4 “The older girl was named Oholah, and the younger girl was named Oholibah. I married them, and they gave birth to sons and daughters. Oholah represents Samaria, and Oholibah represents Jerusalem.
5 Oholah acted like a prostitute, although she was my wife. She lusted after her Assyrian lovers who lived nearby.
6 They were governors and commanders clothed in purple. They were all handsome young men who rode on horses.
7 She became a prostitute for all the important men in Assyria. She dishonored herself with the idols of all those with whom she fell in love.
8 She continued the prostitution that she started in Egypt. When she was young, men went to bed with her, caressed her breasts, and treated her like a prostitute.
9 “That is why I handed her over to her lovers, to the Assyrians whom she lusted after.
10 They stripped her naked, took away her sons and daughters, and killed her with a sword. Women gossiped about how she was punished.