17. So these men came from Babylon, went to bed with her, and dishonored her with their lust. After they had dishonored her, she turned away from them in disgust.
18. “She carried out her prostitution openly, and she lay around naked. I turned away from her in disgust as I had turned away from her sister.
19. She remembered how she had been a prostitute in Egypt when she was young. So she took part in even more prostitution.
20. She lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose semen was like that of horses.
21. So she longed to do the sinful things she did when she was young in Egypt, when young men caressed and fondled her breasts.
22. “Oholibah, this is what the Almighty Lord says: I’m going to stir up your lovers against you. They are the lovers you turned away from in disgust. I will bring them against you from every side.
23. I will bring men from Babylon and from all Babylonia, men from Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, as well as all the Assyrians. They are desirable young men, governors and commanders, military officers and important men. All of them ride on horses.
24. They will attack you from the north, with chariots and wagons and with a large number of troops. They will attack you from all around with small and large shields and with helmets. I have handed you over to them for punishment. They will punish you with their own kind of punishment.
25. I will direct my burning anger against you so that they will deal with you in anger. They will cut off your nose and ears and kill everyone who remains. They will take your sons and your daughters and burn down whatever is left.
26. They will rip off your clothes and take away your beautiful jewels.
27. I will put a stop to your sinning and to your prostitution, which you began in Egypt. You won’t desire these things anymore or remember Egypt anymore.