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Ezekiel 23:40 KJV
Ezekiel · chapter 23 · verse 40
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,Ezekiel 23:40 · King James Version
Ezekiel 23:40 in context
38Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.
39For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.
40And 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,
41And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil.
42And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with the men of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the wilderness, which put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- furthermoreʼaphmeaning accessionH637 →
- messengermălʼâka messengerH4397 →
- paintedstkâchalto paintH3583 →
- deckedstʻâdâhto advanceH5710 →
- sentshâlachto send away, for, or outH7971 →
- comebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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Jerusalem stands indicted by the name of Aholibah, for that she, as a false traitor to her sovereign Lord the God of heaven, not having his fear before her eyes, but moved by the instigation of the devil, had revolted from her allegiance to him, had compassed and imagined to shake off his government, had kept up a…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 22-49