Ezekiel 23:5
Good News Translation
Although she was mine, Oholah continued to be a prostitute and was full of lust for her lovers from Assyria.

New Revised Standard Version
Oholah played the whore while she was mine; she lusted after her lovers the Assyrians, warriors

Contemporary English Version
Even though Oholah was my wife, she continued to be a prostitute and chased after Assyrian lovers.

New American Bible
Oholah became a prostitute while married to me and lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians: warriors

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Oolla committed fornication against me, and doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians that came to her,

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And Oolla committed fornication against me, and doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians that came to her,

Aholah.

1 Kings 14:9,16 But hast done evil above all that were before thee, and hast made thee strange gods, and molten gods, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back: . . .

1 Kings 15:26,30 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father, and in his sins, wherewith he made Israel to sin. . . .

1 Kings 16:31,32 Nor was it enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat: but he also took to wife Jezabel, daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians. And he went, and served Baal, and adored him. . . .

1 Kings 21:26 And he became abominable, insomuch that he followed the idols which the Amorrhites had made, whom the Lord destroyed before the face of the children of Israel.

2 Kings 17:7-18 For so it was that the children of Israel had sinned against the Lord, their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharao, king of Egypt; and they worshipped strange gods. . . .

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Ezekiel 23:7,9,12,16,20 And she committed her fornications with those chosen men, all sons of the Assyrians: and she defiled herself with the uncleanness of all them on whom she doted. . . .

Ezekiel 16:37 Behold, I will gather together all thy lovers with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all whom thou hast loved, with all whom thou hast hated: and I will gather them together against thee on every side, and will discover thy shame in their sight, and they shall see all thy nakedness.

Jeremiah 50:38 A drought upon her waters, and they shall be dried up: because it is a land of idols, and they glory in monstrous things.

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Ezekiel 16:28 Thou hast also committed fornication with the Assyrians, because thou wast not yet satisfied: and after thou hadst played the harlot with them, even so thou wast not contented.

2 Kings 15:19 And Phul, king of the Assyrians, came into the land, and Manahem gave Phul a thousand talents of silver to aid him and to establish him in the kingdom.

2 Kings 16:7 And Achaz sent messengers to Theglathphalasar, king of the Assyrians, saying: I am thy servant, and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who are risen up together against me.

2 Kings 17:3 Against him came up Salmanasar, king of the Assyrians; and Osee became his servant, and paid him tribute.

Hosea 5:13 And Ephraim saw his sickness, and Juda his band: and Ephraim went to the Assyrian, and sent to the avenging king: and he shall not be able to heal you, neither shall he be able to take off the band from you.

Hosea 8:9,10 For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath given gifts to his lovers. . . .

Hosea 10:6 For itself also is carried into Assyria, a present to the avenging king: shame shall fall upon Ephraim, and Israel shall be confounded in his own will.

Hosea 12:1 Ephraim feedeth on the wind, and followeth the burning heat: all the day long he multiplied lies and desolation: and he hath made a covenant with the Assyrians, and carried oil into Egypt.

Context
The Adultery of Oholah and Oholibah
4And their names were Oolla the elder, and Ooliba her younger sister: and I took them, and they bore sons and daughters. Now for their names, Samaria is Oolla, and Jerusalem is Ooliba. 5And Oolla committed fornication against me, and doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians that came to her,6Who were clothed with blue, princes, and rulers, beautiful youths, all horsemen, mounted upon horses.…
Cross References
2 Kings 15:19
And Phul, king of the Assyrians, came into the land, and Manahem gave Phul a thousand talents of silver to aid him and to establish him in the kingdom.

2 Kings 16:7
And Achaz sent messengers to Theglathphalasar, king of the Assyrians, saying: I am thy servant, and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who are risen up together against me.

2 Kings 17:3
Against him came up Salmanasar, king of the Assyrians; and Osee became his servant, and paid him tribute.

Ezekiel 16:28
Thou hast also committed fornication with the Assyrians, because thou wast not yet satisfied: and after thou hadst played the harlot with them, even so thou wast not contented.

Ezekiel 23:4
And their names were Oolla the elder, and Ooliba her younger sister: and I took them, and they bore sons and daughters. Now for their names, Samaria is Oolla, and Jerusalem is Ooliba.

Hosea 5:13
And Ephraim saw his sickness, and Juda his band: and Ephraim went to the Assyrian, and sent to the avenging king: and he shall not be able to heal you, neither shall he be able to take off the band from you.

Hosea 8:9
For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath given gifts to his lovers.

Hosea 8:10
But even though they shall have hired the nations, now will I gather them together: and they shall rest a while from the burden of the king, and the princes.

Ezekiel 23:4
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