14. Yet, she carried her prostitution even further. She saw pictures of men carved on walls. They were figures of Babylonian men, painted in bright red.
15. The men had belts around their waists and flowing turbans on their heads. All of them looked like Babylonian officers who were born in Babylon.
16. She fell in love with them at first sight and sent messengers to them in Babylonia.
17. So these men came from Babylon, went to bed with her, and dishonored her with their lust. After they had dishonored her, she turned away from them in disgust.
18. “She carried out her prostitution openly, and she lay around naked. I turned away from her in disgust as I had turned away from her sister.
19. She remembered how she had been a prostitute in Egypt when she was young. So she took part in even more prostitution.
20. She lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose semen was like that of horses.
21. So she longed to do the sinful things she did when she was young in Egypt, when young men caressed and fondled her breasts.
22. “Oholibah, this is what the Almighty Lord says: I’m going to stir up your lovers against you. They are the lovers you turned away from in disgust. I will bring them against you from every side.
23. I will bring men from Babylon and from all Babylonia, men from Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, as well as all the Assyrians. They are desirable young men, governors and commanders, military officers and important men. All of them ride on horses.
24. They will attack you from the north, with chariots and wagons and with a large number of troops. They will attack you from all around with small and large shields and with helmets. I have handed you over to them for punishment. They will punish you with their own kind of punishment.
25. I will direct my burning anger against you so that they will deal with you in anger. They will cut off your nose and ears and kill everyone who remains. They will take your sons and your daughters and burn down whatever is left.