Ezekiel 23:40 “Furthermore, you sisters sent messengers for men who came from afar; a…”

Ezekiel 23:40

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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,

World English Bible

“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,

American Standard Version

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,

Geneva Bible 1599

And howe much more is it that they sent for men to come from farre vnto whom a messenger was sent, and loe, they came? for whome thou diddest wash thy selfe, and paintedst thine eyes, and deckedst thee with ornaments,

Darby Translation

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;

Young's Literal Translation

And also that they send to men coming from afar, Unto whom a messenger is sent, And lo, they have come in for whom thou hast washed, Painted thine eyes, and put on adornment.

Bible in Basic English

And she even sent for men to come from far away, to whom a servant was sent, and they came: for whom she was washing her body and painting her eyes and making herself fair with ornaments.

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Cross references

“ye have”

Isaiah 57:9 Ezekiel 23:13

Isaiah 57:9 · BSB

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.

Ezekiel 23:13 · BSB

And I saw that she too had defiled herself; both of them had taken the same path.

“to come”

2 Kings 20:13–15

2 Kings 20:13–15 · BSB

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 i…

“thou didst”

Ruth 3:3 Esther 2:12

Ruth 3:3 · BSB

Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.

Esther 2:12 · BSB

In the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another si…

“paintedst”

2 Kings 9:30 Jeremiah 4:30

2 Kings 9:30 · BSB

Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.

Jeremiah 4:30 · BSB

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…

“and deckedst”

Ezekiel 16:13–16 Isaiah 3:18–23 Proverbs 7:10

Ezekiel 16:13–16 · BSB

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.

Isaiah 3:18–23 · BSB

In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents;

Proverbs 7:10 · BSB

Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

39On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house.

41You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil,

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