Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when during her youth men slept with her, caressed her virgin bosom and poured out their lust on her. New Living Translation For when she left Egypt, she did not leave her spirit of prostitution behind. She was still as lewd as in her youth, when the Egyptians slept with her, fondled her breasts, and used her as a prostitute. English Standard Version She did not give up her whoring that she had begun in Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her and handled her virgin bosom and poured out their whoring lust upon her. Berean Standard Bible She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when men slept with her in her youth, caressed her virgin bosom, and poured out their lust upon her. King James Bible Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her. New King James Version She has never given up her harlotry brought from Egypt, For in her youth they had lain with her, Pressed her virgin bosom, And poured out their immorality upon her. New American Standard Bible She did not abandon her obscene practices from the time in Egypt; for in her youth men had slept with her, and they handled her virgin breasts and poured out their obscene practice on her. NASB 1995 “She did not forsake her harlotries from the time in Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her, and they handled her virgin bosom and poured out their lust on her. NASB 1977 “And she did not forsake her harlotries from the time in Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her, and they handled her virgin bosom and poured out their lust on her. Legacy Standard Bible She did not forsake her harlotries from the time in Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her, and they handled her virgin bosom and poured out their harlotry on her. Amplified Bible She did not give up the acts of prostitution that originated during her time in Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her, and they handled her virgin bosom and poured out their depravity on her. Christian Standard Bible She didn’t give up her promiscuity that began in Egypt, when men slept with her in her youth, caressed her virgin nipples, and poured out their lust on her. Holman Christian Standard Bible She didn’t give up her promiscuity that began in Egypt, when men slept with her in her youth, caressed her virgin nipples, and poured out their lust on her. American Standard Version Neither hath she left her whoredoms since the days of Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her, and they handled the bosom of her virginity; and they poured out their whoredom upon her. Contemporary English Version Once she started doing these things in Egypt, she never stopped. Men slept with her, and she was always ready for sex. English Revised Version Neither hath, she left her whoredoms since the days of Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the teats of her virginity: and they poured out their whoredom upon her. GOD'S WORD® Translation She continued the prostitution that she started in Egypt. When she was young, men went to bed with her, caressed her breasts, and treated her like a prostitute. Good News Translation She continued what she had begun as a prostitute in Egypt, where she lost her virginity. From the time she was a young woman, men slept with her and treated her like a prostitute. International Standard Version She never abandoned the immorality that she practiced in Egypt during her youth, where they laid down with her and fondled her virgin breasts, lavishing her with all kinds of favors. Majority Standard Bible She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when men slept with her in her youth, caressed her virgin bosom, and poured out their lust upon her. NET Bible She did not abandon the prostitution she had practiced in Egypt; for in her youth men had sex with her, fondled her virgin breasts, and ravished her. New Heart English Bible Neither has she left her prostitution since the days of Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her, and they handled the bosom of her virginity; and they poured out their prostitution on her. Webster's Bible Translation Neither left she her lewd deeds brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they first corrupted her, and poured their impurities upon her. World English Bible She hasn’t left her prostitution since leaving Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her. They caressed her youthful nipples and they poured out their prostitution on her. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd she has not forsaken her whoredoms out of Egypt, "" For with her they lay in her youth, "" And they dealt with the loves of her virginity, "" And they pour out their whoredoms on her. Young's Literal Translation And her whoredoms out of Egypt she hath not forsaken, For with her they lay in her youth, And they dealt with the loves of her virginity, And they pour out their whoredoms on her. Smith's Literal Translation And her fornications from Egypt she forsook not: for they lay with her in her youth, and they handled the breasts of her virginity, and they will pour forth her fornications upon her. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMoreover also she did not forsake her fornications which she had committed in Egypt: for they also lay with her in her youth, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured out their fornication upon her. Catholic Public Domain Version Moreover, she also did not abandon her fornications, which she had done in Egypt. For they also slept with her in her youth, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and they poured out their fornication upon her. New American Bible She did not abandon the prostitution she had begun with the Egyptians, who had lain with her when she was young, fondling her virgin breasts and pouring out their lust upon her. New Revised Standard Version She did not give up her whorings that she had practiced since Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her and fondled her virgin bosom and poured out their lust upon her. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNeither did she leave the whoredoms which she had committed in Egypt; for in her youth they defiled her and they broke her virginity and poured out their whoredom upon her. