The Lord's Example of Samaria & Jerusalem as 2 Unfaithful Sisters |
Ezekiel 23:1-49 The Book of Ezekiel [in Smaller Chunks] |
The Word of the Lord came again to me, saying, Son of man, there were 2 women, the daughters of [the same] mother. And they committed [unfaithful harlotry] in Egypt. They committed [these acts of harlotry] in their youth. |
[In Egypt,] their breasts, the [bosom] of their virginity, were [embraced] & bruised there. And the names of them were Aholah, the elder & Aholibah, her sister. And they were Mine & they [bore] sons & daughters. Their names were [this;] Samaria is Aholah & Jerusalem [is] Aholibah. |
And Aholah played the [unfaithful] harlot, when she was Mine & she doted on, [a.k.a. showered affection on,] her lovers, the Assyrians, her neighbors, [who] were clothed with [royal] blue. All of them: captains & rulers, desirable young horse men riding upon horses. |
She committed her [infidelities] with them [like this] with all [those, who] were the chosen men of Assyria & with all [for whom she lusted.] She defiled herself with all their idols. Neither [did] she [stop] her [unfaithful harlotry] [when she was] brought from Egypt. |
For they lay with her, in her youth, & they bruised the [bosom] of her virginity & poured [out] their [unfaithful harlotries] upon her. [Exodus 32:2-4 And Aaron said to them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your: wives; sons & daughters & bring them to me. |
And all the people [broke] off the golden earrings [that] were in their ears & brought them to Aaron. And he received them [from] their [hands] & fashioned it with a [carving] tool. After he had made it a [molded] calf, they said, O Israel, these [are] your gods, [that] brought you up out of the land of Egypt.] |
[For this reason,] I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand, [a.k.a. under the control,] of the Assyrians, upon whom she [showers her affection.] These [uncovered] her nakedness. They took her sons & daughters & slew her with the sword. And she became famous among women. |
For they had [carried out] judgment upon her. And when her sister, Aholibah, [a.k.a. Jerusalem,] saw this, she was even more corrupt in her [unrestrained] love & [unfaithful harlotries,] than her sister, [a.k.a. Samaria.] |
She, [a.k.a. Jerusalem, showered affection] upon the Assyrians, her neighbors, most gorgeously clothed: captains; rulers & horsemen, all desirable young men riding upon horses. Then, I saw that she was defiled & that they both took the one [path.] |
[Ezekiel 16:29 [Also,] you have multiplied your [acts of harlotry] in the land of Canaan [all the way to] Chaldea. And [still] you weren't satisfied with [this.] |
And she increased her [infidelities:] for when she saw men, the images of Chaldeans, [drawn] upon the wall, with vermillion, [a.k.a. scarlet, strapped] with [belts] upon their [waists] & [plentiful] dyed [turbans] upon their heads. |
All of them [looked like] princes, [according to] the [customs] of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their [birth.] And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she [showered affection] upon them & sent messengers to them, to Chaldea, [a.k.a. Babylon.] |
And the Babylonians came to her, into the bed of love & they defiled her with their [infidelities] & she was polluted [by] them. And her mind was alienated from them. |
[2 Kings 17:15-17 And they rejected His [mandates] & His covenant that He made with their [forefathers] & His testimonies, which He testified against them. And they followed vanity, [a.k.a. idols,] & became vain & went after the heathen, [who] were [all around] them, [about] whom the Lord had charged them, that they should not do like them. |
And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God & made [themselves] [molded] images, even 2 calves & made a grove & worshiped all the host of heaven, [a.k.a. constellations, or stars,] & served Baal. |
And they caused their sons & daughters to pass through the fire & used divination; enchantments; & sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger.] |
So, she [uncovered] her [unfaithful acts of harlotry] & nakedness. Then, My mind was alienated from her, like My mind was alienated from her sister. [Still,] she multiplied her [unfaithful harlotries, by remembering] the days of her youth, [in which] she had played the [unfaithful] harlot in the land of Egypt. |
