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“Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was mine.[a] She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians[b]—warriors[c] clothed in blue, governors and officials, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 23:5 tn Heb “while she was under me.” The expression indicates that Oholah is viewed as the Lord’s wife. See Num 5:19-20, 29. sn Engaged in prostitution refers to alliances with pagan nations in this context. In Ezek 16 harlotry described the sin of idolatry.
  2. Ezekiel 23:5 tn Heb “Assyria.”
  3. Ezekiel 23:5 tn The term apparently refers to Assyrian military officers; it is better construed with the description that follows. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:738.