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And she did not abandon her fornication that was in Egypt, because they shamed her in her youth, and those took her virginity, and they poured upon her their fornication OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Neither hath she left her harlotries brought from Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised her virgin breasts; and they poured out their lust upon her. Brenton Septuagint Translation And she forsook not her fornication with the Egyptians: for in her youth they committed fornication with her, and they deflowered her, and poured out their fornication upon her. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Adultery of Oholah and Oholibah…7She offered sexual favors to all the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all the idols of those for whom she lusted. 8 She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when men slept with her in her youth, caressed her virgin bosom, and poured out their lust upon her. 9Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted.… Cross References Jeremiah 3:6-10 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. / I thought that after she had done all these things, she would return to Me. But she did not return, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it. / 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. ... Hosea 2:13 I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she adorned herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD. 2 Kings 17:7-18 All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ... 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 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. 2 Chronicles 21:11-13 Jehoram had also built high places on the hills of Judah; he had caused the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves and had led Judah astray. / Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah, / but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab prostituted itself. You have also killed your brothers, your father’s family, who were better than you. Isaiah 57:7-8 On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices. / Behind the door and doorpost you have set up your memorial. Forsaking Me, you uncovered your bed; you climbed up and opened it wide. And you have made a pact with those whose bed you have loved; you have gazed upon their nakedness. 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 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. Revelation 17:1-5 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 5:7-9 “Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes. / They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife. / Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this? Hosea 1:2 When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.” 1 Corinthians 10:6-8 These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” / We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. Revelation 2:14 But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality. Jeremiah 7:9-10 Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? Treasury of Scripture Neither left she her prostitutions brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their prostitution on her. whoredoms Ezekiel 23:3,19,21 And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity… Exodus 32:4 And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 1 Kings 12:28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. Jump to Previous Bosom Breasts Bruised Caressed Corrupted Crushed Dealt Deeds Desire Egypt First Fornication Forsake Handled Harlotries Her Impurities Lain Lay Loves Pour Poured Prostitution Slept Time Unclean Virgin Virginity Whoredom Whoredoms Young YouthJump to Next Bosom Breasts Bruised Caressed Corrupted Crushed Dealt Deeds Desire Egypt First Fornication Forsake Handled Harlotries Her Impurities Lain Lay Loves Pour Poured Prostitution Slept Time Unclean Virgin Virginity Whoredom Whoredoms Young YouthEzekiel 23 1. The unfaithfulness of Aholah and Aholibah23. Aholibah is to be plagued by her lovers 36. The prophet reproves the adulteries of them both 45. and shows their judgments She did not give up her harlotry This phrase refers to the persistent unfaithfulness of the northern kingdom of Israel, represented by the allegorical figure of Oholah. The Hebrew root word for "harlotry" is "זָנָה" (zanah), which conveys the idea of unfaithfulness and idolatry. In the historical context, Israel's harlotry symbolizes its spiritual adultery through alliances with pagan nations and the worship of their gods. Despite warnings from prophets, Israel continued in these practices, demonstrating a stubborn refusal to return to the covenant relationship with Yahweh. she practiced since the days of Egypt For in her youth her breasts were caressed and her virgin bosom fondled Hebrew She did notלֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no give up עָזָ֔בָה (‘ā·zā·ḇāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit the prostitution תַּזְנוּתֶ֤יהָ (taz·nū·ṯe·hā) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 8457: Harlotry, idolatry [she began] in Egypt, מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ (mim·miṣ·ra·yim) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa when כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction men slept שָׁכְב֣וּ (šā·ḵə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7901: To lie down with her אוֹתָהּ֙ (’ō·w·ṯāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among in her youth, בִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ (ḇin·‘ū·re·hā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 5271: Youth, the state, the persons caressed עִשּׂ֖וּ (‘iś·śū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6213: To do, make her virgin בְתוּלֶ֑יהָ (ḇə·ṯū·le·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1331: Virginity, the tokens of it bosom, דַּדֵּ֣י (dad·dê) Noun - mdc Strong's 1717: Breast, teat, nipple and poured out וַיִּשְׁפְּכ֥וּ (way·yiš·pə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8210: To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out their lust תַזְנוּתָ֖ם (ṯaz·nū·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8457: Harlotry, idolatry upon her. עָלֶֽיהָ׃ (‘ā·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Links Ezekiel 23:8 NIVEzekiel 23:8 NLT Ezekiel 23:8 ESV Ezekiel 23:8 NASB Ezekiel 23:8 KJV Ezekiel 23:8 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 23:8 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 23:8 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 23:8 French Bible Ezekiel 23:8 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 23:8 Neither has she left her prostitution since (Ezek. 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