"Oholahplayedthe harlotwhileshe was Mine;and she lustedafterher lovers,afterthe Assyrians,[her] neighbors,
"He will giveup Israelon accountof the sinsof Jeroboam,whichhe committedand with whichhe made Israelto sin."
you also have donemoreevilthanallwhowere beforeyou, and have goneand madefor yourself othergodsand moltenimagesto provokeMe to anger,and have castMe behindyour back--
He didevilin the sightof the LORD,and walkedin the wayof his fatherand in his sinwhichhe made Israelsin.
[and] becauseof the sinsof Jeroboamwhichhe sinned,and whichhe made Israelsin,because of his provocationwith whichhe provokedthe LORDGodof Israelto anger.
He actedveryabominablyin followingidols,according to allthat the Amoriteshad done,whomthe LORDcastout beforethe sonsof Israel.
Pul,kingof Assyria,cameagainstthe land,and MenahemgavePula thousandtalentsof silverso that his handmight be with him to strengthenthe kingdomunder his rule.
So Ahazsentmessengersto Tiglath-pileserkingof Assyria,saying,"I am your servantand your son;comeup and deliverme from the handof the kingof Aramand from the handof the kingof Israel,who are risingup againstme."
Shalmaneserkingof Assyriacameup againsthim, and Hosheabecamehis servantand paidhim tribute.
"A droughton her waters,and they will be driedup! For it is a landof idols,And they are madover fearsomeidols.
"Moreover, you playedthe harlotwith the Assyriansbecauseyou were not satisfied;you playedthe harlotwith them and stillwere not satisfied.
therefore,behold,I will gatherallyour loverswith whomyou tookpleasure,even allthose whomyou loved[and] allthose whomyou hated.So I will gatherthem againstyou from everydirectionand exposeyour nakednessto them that they may seeallyour nakedness.
"She lustedafterthe Assyrians,governorsand officials,the onesnear,magnificentlydressed,horsemenridingon horses,allof them desirableyoungmen.
"When she sawthem she lustedafterthem and sentmessengersto them in Chaldea.
"She lustedaftertheir paramours,whosefleshis [like] the fleshof donkeysand whose issueis [like] the issueof horses.
"Their nameswere Oholahthe elderand Oholibahher sister.And they becameMine, and they boresonsand daughters.And [as for] their names,Samariais Oholahand Jerusalemis Oholibah.
"She bestowedher harlotrieson them, allof whom [were] the choicestmenof Assyria;and with allwhomshe lustedafter, with alltheir idolsshe defiledherself.
"Therefore,I gaveher into the handof her lovers,into the handof the Assyrians,afterwhomshe lusted.
The thing itselfwill be carriedto AssyriaAs tributeto KingJareb;Ephraimwill be seizedwith shameAnd Israelwill be ashamedof its own counsel.
Ephraimfeedson wind,And pursuesthe eastwindcontinually;He multipliesliesand violence.Moreover, he makesa covenantwith Assyria,And oilis carriedto Egypt.
When Ephraimsawhis sickness,And Judahhis wound,Then Ephraimwentto AssyriaAnd sentto KingJareb.But he is unableto healyou, Or to cureyou of your wound.
