[23:22] “Now then, Oholibah, this is what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying to you. You are tired of those lovers, but I will make them angry with you and bring them to surround you.
[23:23] I will bring all the Babylonians and Chaldeans, men from Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians. I will gather all those handsome young noblemen and officers, all those important officials and high-ranking cavalry officers.
[23:24] They will attack you from the north, bringing a large army with chariots and supply wagons. Protected by shields and helmets, they will surround you. I will hand you over to them, and they will judge you by their own laws.
[23:25] Because I am angry with you, I will let them deal with you in their anger. They will cut off your nose and your ears and kill your children. Yes, they will take your sons and daughters from you and burn them alive.
[23:26] They will tear off your clothes and take your jewels.
[23:27] I will put a stop to your lust and to the obscenities you have committed ever since you were in Egypt. You won't look at any more idols or think about Egypt any more.”
[23:28] This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “I will hand you over to people you hate and are disgusted with.
[23:29] And because they hate you, they will take away everything you have worked for and leave you stripped naked, exposed like a prostitute. Your lust and your prostitution
[23:30] have brought this on you. You were a prostitute for the nations and defiled yourself with their idols.
[23:31] You followed in your sister's footsteps, and so I will give you the same cup of punishment to drink.”
[23:32] The Sovereign Lord says, “You will drink from your sister's cup; it is large and deep. Everyone will scorn and mock you; the cup is full.
[23:33] It will make you miserable and drunk, that cup of fear and ruin, your sister Samaria's cup.
[23:34] You will drink and drain it dry, and with its broken pieces tear your breast. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken.”
[23:35] Now this is what the Sovereign Lord is saying: “Because you forgot me and turned your back on me, you will suffer for your lust and your prostitution.”