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Yahweh continues telling his story to Ezekiel about his unfaithful wife Oholah.
slept with her...fondle her virgin breasts...pour out their promiscuous behavior
All of these phrases are different ways to refer to her behavior as a prostitute in Egypt. It is repeated in different ways to express how shockingly sinful her behavior was. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
had slept with her
This is a mild way to say they had sexual relations with her. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism)
to pour out their promiscuous behavior
The phrase "pour out" uses the thought of water pouring out to express something happening in a great amount. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians
The word "hand" refers to what someone has control over. This phrase is repeated to emphasize that the Assyrians were her lovers. AT: "I gave her over to her lovers, I allowed the Assyrians to take control over her" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche, rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)