17. So they came and committed adultery with her, defiling her in the bed of love. After being defiled, however, she rejected them in disgust.
18. “In the same way, I became disgusted with Oholibah and rejected her, just as I had rejected her sister, because she flaunted herself before them and gave herself to satisfy their lusts.
19. Yet she turned to even greater prostitution, remembering her youth when she was a prostitute in Egypt.
20. She lusted after lovers with genitals as large as a donkey’s and emissions like those of a horse.
21. And so, Oholibah, you relived your former days as a young girl in Egypt, when you first allowed your breasts to be fondled.
22. “Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Sovereign lord says: I will send your lovers against you from every direction—those very nations from which you turned away in disgust.
23. For the Babylonians will come with all the Chaldeans from Pekod and Shoa and Koa. And all the Assyrians will come with them—handsome young captains, commanders, chariot officers, and other high-ranking officers, all riding their horses.
24. They will all come against you from the north with chariots, wagons, and a great army prepared for attack. They will take up positions on every side, surrounding you with men armed with shields and helmets. And I will hand you over to them for punishment so they can do with you as they please.
25. I will turn my jealous anger against you, and they will deal harshly with you. They will cut off your nose and ears, and any survivors will then be slaughtered by the sword. Your children will be taken away as captives, and everything that is left will be burned.
26. They will strip you of your beautiful clothes and jewels.
27. In this way, I will put a stop to the lewdness and prostitution you brought from Egypt. You will never again cast longing eyes on those things or fondly remember your time in Egypt.