"Therefore,I gaveher into the handof her lovers,into the handof the Assyrians,afterwhomshe lusted.
In the daysof Pekahkingof Israel,Tiglath-pileserkingof Assyriacameand capturedIjonand Abel-beth-maacahand Janoahand Kedeshand Hazorand Gileadand Galilee,allthe landof Naphtali;and he carriedthem captiveto Assyria.
untilthe LORDremovedIsraelfrom His sight,as He spokethroughallHis servantsthe prophets.So Israelwas carriedawayinto exilefrom their own landto Assyriauntilthisday.
So the Godof Israelstirredup the spiritof Pul,kingof Assyria,even the spiritof Tilgath-pilneserkingof Assyria,and he carriedthem awayinto exile,namely the Reubenites,the Gaditesand the half-tribeof Manasseh,and broughtthem to Halah,Habor,Haraand to the riverof Gozan,to thisday.
"And I sawthat for allthe adulteriesof faithlessIsrael,I had senther awayand givenher a writof divorce,yet her treacheroussisterJudahdid not fear;but she wentand was a harlotalso.
And you, O desolateone, whatwill you do?Althoughyou dressin scarlet,Althoughyou decorate[yourself with] ornamentsof gold,Althoughyou enlargeyour eyeswith paint,In vainyou makeyourself beautiful.[Your] loversdespiseyou; They seekyour life.
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 uncoveredher harlotriesand uncoveredher nakedness;then I becamedisgustedwith her, as I had becomedisgustedwith her sister.
"Therefore,O Oholibah,thussaysthe LordGOD,'BeholdI will arouseyour loversagainstyou, from whomyou were alienated,and I will bringthem againstyou from everyside:
They will not returnto the landof Egypt;But Assyria--he will be their kingBecausethey refusedto return[to Me].
"And the tenhornswhichyou saw,and the beast,thesewill hatethe harlotand will makeher desolateand naked,and will eather fleshand will burnher up with fire.
