Ezekiel 23:5
And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 23:20 describes Oholibah's lust for Egyptians, mirroring Oholah's for Assyrians in the same allegory.
In Ezekiel 23:12, Oholibah similarly lusts after Assyrian warriors — a parallel to Oholah's behavior.
In Ezekiel 23:9, God hands Oholah over to the Assyrians she lusted after — judgment for her harlotry.
In Ezekiel 23:7, Oholah's harlotry with Assyria and their idols is elaborated — immediate context.
Ezekiel 23:37 directly continues the same indictment of adultery with idols in the same chapter.
Ezekiel 16:37 depicts God gathering Jerusalem's lovers against her, echoing the harlotry with Assyrians from verse 5.
Ezekiel 16:28 directly says Israel played the harlot with Assyria, the same historical reality behind Oholah's behavior.
Hosea 12:1 similarly accuses Ephraim of making a covenant with Assyria, aligning with the harlotry metaphor here.
Hosea 10:6 also describes Israel sending a gift to Assyria, echoing their spiritual adultery with foreign powers.
Hosea 8:10 continues the theme of hiring nations, warning of judgment—closely linked to the harlotry in verse 5.
Hosea 8:9 says Ephraim 'hired lovers' and went up to Assyria, the same imagery of unfaithful alliance with Assyria.
Hosea 5:13 describes Ephraim turning to Assyria for healing, directly matching Oholah's misplaced trust in Assyrian lovers.
In 2 Kings 17:7-18, Israel's exile for idolatry is detailed — the same unfaithfulness Oholah represents.
2 Kings 17:3 tells of Hoshea submitting to Shalmaneser, the historical background for Oholah's reliance on Assyria.
2 Kings 16:7 shows Judah's king Ahaz seeking Assyrian help, paralleling Oholah's (Israel's) similar unfaithfulness.
2 Kings 15:19 records Menahem paying tribute to Assyrian king Pul, the historical event underlying Oholah's harlotry.
In 1 Kings 16:32, Ahab builds a Baal altar in Samaria — the very city personified as Oholah here.
In 1 Kings 16:31, Ahab marries Jezebel and serves Baal — mirroring Oholah's lust for foreign gods and alliances.
Jeremiah 2:20 uses the same 'playing the harlot' metaphor for Israel's idolatry under every green tree.
Hosea 2:5 uses the same harlotry metaphor for Israel's unfaithfulness to God, seeking lovers.
Deuteronomy 31:16 predicts Israel would 'play the harlot' after foreign gods — a prophecy fulfilled in Oholah's actions here.
Hosea 5:3 similarly declares God knows Ephraim's harlotry—same metaphor for covenant unfaithfulness.
Hosea 6:10 calls Ephraim's harlotry a horrible thing seen by God—reinforcing the same indictment.
In 1 Kings 15:30, Jeroboam's sins provoke God's anger — the harlotry Oholah represents leads to divine wrath.
In 1 Kings 15:26, Nadab walks in Jeroboam's sins — the same unfaithfulness that Oholah (Samaria) embodies here.
1 Kings 14:9 rebukes Jeroboam for idolatry, similar to Oholah's lust for Assyrians in Ezekiel 23:5.