Ezekiel 23:5
ContextNETBible | “Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was mine. 1 She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians 2 – warriors 3 |
XREF | 1Ki 14:9,16; 1Ki 15:26,30; 1Ki 16:31,32; 1Ki 21:26; 2Ki 15:19; 2Ki 16:7; 2Ki 17:3; 2Ki 17:7-18; Jer 50:38; Eze 16:28; Eze 16:37; Eze 23:7,9,12,16,20; Ho 5:13; Ho 8:9,10; Ho 10:6; Ho 12:1 |
NET © Notes |
1 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. 2 tn Heb “Assyria.” 3 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. |