[Jeremiah 10:2-6 The Lord says [this, Don't] learn the [ways] of the heathen & [don't] be [discouraged] at the signs of heaven. For the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain, [a.k.a. worthless,] For [someone] cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the [lumberman's] hands with an ax. |
They [decorate] it with silver & gold & they fasten it with nails & hammers, [so] that it [doesn't] move. They are upright [like] the palm tree, but [don't] speak. They must be [carried,] because they can't [walk.] |
[Don't] be afraid of them: for they can't do evil & also neither is it in them to do good. [Since] there [are] none like You, O Lord; You are great & Your Name is great in [strength.] |
For she [showered affection] upon her [lovers,] whose flesh is [like] the flesh of [a donkey] & whose [offspring are] like the [offspring] of horses. [Like this,] you [remembered] the lewdness of your youth, by the Egyptians bruising the [bosom] of your youth. |
[Deuteronomy 31:20 For when I shall have brought them into the land, [that] I [swore] to their [forefathers,] that flows with milk & honey & they shall have eaten & filled themselves & [grown] fat; then, they will turn to other gods & serve them & provoke Me & break My covenant.] |
Therefore, O Aholibah, [a.k.a. Jerusalem,] the Lord God says [this, Look,] I will raise up your lovers against you, from whom your mind is alienated. And I will bring them against you on every side: the Babylonians; all the Chaldeans; Pekod; Shoa; Koa; & all the Assyrians with them. |
All of them, desirable young men, riding on horses: captains; rulers & great lords [of fame.] [Ezekiel 16:37-41 Therefore, [watch,] I will gather all your lovers, with whom you have taken pleasure & all [those] that you have loved, with all [those] that you have hated. |
I will even gather them [all around] against you & will [uncover] your nakedness to them, [so] that they may see all your nakedness. And I will judge you, [like] women, [who commit adultery] & [those who] shed blood are judged. And I will give you [bloodshed] in fury & jealousy. |
And also, I will give you into their hand & they shall throw down your eminent place, [a.k.a. shrine,] & shall break down your high places. Also they shall strip you of your clothes & shall take your [beautiful] jewels & leave you naked & bare. |
They shall also bring up [troops] against you & they shall stone you & thrust you through with their swords. And they shall burn your house with fire & [carry out] judgments upon you in the sight of many women. And I will cause you to [stop] from playing the [unfaithful] harlot & you shall no [longer] hire anymore [lovers.] |
And they shall come against you with: chariots; wagons & wheels, with [a multitude] of people, [who] shall put [armor,] shield & helmet [all around] against you. And I will [put] judgment before them & they shall judge you according to their [own] judgments. And I will [put] My jealousy against you. [Deuteronomy 32:16 They provoked Him to jealousy with strange gods & they provoked Him to anger with abominations.] |
And they shall deal with you furiously & they shall take away your nose & your ears & the [rest of you] shall fall by the sword. [Ezekiel 8:17-18 Then, He said to me, Have you seen this, O Son of man? Is it a [little] thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations that they commit here? |
For they have filled the land with violence & returned to provoke Me to anger. And, [look,] they [thumb] their nose [at Me.] Therefore, I will also [act with] fury & [My] eye shall not spare & neither will I have pity. And [although] they cry [out] in [My] ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them.] |
They shall take your sons & daughters & [those remaining] shall be devoured by the fire. They shall also strip [off] your clothes & take away your [beautiful] jewels. [Like this,] I will make your [unfaithfulness] to [depart] from you & your [unfaithful harlotry] [that was] brought from the land of Egypt. |
So, you shall [no longer] lift up your eyes to them, nor remember Egypt anymore. For the Lord God says [this, Look,] I will deliver you into the hand of [those] whom you [hate] & into the hand of [those] from whom your mind is alienated. |
And they shall deal hatefully with you & shall take away all you [worked for] & shall leave you naked & bare. And the nakedness of your [unfaithful harlotry] shall be [uncovered] & both your [lustfulness] & your [infidelities.] |
I will do these things to you, because you have gone [unfaithfully, according to] the heathen & because you are [defiled] with their idols. You have [followed] the [path] of your sister. Therefore, I will give her cup into your hand. |
