Ezekiel 23:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.”

Ezekiel 23:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezekiel 23:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezekiel 23:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Their names were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her sister. They became mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah.”

Ezekiel 23:4 — World English Bible

Ezekiel 23:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the names of them were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her sister: and they became mine, and they bare sons and daughters. And as for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah. ”

Ezekiel 23:4 — American Standard Version

Ezekiel 23:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And their names <FI>are<Fi> Aholah the elder, And Aholibah her sister, And they are Mine, and bear sons and daughters. As to their names--Samaria <FI>is<Fi> Aholah, And Jerusalem <FI>is<Fi> Aholibah.”

Ezekiel 23:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 23:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And their names were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her sister; and they were mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names: Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah. ”

Ezekiel 23:4 — Darby Translation

Ezekiel 23:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sonnes and daughters: thus were their names. Samaria is Aholah, and Ierusalem Aholibah.”

Ezekiel 23:4 — Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 23:4 in Context — Ezekiel 23

2 Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:

3 And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.

4 And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.

5 And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,

6 Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.

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