister, I shall give her cup into your hands
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
In the way of thy sister hast thou walked; therefore will I give her cup into thy hand.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou didst walk in the way of thy sister; and I will put her cup into thine hands.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Oholibah to Be Plagued
30have brought these things upon you, because you have prostituted yourself with the nations and defiled yourself with their idols. 31Because you have followed the path of your sister, I will put her cup into your hand.’ 32This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You will drink your sister’s cup, a cup deep and wide. It will bring scorn and derision, for it holds so much.…

Cross References
Jeremiah 25:15-17
This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. / And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.” / So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations drink from it, each one to whom the LORD had sent me,

Isaiah 51:17-23
Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs—the cup that makes men stagger. / Among all the sons she bore, there is no one to guide her; among all the sons she brought up, there is no one to take her hand. / These pairs have befallen you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? Who can comfort you? ...

Revelation 17:1-6
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.” / And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. ...

Jeremiah 13:12-14
Therefore you are to tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Every wineskin shall be filled with wine.’ And when they reply, ‘Don’t we surely know that every wineskin should be filled with wine?’ / then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am going to fill with drunkenness all who live in this land—the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the people of Jerusalem. / I will smash them against one another, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no mercy or pity or compassion to keep Me from destroying them.’”

Lamentations 4:21-22
So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. / O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins.

Revelation 18:6
Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.

Isaiah 47:1-9
“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.” ...

Jeremiah 25:27-29
“Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, because of the sword I will send among you.’ / If they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink it, you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘You most certainly must drink it! / For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts.’

Habakkuk 2:16
You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory.

Revelation 14:8
Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”

Jeremiah 49:12
For this is what the LORD says: “If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, can you possibly remain unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for you must drink it too.

Revelation 16:19
The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.

Isaiah 51:22
Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God, who defends His people: “See, I have removed from your hand the cup of staggering. From that goblet, the cup of My fury, you will never drink again.

Jeremiah 51:7
Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.

Revelation 17:18
And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”


Treasury of Scripture

You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore will I give her cup into your hand.

walked

Ezekiel 23:13
Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way,

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…

her

2 Kings 21:13
And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.

Jeremiah 7:14,15
Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh…

Daniel 9:12
And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.

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Because you have followed
The phrase "because you have followed" indicates a direct consequence of actions. In Hebrew, the word for "followed" can be linked to the idea of walking in someone else's footsteps or imitating their behavior. This suggests a deliberate choice to adopt the same sinful practices as the sister, which in the context of Ezekiel refers to the idolatrous and immoral ways of Samaria. Theologically, this highlights the principle of accountability and the consequences of choosing to follow unrighteous paths.

the path of your sister
The "path of your sister" refers to the sinful ways of Samaria, the northern kingdom of Israel, which had fallen into idolatry and was ultimately judged by God. The Hebrew term for "path" can also mean a way or journey, symbolizing a lifestyle or set of behaviors. This phrase serves as a warning against repeating the mistakes of others, emphasizing the importance of learning from history and the failures of those who have gone before.

I will put her cup into your hand
The "cup" in biblical terms often symbolizes God's judgment or wrath. In ancient Near Eastern culture, a cup could represent one's fate or destiny, particularly in the context of divine retribution. The act of putting the cup into someone's hand signifies the inevitability of experiencing the same judgment that befell Samaria. This imagery is powerful, illustrating the certainty of divine justice and the consequences of persistent disobedience. It serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of sin and the need for repentance and faithfulness to God.

Verses 31-33. - I will give her cup into thine hand. (For the image of the cup as the symbol of good or evil fortune, see Psalm 23:5; Isaiah 51:17; Jeremiah 25:15; Matthew 20:22; Matthew 26:39.) The cup, in this case, was to be deep and large as that of Samaria. The adulteress was to be "drunk, but not with wine" (Isaiah 29:9). And that "cup," over and above the laughter and derision, would contain much of unknown calamities, the astonishment and desolation of Ver. 33.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Because you have followed
הָלָ֑כְתְּ (hā·lā·ḵət)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

the path
בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ (bə·ḏe·reḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

of your sister,
אֲחוֹתֵ֖ךְ (’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵ)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister

I will put
וְנָתַתִּ֥י (wə·nā·ṯat·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

her cup
כוֹסָ֖הּ (ḵō·w·sāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3563: A cup, a lot, some unclean bird, an owl

into your hand.’
בְּיָדֵֽךְ׃ (bə·yā·ḏêḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand


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