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20 and lusted after her paramours there, whose members were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of stallions.(A) 21 Thus you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when the Egyptians[a] fondled your bosom and caressed[b] your young breasts.(B)

22 Therefore, O Oholibah, thus says the Lord God: I will rouse against you your lovers from whom you turned in disgust, and I will bring them against you from every side:(C)

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  1. 23.21 Heb mss: MT from Egypt
  2. 23.21 Cn: Heb for the sake of

20 There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses. 21 So you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when in Egypt your bosom was caressed and your young breasts fondled.[a](A)

22 “Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will stir up your lovers(B) against you, those you turned away from in disgust, and I will bring them against you from every side(C)

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  1. Ezekiel 23:21 Syriac (see also verse 3); Hebrew caressed because of your young breasts