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And when she saw them, she had a desire for sex with them, and sent word to them in Chaldea.

She was full of desire for lovers whose flesh was like those of donkeys, and whose flow was like that of horses.

Oholibah, you were filled with desire for the sex sins you did when you were young, when the Egyptians held your breasts.

For the Lord God says, ‘I will give you over to those you hate, to the men you turned away from.

The Lord God says, ‘You will drink your sister's cup, which is deep and wide. You will be laughed at and made fun of, for it holds much.

You will drink it until it is empty. Then you will chew its pieces and tear your breasts, for I have spoken,' says the Lord God.

For they have not been faithful to Me, and blood is on their hands. They have left Me for their false gods. And they gave their sons to these false gods as burnt gifts, the sons they had given to Me at birth.

When they had killed their children for their false gods, they went into My holy place on the same day to make it unclean. This is what they did within My house.

They even sent for men who came from far away. And when they came, you washed yourselves, colored your eyes, and put on beautiful objects for them.

You will suffer the penalty for your sex sins and for worshiping your false gods. Then you will know that I am the Lord God.'"

'For the Lord God says, "It is bad for the city of blood, for the rusted pot whose rust has not been cleaned out of it! Take the pieces of meat out of it without choosing them.

For the blood of the city has been poured on the rock. It was not poured on the ground where the dust would cover it.

So the Lord God says, "It is bad for the city of blood! I will put much wood on the fire.

But it has been all for nothing. Its rust has not left it, not even by fire.

I, the Lord, have spoken. The time has come for Me to act. I will not hold back, I will not pity, and I will not be sorry. I will punish you for your ways and for what you have done," says the Lord God.'"

Cry inside yourself. Do not show sorrow for the dead. Put your head-covering on. Put your shoes on your feet. Do not cover your face or eat the bread of those in sorrow."

And the people said to me, "Will you not tell us what these things you are doing mean for us?"

So Ezekiel will be something special for you to see. You will do just as he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Lord God.'"

That same day your mouth will be opened. You will speak with him and no longer be quiet. So you will be something special for them to see, and they will know that I am the Lord.'"

I will turn the city of Rabbah into a field for camels, and Ammon into a resting place for flocks. Then you will know that I am the Lord."