“ Oholah was unfaithful to me even while she still belonged to me. She longed for her Assyrian lovers. They included soldiers

“阿荷拉归我之后行邪淫，贪恋所爱的人，就是她的邻邦亚述人。

“阿荷拉归我之后却仍行淫，恋慕所爱的人，就是亚述人，都是战士，

“阿荷拉归我之后却仍行淫，恋慕所爱的人，就是亚述人，都是战士，

“阿荷拉归属我后仍然淫乱，贪恋她的情人——亚述人。

“阿荷拉嫁了我以后仍行邪淫，恋慕她的爱人，就是亚述的战士。

「阿荷拉歸我之後行邪淫，貪戀所愛的人，就是她的鄰邦亞述人。

「阿荷拉歸我之後卻仍行淫，戀慕所愛的人，就是亞述人，都是戰士，

「阿荷拉歸我之後卻仍行淫，戀慕所愛的人，就是亞述人，都是戰士，

「阿荷拉歸屬我後仍然淫亂，貪戀她的情人——亞述人。

“阿荷拉嫁了我以後仍行邪淫，戀慕她的愛人，就是亞述的戰士。

『阿荷拉在我手下的時候躭於邪淫，戀愛了她所愛的人，亞述人，

阿荷拉既歸我、乃行淫亂、戀其情人鄰邦亞述族、

亞何拉於歸之後、戀愛鄰邦亞述人、與之行淫。

阿荷拉于歸乎我之後行淫、戀其所愛者、即鄰邦亞述人、

“ Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was still mine; and she lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians— warriors

“ Oholah played the whore while she was mine, and she lusted after her lovers the Assyrians, warriors

“ Then Oholah lusted after other lovers instead of me, and she gave her love to the Assyrian officers.

“ Oholah acted like a prostitute even though she was mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians: warriors

“ Oholah prostituted herself while she was Mine; and she lusted after her lovers, after the Assyrians, her neighbors,

“ Oholah played the harlot even though she was Mine; And she lusted for her lovers, the neighboring Assyrians,

And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,

“ Oholah acted like a prostitute even though she was Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians: warriors

And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians[ her] neighbours,

“ Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians– warriors

“ Oholah played the prostitute when she was mine. She doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,

Then Tiglath- Pileser marched into the land of Israel. He was king of Assyria. Menahem gave him 38 tons of silver to get his help. He wanted to make his control over the kingdom stronger.

Shalmaneser came up to attack Hoshea. Shalmaneser was king of Assyria. He had been Hoshea’s master. He had forced Hoshea to bring him gifts.

“ The people of Ephraim saw how sick they were. The people of Judah saw that they were wounded. Then Ephraim turned to Assyria for help. They sent gifts to the great King Tiglath- Pileser. But he is not able to make you well. He can’t heal your wounds.

Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath- Pileser. He was king of Assyria. The message of Ahaz said,“ I am your servant. You are my master. Come up and save me from the power of the kings of Aram and Israel. They are attacking me.”

You also committed shameful acts with the people of Assyria. Nothing ever seemed to satisfy you. You could never get enough.

They have gone up to Assyria for help. They are like a wild donkey that wanders around by itself. Ephraim’s people have sold themselves to their Assyrian lovers.They have sold themselves to the nations to get their help. But now I will gather them together. They will get weaker and weaker. The mighty kings of Assyria will crush them.

She gave herself as a prostitute to all Assyria’s finest warriors. She made herself impure with the statues of the gods of everyone she longed for.

He acted in the most evil way. He worshiped statues of gods. He was like the Amorites. The Lord drove them out to make room for Israel.

There she had longed for her lovers. Their private parts seemed as big as those of donkeys. And their flow of semen appeared to be as much as that of horses.

Nadab did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He lived the way his father had lived. He committed the same sin his father Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.

“ So I handed her over to her Assyrian lovers. She longed for them.

It will be carried off to Assyria. The people of Ephraim will be forced to give it to the great king. They will be dishonored. Israel will be ashamed of its agreements with other nations.

She too longed for the men of Assyria. They included governors and commanders. They included soldiers who wore fancy uniforms. They also included men who rode horses. All of them were young and handsome.

He thought it was only a small thing to commit the sins Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, had committed. Ahab also married Jezebel. She was Ethbaal’s daughter. Ethbaal was king of the people of Sidon. Ahab began to serve the god named Baal and worship him.He set up an altar to honor Baal. He set it up in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria.

I will give Israel up because of the sins Jeroboam has committed. He has also caused Israel to commit those same sins.”

The Lord judged Jeroboam’s family because of the sins Jeroboam had committed. He had also caused Israel to commit those same sins. He had made the Lord very angry. The Lord is the God of Israel.

So I am going to gather together all the lovers you found pleasure with. They include those you loved and those you hated. I will gather them against you from everywhere. I will take your clothes off right in front of them. Then they will see you completely naked.

As soon as she saw the pictures, she longed for the men. So she sent messengers to them in Babylon.

There will not be any rain for their rivers. So they will dry up. Those things will happen because their land is full of statues of gods. Those gods will go crazy with terror.

The people of Ephraim look to others for help. It’s like chasing the wind. The wind they keep chasing is hot and dry. They tell more and more lies. They are always hurting others. They make a peace treaty with Assyria. They send olive oil to Egypt to get help.

You have done more evil things than all those who lived before you. You have made other gods for yourself. You have made statues of gods out of metal. You have made me very angry. You have turned your back on me.

All of this took place because the Israelites had sinned against the Lord their God. He had brought them up out of Egypt. He had brought them out from under the power of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. But they worshiped other gods.The Lord had driven out other nations to make room for Israel. But they followed the evil practices of those nations. They also followed the practices that the kings of Israel had started.The Israelites did things in secret against the Lord their God. What they did wasn’t right. They built high places for worship in all their towns. They built them at lookout towers. They also built them at cities that had high walls around them.They set up sacred stones. And they set up poles used to worship the female god named Asherah. They did that on every high hill and under every green tree.The Lord had driven out nations to make room for Israel. But the Israelites burned incense at every high place, just as those nations had done. The Israelites did evil things that made the Lord very angry.They worshiped statues of gods. They did it even though the Lord had said,“ Do not do that.”The Lord warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and seers. He said,“ Turn from your evil ways. Keep my commands and rules. Obey every part of my Law. I commanded your people who lived long ago to obey it. And I gave it to you through my servants the prophets.”But the people wouldn’t listen. They were as stubborn as their people of long ago had been. Those people didn’t trust in the Lord their God.They refused to obey his rules. They broke the covenant he had made with them. They didn’t pay any attention to the rules he had warned them to keep. They worshiped worthless statues of gods. Then they themselves became worthless. They followed the example of the nations around them. They did it even though the Lord had ordered them not to. He had said,“ Do not do as they do.”They turned away from all the commands of the Lord their God. They made two statues of gods for themselves. The statues were shaped like calves. They made a pole used to worship the female god named Asherah. They bowed down to all the stars. And they worshiped the god named Baal.They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire. They practiced all kinds of evil magic. They gave up following God’s rules. They did only what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. All these things made him very angry.So the Lord was very angry with Israel. He removed them from his land. Only the tribe of Judah was left.