1 The Lord spoke to me.
2 “Mortal man,” he said, “there were once two sisters.
3 When they were young, living in Egypt, they lost their virginity and became prostitutes.
4 The older one was named Oholah (she represents Samaria), and the younger one was named Oholibah (she represents Jerusalem). I married both of them, and they bore me children.
5 Although she was mine, Oholah continued to be a prostitute and was full of lust for her lovers from Assyria.
6 They were soldiers in uniforms of purple, noblemen and high-ranking officers; all of them were handsome young cavalry officers.
7 She was the whore for all the Assyrian officers, and her lust led her to defile herself by worshiping Assyrian idols.