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Contemporary English Version

Ezekiel 23:36

The Lord said: Ezekiel, son of man, it's time for you to tell Oholah and Oholibah that they are guilty. Remind them of their evil ways!

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Aholah;   Aholibah;   Idolatry;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Assyria;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Adultery;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Marriage;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Repentance;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Aholah;   Aholibah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Oholibah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Oholah and Oholibah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Aholah ;   Aholibah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Aholah;   Aholibah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Oholah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Chastity;   Ḳedeshah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the Lord said to me: “Son of man, will you pass judgment against Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare their detestable practices to them.
Hebrew Names Version
The LORD said moreover to me: Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholivah? then declare to them their abominations.
King James Version
The Lord said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations;
English Standard Version
The Lord said to me: "Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Declare to them their abominations.
New American Standard Bible
Moreover, the LORD said to me, "Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.
New Century Version
The Lord said to me: "Human, will you judge Samaria and Jerusalem, showing them their hateful acts?
Amplified Bible
Moreover, the LORD said to me, "Son of man, will you judge Oholah (Samaria, capital of Israel) and Oholibah (Jerusalem, capital of Judah)? Then inform them of their atrocities [the detestable and vile things they do].
World English Bible
Yahweh said moreover to me: Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? then declare to them their abominations.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The Lord sayd moreouer vnto me, Sonne of man, wilt thou iudge Aholah & Aholibah? and wilt thou declare to them their abominations?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Moreover, the LORD said to me, "Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.
Legacy Standard Bible
Moreover, Yahweh said to me, "Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to me: "Son of man, will you pass judgment against Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then Adonai said to me, "Human being, are you ready to judge Oholah and Oholivah? Then confront them with their disgusting practices.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah said unto me, Son of man, wilt thou judge Oholah and Oholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord said to me, "Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then tell them about the terrible things they have done.
George Lamsa Translation
The LORD said to me, Son of man, now you can judge Ahlah and Ahlibah, and declare to them their abominations;
Good News Translation
The Lord said to me, "Mortal man, are you ready to judge Oholah and Oholibah? Accuse them of the disgusting things they have done.
Lexham English Bible
And Yahweh said to me, "Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah and declare their abominable deeds to them?
Literal Translation
And Jehovah said to me, Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The LORDE sayde morouer vnto me: Thou sonne of ma, wilt thou not reproue Oola & Ooliba? Shewe the their abhominacios:
American Standard Version
Jehovah said moreover unto me: Son of man, wilt thou judge Oholah and Oholibah? then declare unto them their abominations.
Bible in Basic English
Then the Lord said to me: Son of man, will you be the judge of Oholibah? then make clear to her the disgusting things she has done.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The LORD said moreover unto me: 'Son of man, wilt thou judge Oholah and Oholibah? then declare unto them their abominations.
King James Version (1611)
The Lord said moreouer vnto mee, Sonne of man, wilt thou iudge Aholah and Aholibah? yea declare vnto them their abominations;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The Lorde sayde moreouer vnto me, Thou sonne of man, wilt thou not iudge Aholah and Aholibah? shewe them their abhominations.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord said to me, Son of man wilt thou not judge Oola and Ooliba? and declare to them their iniquities?
English Revised Version
The LORD said moreover unto me: Son of man, wilt thou judge Oholah and Oholibah? then declare unto them their abominations.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord God seide to me, and spak, Sone of man, whether thou demest Ooliba and Oolla, and tellist to hem the grete trespassis of hem?
Update Bible Version
Yahweh said moreover to me: Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? then declare to them their disgusting behaviors.
Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD said moreover to me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yes, declare to them their abominations;
New English Translation
The Lord said to me: "Son of man, are you willing to pronounce judgment on Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominable deeds!
New King James Version
The LORD also said to me: "Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.
New Living Translation
The Lord said to me, "Son of man, you must accuse Oholah and Oholibah of all their detestable sins.
New Life Bible
The Lord said to me, "Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Make them know their sinful acts.
New Revised Standard
The Lord said to me: Mortal, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominable deeds.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh said unto me, Son of man Wilt thou judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare thou unto them their abominations.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord spoke to me, saying: Son of man, dost thou judge Oolla, and Ooliba, and dost thou declare to them their wicked deeds?
Revised Standard Version
The LORD said to me: "Son of man, will you judge Oho'lah and Ohol'ibah? Then declare to them their abominable deeds.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto me, `Son of man, Dost thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? Declare then to them their abominations.
THE MESSAGE
Then God said to me, "Son of man, will you confront Oholah and Oholibah with what they've done? Make them face their outrageous obscenities, obscenities ranging from adultery to murder. They committed adultery with their no-god idols, sacrificed the children they bore me in order to feed their idols! And there is also this: They've defiled my holy Sanctuary and desecrated my holy Sabbaths. The same day that they sacrificed their children to their idols, they walked into my Sanctuary and defiled it. That's what they did—in my house!

Contextual Overview

36 The Lord said: Ezekiel, son of man, it's time for you to tell Oholah and Oholibah that they are guilty. Remind them of their evil ways! 37 They have been unfaithful by worshiping idols, and they have committed murder by sacrificing my own children as offerings to idols. 38They came into my temple that same day, and that made it unfit as a place to worship me. They have even stopped respecting the Sabbath. 40 They sent messengers to attract men from far away. When those men arrived, the two sisters took baths and put on eye shadow and jewelry. 41 They sat on a fancy couch, and in front of them was a table for the olive oil and incense that had belonged to me. 42 Their room was always filled with a noisy crowd of drunkards brought in from the desert. These men gave the women bracelets and beautiful crowns, 43 and I noticed that the men were eager to have sex with these women, though they were exhausted from being prostitutes. 44 In fact, the men had sex over and over with Oholah and Oholibah, the two sinful sisters. 45 But good men will someday accuse those two of murder and of being unfaithful, because they are certainly guilty. 46 So I, the Lord God, now say to these sisters: I will call together an angry mob that will abuse and rob you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

wilt: Ezekiel 20:4, Ezekiel 22:2, Jeremiah 1:10, 1 Corinthians 6:2, 1 Corinthians 6:3

judge: or, plead for, Jeremiah 11:14, Jeremiah 14:11

Aholah: Ezekiel 23:4

declare: Ezekiel 16:2, Isaiah 58:1, Hosea 2:2, Micah 3:8-11, Matthew 23:13-35, Luke 11:39-52, Acts 7:51-53

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 23:45 - the righteous Ezekiel 24:13 - thy filthiness

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Lord said moreover unto me, son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah?.... Plead the cause of Israel and Judah? say any thing in their defence, and in excuse of them? or intercede and pray for them, that threatened judgments may not come upon them? no, do nothing of this kind; if thou wilt do anything, do as follows:

yea, declare unto them their abominations; their abominable sins, their murders, adulteries, and idolatries; set them in a true light before them, in all their aggravated circumstances; that, if it can be, they may be brought to a true sight and sense of them, to repent of them, be ashamed of them, loath them, confess them, and forsake them.


 
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