1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 "Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother; 3 they played the harlot in Egypt; they played the harlot in their youth; there their breasts were pressed and their virgin bosoms handled. 4 Oho'lah was the name of the elder and Ohol'ibah the name of her sister. They became mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Oho'lah is Sama'ria, and Ohol'ibah is Jerusalem. 5 "Oho'lah played the harlot while she was mine; and she doted on her lovers the Assyrians, 6 warriors clothed in purple, governors and commanders, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses. 7 She bestowed her harlotries upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and she defiled herself with all the idols of every one on whom she doted. 8 She did not give up her harlotry which she had practiced since her days in Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her and handled her virgin bosom and poured out their lust upon her. 9 Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted. 10 These uncovered her nakedness; they seized her sons and her daughters; and her they slew with the sword; and she became a byword among women, when judgment had been executed upon her. 11 "Her sister Ohol'ibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt than she in her doting and in her harlotry, which was worse than that of her sister. 12 She doted upon the Assyrians, governors and commanders, warriors clothed in full armor, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men. 13 And I saw that she was defiled; they both took the same way. 14 But she carried her harlotry further; she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chalde'ans portrayed in vermilion, 15 girded with belts on their loins, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like officers, a picture of Babylonians whose native land was Chalde'a. 16 When she saw them she doted upon them, and sent messengers to them in Chalde'a. 17 And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their lust; and after she was polluted by them, she turned from them in disgust. 18 When she carried on her harlotry so openly and flaunted her nakedness, I turned in disgust from her, as I had turned from her sister. 19 Yet she increased her harlotry, remembering the days of her youth, when she played the harlot in the land of Egypt 20 and doted upon her paramours there, whose members were like those of asses, and whose issue was like that of horses.
2006-12-29 09:38:52 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Your references didn't show any nasty pictures, you were just
kidding huh
2006-12-29 09:41:58 · answer #1 · answered by Suzy Q 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-26 10:14:18 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The passage is a graphic description of the idolotry that the 10 Northern Tribes of Israel fell into. And then was quickly followed by the idolotry of Judah.
The Book of Hosea goes into more detail about the events surrounding the circumstances leading up to the Assyrian invasion of Israel and taking the people into the Babylonian captivity.
2Kings 17 goes into more explicit detail. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Hosea, and others wrote warnings at length to Israel regarding the coming captivity.
2006-12-29 09:49:41 · answer #3 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With such potential and an obvious over abundance of idle time on your hand i think of you could spend that element making society a extra helpful place to stay quite than finding imprecise passages to attempt to debunk the Bible.
2016-11-24 23:41:04 · answer #4 · answered by richeson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought I 'd just answered this question. ????
In case I didn't, and it's not the same question being asked twice, I'll state that the passage is a metaphor using women to represent groups of people. The Bible does that. A virgin is a follower of God, while a prostitute is a strayer.
By the way, all references to sex are not porn.
2006-12-29 09:43:52 · answer #5 · answered by cruztacean1964 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its just saying what they did and what there punishment was. Maturity is needed to read the bible its not for the childish.
2006-12-29 09:42:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 Corinthians 1:18
Christ the Wisdom and Power of God
18For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing(spiritually), but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
2006-12-29 09:45:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, but it is written and not very graphic. If all pornography were like this, it wouldn't exist anymore because people wouldn't buy it.
2006-12-29 09:43:22 · answer #8 · answered by Presagio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. it is language understood at that time to be figurative to what was happening to samaria and israel, judah and jerusalem.
it is assumed that the reader will read the bible with maturity.
2006-12-29 09:42:41 · answer #9 · answered by work in progress 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure...
does it start off like this:
Dear Penthouse,
I'm writing to tell you about these two assyrian whores....
2006-12-29 09:57:45 · answer #10 · answered by pastor of muppets 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they get some cruel punishment for their sins in the remainder of the chapter.
2006-12-29 09:41:49 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