Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"And her sister Oholibah saw this, yet was she more corrupt in her doting than she, and in her whoredoms which were more than the whoredoms of her sister." — Ezekiel 23:11 (ASV)
She was more corrupt. —Enough having been said of Aholah to form the basis for a comparison, the prophet now turns to Aholibah. The idolatries of Judah not only comparatively but actually exceeded those of her sister kingdom. See, for example, the account of Manasseh’s reign (2 Kings 21:1–16; 2 Chronicles 33:1–9). In addition to her connection with Assyria, Judah also formed alliances with Chaldea, and intrigued with Egypt and other nations.