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Yahweh continues his metaphor in which he speaks of the cities of Jerusalem and Samaria as if they were two sexually immoral women. This metaphor continues through Ezekiel 23:34. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
whose private parts were like those of donkeys
This compares the size of the mens' private parts to those of a donkey to show how wicked Oholibah's desires were. This is an exaggeration as they could not be as large as those of a donkey. Alternate translation: "whose private parts were very long, like those of a donkey" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole)
whose reproductive emissions were like those of horses
This compares the volume of the mens' emissions to those of a horse to show how wicked Oholibah's desires were. This is an exaggeration as they could not be like those of a horse. Alternate translation: "whose reproductive emissions were huge, like those of a horse" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole)