Ezekiel 23:1-13

YAHWEH spoke to me, saying, “Son of man, there once were two women, daughters of the same mother. While they were still girls, they became prostitutes in Egypt. Men caressed their breasts; their virgin breasts were first fondled there. Oholah (Samaria) was the older and Oholibah (Jerusalem) her younger sister. I married them both, and they bore me sons and daughters. “Although Oholah was mine, she continued her prostitution. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors wearing uniforms of purple, governors, and officials. All of them were young and handsome and skilled horsemen. She was a prostitute for all the most important men of Assyria. She made herself unfit for my presence by worshiping all the idols of every man she had sex with. When she was a girl in Egypt, men fondled her breasts and made love to her often, pouring their lust upon her repeatedly. She did not give up her prostitution. “So I handed her over to the power of her lovers, to the Assyrians whom she lusted after. They stripped her naked, seized her sons and daughters, and killed her with the sword. She became notorious among women because of her punishment for her sins. “Her sister Oholibah saw all this, but she was even more depraved and a wilder prostitute than her sister. She lusted after the Assyrians—warriors dressed to perfection, governors, and officials. All of them were young and handsome and skilled horsemen. Then I saw that she was completely immoral; both sisters were equally corrupt.