1. The Lord said:
2. Ezekiel, son of man, listen to this story about two sisters.
3. While they were young and living in Egypt, they became prostitutes.
4. The elder one was named Oholah, which stands for Samaria; the younger one was Oholibah, which stands for Jerusalem. They became my wives and gave birth to my children.
5. Even though Oholah was my wife, she continued to be a prostitute and chased after Assyrian lovers.
6. She offered herself to soldiers in purple uniforms, to every handsome, high-ranking officer, and to cavalry troops.
7. She had sex with all the important Assyrian officials and even worshipped their disgusting idols.
8. Once she started doing these things in Egypt, she never stopped. Men slept with her, and she was always ready for sex.
9. So I gave Oholah to the Assyrian lovers she wanted so badly.
10. They ripped off her clothes, then captured her children and killed her. Women everywhere talked about what had happened to Oholah.
11. Oholibah saw all this, but she was more sinful and wanted sex more than her sister Oholah ever did.