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.
38-39. They came into my temple that same day, and that made it unfit as a place to worship me. They have even stopped respecting the Sabbath.