[Jeremiah 25:15-16 For the Lord God [said this about] Israel to me; Take the wine of this cup of fury [in] My hand & cause all the nations, to whom I send you, to drink it. And they shall drink & be [shaken] & [insane,] because of the sword that I will send among them.] |
The Lord God says [this;] you shall drink of your sister's deep & [wide] cup, [that] contains much. You shall be laughed [at] & [looked down on] & [held as a mockery.] You, shall be filled with the cup of astonishment & desolation & be [drunk] with the cup of your sister, Samaria. |
You shall even drink [from] it & suck [the dregs] out & you shall it break [it into] [shards, a.k.a. slivers,] & [remove] your own [bosom.] For I have spoken it says the Lord God. |
Therefore, the Lord God says [this;] Because You have forgotten Me & [thrown] Me behind your back, Therefore, you also bear [the guilt of] your lewdness & [unfaithful harlotries.] [Nehemiah 9:26-27 [However,] they were disobedient & rebelled against You & [threw] Your Law behind their backs & [killed] Your prophets, [who] testified against them, to [return] them to You. |
And they [brought about] great provocations. Therefore, You delivered them into the hand of their enemies, who [troubled] them. And in their time of trouble, when they cried [out] to You, you heard them from heaven & You gave them [deliverers,] who saved them [from] the hand of their enemies, according to Your [multitude of] mercies.] |
[Additionally,] the Lord said to me, Son of man, will you judge Aholah, [a.k.a. Samaria,] & Aholibah, [a.k.a. Jerusalem?] [Still] declare to them their abominations. |
[2 Kings 21:21-22 And he [followed] all the [ways] that his father [followed] & served the idols that his father served & worshiped them. And he [abandoned] the Lord God of his [forefathers] & [didn't follow] in the [ways] of the Lord.] |
They have committed adultery & blood is on their hands. And they have committed adultery with their idols. And have also caused their sons, whom they [bore] to Me, to pass through the fire, to devour them, for [idols.] [Also,] they have done this to Me. |
They have defiled My sanctuary [on] the same day & have [defiled] My Sabbaths. For when they had [sacrificed] their children to their idols, they came the same day into My sanctuary to [defile] it. And, [look,] they have done [this] in the midst of [My] house. |
And [additionally,] you have sent a messenger for men to come from far [away] & [look,] they came. For whom did you wash yourself, paint your eyes & [decorate] yourself with ornaments? |
And [you] sat on a stately bed, [with] a table prepared before it, [upon which,] you had put [My] incense & My oil [on it.] And the common sort [of men] were brought, Sabeans, from the wilderness, [who] put bracelets upon their hands & beautiful crowns upon their heads. |
And a voice of a multitude, at ease was with her. Then, I said to her, [who] was [experienced] in adulteries, Will they now commit [unfaithful harlotry] with her & she with them? [Still] they went in [to] her, [a.k.a. the city, like] they go in [to] a woman, [who] plays the harlot. |
So, they went in [to] Aholah, [a.k.a. Samaria,] & Aholibah, [a.k.a. Jerusalem,] the lewd women. And they, the righteous men, shall judge them [similar to] the manner of: adulteresses & women [who] shed blood; because they are adulteresses & [bloodshed] is [on] their hands. |
For the Lord God says [this;] I will bring up [troops] upon them & will give them to be removed & [plundered.] And the [troops] shall stone them & dispose [of] them with their swords. They shall slay their sons & daughters & burn their houses with fire. |
I will cause [this unfaithfulness,] to [stop] out of the land, [so] that all women [won't] be taught to [follow] after your [lustfulness.] And they shall [repay] you [for] your [lustfulness] & you shall bear the sins of your idols. And you shall know that I Am the Lord God. |
[Revelation 22:12-15 *And, [watch,] I come quickly; & My reward is with Me & shall be to give every man according as his [deeds.] I Am [the] Alpha & [the] Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First & the Last. |
Blessed are [those who] do His commandments, [so] that they may have right to the Tree of Life & may enter in through the gates into the city. For [outside] are: dogs; sorcerers; [sexual traffickers;] murderers; idolaters; & [whoever] loves & makes [up lies.] |