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.
14-15. “She sank deeper and deeper in her immorality. She was attracted by the images of high Babylonian officials carved into the wall and painted bright red, with sashes round their waists and fancy turbans on their heads.