Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians, for whom she lusted. New Living Translation “And so I handed her over to her Assyrian lovers, whom she desired so much. English Standard Version Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the Assyrians, after whom she lusted. Berean Standard Bible Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted. King James Bible Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted. New King James Version “Therefore I have delivered her Into the hand of her lovers, Into the hand of the Assyrians, For whom she lusted. New American Standard Bible Therefore, I handed her over to her lovers, to the Assyrians, after whom she lusted. NASB 1995 “Therefore, I gave her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, after whom she lusted. NASB 1977 “Therefore, I gave her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, after whom she lusted. Legacy Standard Bible Therefore, I gave her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, after whom she lusted. Amplified Bible Therefore, I placed her in the hand of her lovers (allies), into the hand of the Assyrians whom she adored. Christian Standard Bible Therefore, I handed her over to her lovers, the Assyrians she lusted for. Holman Christian Standard Bible Therefore, I handed her over to her lovers, the Assyrians she lusted for. American Standard Version Wherefore I delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted. Contemporary English Version So I gave Oholah to the Assyrian lovers she wanted so badly. English Revised Version Wherefore I delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted. GOD'S WORD® Translation "That is why I handed her over to her lovers, to the Assyrians whom she lusted after. Good News Translation So I handed her over to her Assyrian lovers whom she wanted so much. International Standard Version Therefore, I turned her over to the control of her lovers, that is, into the control of the Assyrians for whom she lusted. Majority Standard Bible Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted. NET Bible Therefore I handed her over to her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted. New Heart English Bible Therefore I delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, on whom she doted. Webster's Bible Translation Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted. World English Bible “Therefore I delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians on whom she doted. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTherefore I have given her into the hand of her lovers, "" Into the hand of sons of Asshur on whom she lusted. Young's Literal Translation Therefore I have given her into the hand of her lovers, Into the hand of sons of Asshur on whom she doted. Smith's Literal Translation For this I delivered her into the hand of those loving her, into the hand of the sons of Assur whom she desired after them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTherefore have I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the sons of the Assyrians, upon whose lust she doted. Catholic Public Domain Version Because of this, I have delivered her into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the sons of the Assur, whom she has lustfully desired. New American Bible Therefore I handed her over to her lovers, to the Assyrians for whom she lusted. New Revised Standard Version Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the Assyrians, for whom she lusted. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTherefore I have delivered her into the hands of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because of this, behold, I have handed her over into the hands of her lovers, into the hand of the sons of Assyria, for she was sexually joined to them OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Wherefore I delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted. Brenton Septuagint Translation Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the children of the Assyrians, on whom she doted. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Adultery of Oholah and Oholibah…8She 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. 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.… Cross References Hosea 2:5 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.’ 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. ... 2 Kings 17:18-20 So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, / and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced. / So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence. 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. 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. 2 Kings 17:6-7 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes. / 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 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. 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?” 2 Kings 18:11-12 The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes. / This happened because they did not listen to the voice of the LORD their God, but violated His covenant—all that Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded—and would neither listen nor obey. 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.” 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. 1 Corinthians 6:15-16 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! / Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.” Revelation 2:20-22 But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols. / Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds. Treasury of Scripture Why I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, on whom she doted. 2 Kings 15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria. 2 Kings 17:3-6,23 Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents… 2 Kings 18:9-12 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it… Jump to Previous Asshur Assyrians Cause Children Delivered Desire Doted Fixed Hand Handed Hands Lovers WhereforeJump to Next Asshur Assyrians Cause Children Delivered Desire Doted Fixed Hand Handed Hands Lovers WhereforeEzekiel 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 Therefore I delivered her The phrase "Therefore I delivered her" signifies a divine judgment and action taken by God. The Hebrew root for "delivered" is "נָתַן" (nathan), which means to give, to hand over, or to allow. This indicates a purposeful and sovereign act by God, emphasizing His control over the events. In the context of Ezekiel, this delivery is a consequence of Israel's unfaithfulness, symbolized by the allegory of the two sisters, Oholah and Oholibah, representing Samaria and Jerusalem. The use of "delivered" underscores the seriousness of Israel's spiritual adultery and God's righteous response. into the hand of her lovers the Assyrians for whom she lusted Hebrew Thereforeלָכֵ֥ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus I handed her over to נְתַתִּ֖יהָ (nə·ṯat·tî·hā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set her lovers, מְאַֽהֲבֶ֑יהָ (mə·’a·hă·ḇe·hā) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 157: To have affection f the Assyrians בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son for whom אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that she lusted. עָגְבָ֖ה (‘ā·ḡə·ḇāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5689: To have inordinate affection, lust Links Ezekiel 23:9 NIVEzekiel 23:9 NLT Ezekiel 23:9 ESV Ezekiel 23:9 NASB Ezekiel 23:9 KJV Ezekiel 23:9 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 23:9 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 23:9 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 23:9 French Bible Ezekiel 23:9 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 23:9 Therefore I delivered her into the hand (Ezek. 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