Ezekiel 23:22 meaning and explanation

Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side—

Ezekiel 23:22, Berean Standard Bible

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In this allegory God speaks through Ezekiel, addressing Oholibah, the name given to Jerusalem (verse 4). Her “lovers” are the foreign powers she courted for security and prestige, especially Assyria and Babylon, whose idols she embraced.

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