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Ezekiel 23:21-28 Common English Bible (CEB)

21. She relived the wicked days of her youth, when the Egyptians touched and fondled her young and nubile breasts.

22. So Oholibah, the Lord God proclaims: I’m now inciting your lovers against you, all those from whom you recoiled, and I will bring them against you from all around—

23. Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, all the Assyrians with them, the most handsome young men, all of them governors and officers, career officers and conscripts, all of them on horseback.

24. They will come against you with weapons, chariots, and wagons, and with a great army, with shield, buckler, and helmet; and they will surround you. I will hand your punishment over to them, and they will judge you according to their laws.

25. I will direct my passion against you, and they will deal with you in wrath. They will cut off your nose and ears, and those who are left will fall by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and those who are left will be burned with fire.

26. They will strip your clothing from you and remove your beautiful crown.

27. That’s how I will put an end to your lewdness and your Egyptian-styled promiscuity. Never again will you stare at them, and you won’t remember Egypt anymore.

28. The Lord God proclaims: I’m now handing you over to those whom you hate and from whom you recoil.

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