Ezekiel 23:4

Ezekiel 23:4 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

4The older was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. They were mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

4Their names were Oholah the elder and Oholibah her sister. And they became Mine, and they gave birth to sons and daughters. And as for their names, Samaria is Oholah and Jerusalem is Oholibah.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

4Their names were Oholah the elder and Oholibah her sister. And they became Mine, and they bore sons and daughters. And as for their names, Samaria is Oholah and Jerusalem is Oholibah.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

4Their names were Oholah the elder and Oholibah her sister, and they became Mine and they gave birth to sons and daughters. And as for [the identity of] their names, Oholah is Samaria (capital city of 23:4 I.e. the Northern Kingdom.Israel) and Oholibah is Jerusalem (capital city of 23:4 I.e. the Southern Kingdom.Judah).

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

4The older was named Oholah,23:4 Oholah means her own tent or she worships at a tent shrine, a metaphor for Samaria as an adulteress with Assyria. and her sister was named Oholibah.23:4 Oholibah means the tent is in her or she is a tent shrine, a metaphor for Jerusalem as an adulterous wife. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

4The older sister was named Oholah. The younger one was Oholibah. They belonged to me. Sons and daughters were born to them. Oholah stands for Samaria. And Oholibah stands for Jerusalem.

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