Discovery BoxEzekiel 23:3 
Context23:3 They engaged in prostitution in Egypt; in their youth they engaged in prostitution. Their breasts were squeezed there; lovers 1 fondled their virgin nipples there.
Ezekiel 23:5
Context23:5 “Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was mine. 2 She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians 3 – warriors 4
1 tn In the Hebrew text the subject is left unstated and must be supplied from the context.
2 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 Played the harlot refers to alliances with pagan nations in this context. In Ezek 16 harlotry described the sin of idolatry.
3 tn Heb “Assyria.”
4 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.
