33 Thou shalt be filled with [a]drunkenness and sorrow, even with the cup of destruction, and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria.

34 Thou shalt even drink it, and wring it out to the dregs, and thou shalt break the shards thereof, and tear thine own breasts: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God.

35 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore thou shalt also bear thy wickedness and thy whoredom.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 23:33 Meaning, that its afflictions should be so great that they should cause them to lose their senses, and reason.

33 You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow,
    the cup of ruin and desolation,
    the cup of your sister Samaria.(A)
34 You will drink it(B) and drain it dry
    and chew on its pieces—
    and you will tear your breasts.

I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.(C)

35 “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Since you have forgotten(D) me and turned your back on me,(E) you must bear(F) the consequences of your lewdness and prostitution.”

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