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English Standard Version

Ezekiel 23:13

And I saw that she was defiled; they both took the same way.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Idolatry;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Assyria;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Marriage;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Repentance;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Oholibah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Oholah and Oholibah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Aholah ;   Aholibah ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Nebuchadnez'zar,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Attire;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
And I saw that she had defiled herself; both of them had taken the same path.
Hebrew Names Version
I saw that she was defiled; they both took one way.
King James Version
Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way,
New American Standard Bible
"And I saw that she had defiled herself; they both took the same way.
New Century Version
I saw that both girls were alike; both were prostitutes.
Amplified Bible
"I saw that she had defiled herself; they both behaved the same way.
World English Bible
I saw that she was defiled; they both took one way.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then I sawe that she was defiled, and that they were both after one sort,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I saw that she had defiled herself; they both took the same way.
Legacy Standard Bible
And I saw that she had defiled herself; they both took the same way.
Berean Standard Bible
And I saw that she too had defiled herself; both of them had taken the same path.
Contemporary English Version
Just like her sister, she did vulgar things.
Complete Jewish Bible
I saw that she had defiled herself; both sisters had gone down the same path.
Darby Translation
And I saw that she was defiled: both took one way.
Easy-to-Read Version
I saw that both women were going to ruin their lives with the same mistakes.
George Lamsa Translation
Then I saw that the ways of both of them were defiled.
Good News Translation
I saw that she was completely immoral, that the second sister was as bad as the first.
Lexham English Bible
And I saw that she was defiled; they had both taken the same path!
Literal Translation
Then I saw that she was defiled, one way was to both of them.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then I sawe, that they both were defyled a like.
American Standard Version
And I saw that she was defiled; they both took one way.
Bible in Basic English
And I saw that she had become unclean; the two of them went the same way.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And I saw that she was defiled; they both took one way.
King James Version (1611)
Then I saw that she was defiled, that they tooke both one way;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then I sawe that she was defiled, and they toke both one way.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I saw that they were defiled, that the two had one way.
English Revised Version
And I saw that she was defiled; they both took one way.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y siy that o weie of both sistris was defoulid,
Update Bible Version
And I saw that she was defiled; they both took one way.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then I saw that she was defiled, [that] they [took] both one way.
New English Translation
I saw that she was defiled; both of them followed the same path.
New King James Version
Then I saw that she was defiled; Both took the same way.
New Living Translation
I saw the way she was going, defiling herself just like her older sister.
New Life Bible
And I saw that she was sinful. Both sisters went the same way.
New Revised Standard
And I saw that she was defiled; they both took the same way.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So I saw that she defiled herself, - One way, had they both.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I saw that she was defiled, and that they both took one way.
Revised Standard Version
And I saw that she was defiled; they both took the same way.
Young's Literal Translation
And I see that she hath been defiled, One way [is] to them both.

Contextual Overview

11 "Her sister Oholibah saw this, and she became more corrupt than her sister in her lust and in her whoring, which was worse than that of her sister. 12 She lusted after the Assyrians, governors and commanders, warriors clothed in full armor, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men. 13 And I saw that she was defiled; they both took the same way. 14 But she carried her whoring further. She saw men portrayed on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed in vermilion, 15 wearing belts on their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them having the appearance of officers, a likeness of Babylonians whose native land was Chaldea. 16 When she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea. 17 And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoring lust. And after she was defiled by them, she turned from them in disgust. 18 When she carried on her whoring so openly and flaunted her nakedness, I turned in disgust from her, as I had turned in disgust from her sister. 19 Yet she increased her whoring, remembering the days of her youth, when she played the whore in the land of Egypt 20 and lusted after her lovers there, whose members were like those of donkeys, and whose issue was like that of horses.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that they: Ezekiel 23:31, 2 Kings 17:18, 2 Kings 17:19, Hosea 12:1, Hosea 12:2

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 23:40 - ye have 2 Peter 2:21 - to turn

Cross-References

Genesis 23:5
The Hittites answered Abraham,
Genesis 23:8
And he said to them, "If you are willing that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me and entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar,
2 Samuel 24:24
But the king said to Araunah, "No, but I will buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
Acts 20:35
In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.' "
Romans 13:8
Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
Colossians 4:5
Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then I saw that she was defiled,.... With idols, and the worship of them, Ezekiel 23:7:

that they took both one way; the same way of idolatry; worshipped the same idols, lived the same course of life, were guilty of the same sin, both Israel and Judah.


 
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