Ezekiel 23:4
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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.

the names

the elder

Ezekiel 16:40 And they shall bring upon thee a multitude, and they shall stone thee with stones, and shall slay thee with their swords.

1 Kings 12:20 And it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they gathered an assembly, and sent and called him, and made him king over all Israel, and there was none that followed the house of David but the tribe of Juda only.

they were

Ezekiel 16:8,20 And I passed by thee, and saw thee: and behold thy time was the time of lovers: and I spread my garment over thee, and covered thy ignominy. and I swore to thee, and I entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God: and thou becamest mine. . . .

Exodus 19:5,6 If therefore you will hear my voice, and keep my covenant, you shall be my peculiar possession above all people: for all the earth is mine. . . .

Psalm 45:11-16 And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty; for he is the Lord thy God, and him they shall adore. . . .

Jeremiah 2:2,3 Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying: Thus saith the Lord: I have remembered thee, pitying thy youth, and the love of thy espousals, when thou followedst me in the desert, in a land that is not sown. . . .

Romans 7:4 Therefore, my brethren, you also are become dead to the law, by the body of Christ: that you may belong to another, who is risen again from the dead that we may bring forth fruit to God.

Aholah.

1 Kings 12:26-33 And Jeroboam said in his heart: Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David, . . .

John 4:22 You adore that which you know not: we adore that which we know. For salvation is of the Jews.

Aholibah.

1 Kings 8:29 That thy eyes may be open upon this house, night and day: upon the house of which thou hast said: My name shall be there: that thou mayst hearken to the prayer which thy servant prayeth, in this place to thee:

Psalm 76:2 And his place is in peace: and his abode in Sion:

Psalm 132:13,14 For the Lord hath chosen Sion: he hath chosen it for his dwelling. . . .

Context
The Adultery of Oholah and Oholibah
3And they committed fornication in Egypt, in their youth they committed fornication: there were their breasts pressed down, and the teats of their virginity were bruised. 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,…
Cross References
Jeremiah 3:6
And the Lord said to me in the days of king Josias: Hast thou seen what rebellious Israel hath done? she hath gone of herself upon every high mountain, and under every green tree, and hath played the harlot there.

Ezekiel 16:46
And thy elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister that dwelleth at thy right hand is Sodom, and her daughters.

Ezekiel 23:3
And they committed fornication in Egypt, in their youth they committed fornication: there were their breasts pressed down, and the teats of their virginity were bruised.

Ezekiel 23:5
And Oolla committed fornication against me, and doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians that came to her,

Ezekiel 23:36
And the Lord spoke to me, saying: Son of man, dost thou judge Oolla, and Ooliba, and dost thou declare to them their wicked deeds?

Ezekiel 23:44
And they went in to her, as to a harlot: so went they in unto Oolla, and Ooliba, wicked women.

Hosea 1:3
So he went and took Gomer, the daughter of Debelaim: and she conceived, and bore him a son.

Hosea 2:7
And she shall follow after her lovers, and shall not overtake them: and she shall seek them, and shall not find, and she shall say: I will go, and return to my first husband: because it was better with me then than now.

Lexicon
The older
הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ (hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent

was named
וּשְׁמוֹתָ֗ן (ū·šə·mō·w·ṯān)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name

Oholah,
אָהֳלָ֤ה (’ā·ho·lāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 170: Oholah -- 'she who has a tent', a symbolic name for Samaria

and her sister
אֲחוֹתָ֔הּ (’ă·ḥō·w·ṯāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 269: Sister -- a sister

was Oholibah.
וְאָהֳלִיבָ֣ה (wə·’ā·ho·lî·ḇāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 172: Oholibah -- 'tent in her', a symbolic name for Jerusalem

They became
וַתִּֽהְיֶ֣ינָה (wat·tih·ye·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

Mine
לִ֔י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

and gave birth to
וַתֵּלַ֖דְנָה (wat·tê·laḏ·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

sons
בָּנִ֣ים (bā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

and daughters.
וּבָנ֑וֹת (ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1323: A daughter

[As] [for] their identities,
וּשְׁמוֹתָ֕ן (ū·šə·mō·w·ṯān)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name

Oholah
אָהֳלָ֔ה (’ā·ho·lāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 170: Oholah -- 'she who has a tent', a symbolic name for Samaria

[is] Samaria,
שֹׁמְר֣וֹן (šō·mə·rō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8111: Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel

and Oholibah
אָהֳלִיבָֽה׃ (’ā·ho·lî·ḇāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 172: Oholibah -- 'tent in her', a symbolic name for Jerusalem

is Jerusalem.
וִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (wî·rū·šā·lim)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel


Additional Translations
The older was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bore sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.

And the names of them were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her sister: and they became mine, and they bare sons and daughters. And as for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah.

And their names were Oola the elder, and Ooliba her sister: and they were mine, and bore sons and daughters: and as for their names, Samaria was Oola, and Jerusalem was Ooliba.

And their names were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her sister; and they were mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names: Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah.

And the names of them were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her sister: and they became mine, and they bare sons and daughters. And as for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah.

And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bore sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.

The names of them were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her sister: and they became mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah.

And their names are Aholah the elder, And Aholibah her sister, And they are Mine, and bear sons and daughters. As to their names -- Samaria is Aholah, And Jerusalem is Aholibah.
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