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PROPHETS
23:22-35
“Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will send
your lovers against you from every direction—those very nations from
which you turned away in disgust. For the Babylonians will come with all
the Chaldeans from Pekod and Shoa and Koa. And all the Assyrians will
come with them—handsome young captains, commanders, chario t of
ficers, and other high-ranking officers, all riding their horses. They will all
come against you from the north with chariots, wagons, and a great army
prepared for attack. They will take up positions on every side, surrounding
you with men armed with shields and helmets. And I will hand you over
to them for punishment so they can do with you as they please. I will turn
my jealous anger against you, and they will deal harshly with you. They
will cut off your nose and ears, and any survivors will then be slaughtered
by the sword. Your children will be taken away as captives, and everything
that is left will be burned. They will strip you of your beautiful clothes and
jewels. In this way, I will put a stop to the lewdness and prostitution you
brought from Egypt. You will never again cast longing eyes on those things
or fondly remember your time in Egypt.
“For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will surely hand you over
to your enemies, to those you loathe, those you rejected. They will treat
you with hatred and rob you of all you own, leaving you stark naked. The
shame of your prostitution will be exposed to all the world. You brought all
this on yourself by prostituting yourself to other nations, defiling yourself
with all their idols. Because you have followed in your sister’s footsteps, I
will force you to drink the same cup of terror she drank.
“Yes, this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“You will drink from your sister’s cup of terror,
a cup that is large and deep.
It is filled to the brim
with scorn and derision.
Drunkenness and anguish will fill you,
for your cup is filled to the brim with distress
and desolation,
the same cup your sister Samaria drank.
You will drain that cup of terror
to the very bottom.
Then you will smash it to pieces
and beat your breast in anguish.
I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!
“And because you have forgotten me and turned your back on me, this
is what the Sovereign Lord says: You must bear the consequences of all
your lewdness and prostitution.”
