Ezekiel 23:40
38 They have also done this to Me: On that very same day, they defiled My sanctuary and profaned My Sabbaths.
39 On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house.
Furthermore, you sisters sent messengers for men who came from afar; and behold, when they arrived, you bathed for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry.
41 You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil,
42 accompanied by the sound of a carefree crowd. Drunkards were brought in from the desert along with men from the rabble, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your head.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Furthermore, you sisters sent messengers for men who came from afar; and behold, when they arrived, you bathed for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry.
- KJV
- And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments,
- WEB
- “Furthermore you sisters have sent for men who come from far away, to whom a messenger was sent, and behold, they came; for whom you washed yourself, painted your eyes, decorated yourself with ornaments,
- ASV
- And furthermore ye have sent for men that come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent, and, lo, they came; for whom thou didst wash thyself, paint thine eyes, and deck thyself with ornaments,
- DARBY
- And furthermore, they sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and behold, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thine eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments;
- BLB
- and also that they sent for men to come from afar, to whom a messenger [was] sent, and behold—they came, those for whom you washed yourself [and] painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with ornaments.
- ÅB
- Ja, de sendte endog bud etter menn som skulle komme langveis fra; der ble skikket sendebud til dem, og se, de kom de som du hadde badet deg og sminket dine øyne og smykket deg med prydelser for.
- OTB
- Videre sendte de budbringere etter menn som kom langveisfra, og da de kom, badet du deg for dem, påførte øyesminke og prydet deg med smykker.
- B1930
- Ja, de sendte endog bud efter menn som skulde komme langveis fra; der blev skikket sendebud til dem, og se, de kom de som du hadde badet dig og sminket dine øine og smykket dig med prydelser for.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 4:30
And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.
Read in context2 Kings 9:30
Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.
Read in contextEzekiel 16:13–16
So you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was made of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be queen.
Read in contextIsaiah 57:9
You went to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes. You have sent your envoys a great distance; you have descended even to Sheol itself.
Read in contextIsaiah 3:18–23
In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents;
Read in context2 Kings 20:13–15
And Hezekiah received the envoys and showed them all that was in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his armory—all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.
Read in contextProverbs 7:10
Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
Read in contextEzekiel 23:13
And I saw that she too had defiled herself; both of them had taken the same path.
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