Ezekiel 23:31

31 You have gone the way of your sister; so I will put her cup into your hand.

Ezekiel 23:31 in Other Translations

31 Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand.

31 You have gone the way of your sister; therefore I will give her cup into your hand.

31 Because you have followed in your sister’s footsteps, I will force you to drink the same cup of terror she drank.

31 "'You copied the life of your sister. Now I'll let you drink the cup she drank.

31 You have followed the path of your sister, so I will put her cup in your hand."

Ezekiel 23:31 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 23:31

Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister
Samaria, or the ten tribes of Israel; followed them in their idolatrous practices, were guilty of the same: therefore will I give her cup into thine hand;
the cup of her vengeance, as the Targum; inflict the same punishment on the two tribes as on the ten, and suffer them to be carried captive as they had been.

Ezekiel 23:31 In-Context

29 They will deal with you in hatred and take away everything you have worked for. They will leave you stark naked, and the shame of your prostitution will be exposed. Your lewdness and promiscuity

30 have brought this on you, because you lusted after the nations and defiled yourself with their idols.

31 You have gone the way of your sister; so I will put her cup into your hand.

32 “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “You will drink your sister’s cup, a cup large and deep; it will bring scorn and derision, for it holds so much.

33 You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, the cup of ruin and desolation, the cup of your sister Samaria.

Cross References

• 1. S Jeremiah 25:15
• 2. 2 Kings 21:13