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Then when they arrived, you bathed yourselves, painted your eyelids, and put on your finest jewels for them. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/23.htm">English Standard Version</a> They even sent for men to come from afar, to whom a messenger was sent; and behold, they came. For them you bathed yourself, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with ornaments. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/23.htm">King James Bible</a> 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, <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/23.htm">New King James Version</a> “Furthermore you sent for men to come from afar, to whom a messenger was sent; and there they came. And you washed yourself for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with ornaments. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Furthermore, they have even sent for men who come from a great distance, to whom a messenger was sent; and behold, they came—for whom you bathed, put makeup on your eyes, and adorned yourselves with jewelry; <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/23.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Furthermore, they have even sent for men who come from afar, to whom a messenger was sent; and lo, they came— for whom you bathed, painted your eyes and decorated yourselves with ornaments; <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Furthermore, they have even sent for men who come from afar, to whom a messenger was sent; and lo, they came—for whom you bathed, painted your eyes, and decorated yourselves with ornaments; <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Furthermore, they have even sent for men who come from afar, to whom a messenger was sent; and behold, they came—for whom you bathed, painted your eyes, and decorated yourselves with ornaments; <a href="/amp/ezekiel/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Furthermore, you have even sent a messenger for men to come from far away; and behold, they came—those for whom you bathed, painted your eyes, and decorated yourself with ornaments; <a href="/csb/ezekiel/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “In addition, they sent for men who came from far away when a messenger was dispatched to them. And look how they came! You bathed, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry for them. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> In addition, they sent for men who came from far away when a messenger was dispatched to them. And look how they came! You bathed, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry for them. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/23.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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, <a href="/cev/ezekiel/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They sent messengers to attract men from far away. When those men arrived, the two sisters bathed themselves and put on eye shadow and jewelry. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/23.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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, paintedst thine eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments; <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "They even sent messengers to invite men to come from far away. When the men arrived, they washed themselves for the men, painted their eyes, and put on their jewels. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/23.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Again and again they sent messengers to invite men to come from a great distance, and the men came. The two sisters would bathe and put on eye shadow and jewelry. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/23.htm">International Standard Version</a> "In addition, they sent messengers for men to come from afar. When they arrived, you bathed yourself for them, painted your eyes, adorned yourself with jewelry, <a href="/msb/ezekiel/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/23.htm">NET Bible</a> "They even sent for men from far away; when the messenger arrived, those men set out. For them you bathed, painted your eyes, and decorated yourself with jewelry. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "'Furthermore you have sent for men who come from far, to whom a messenger was sent, and look, they came; for whom you did wash yourself, paint your eyes, and decorate yourself with ornaments, <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, to whom a messenger was sent; and lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paint thy eyes, and deck thyself with ornaments, <a href="/web/ezekiel/23.htm">World English Bible</a> “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, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And also that they send to men coming from afar, "" To whom a messenger is sent, "" And behold, they have come in for whom you have washed, "" Painted your eyes, and put on adornment. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And also that ye will send to men coming from far off, whom a messenger was sent to them, and behold, they came: for whom thou didst wash, thou paintedst thine eyes, and thou didst deck with ornaments.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> They sent for men coming from afar, to whom they had sent a messenger: and behold they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, and didst paint thy eyes, and wast adorned with women's ornaments. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> They sent for men who were coming from far away, to whom they had sent a messenger. And so, behold, they arrived, those for whom you washed yourself, and smeared cosmetics around your eyes, and were adorned with feminine ornaments. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/23.htm">New American Bible</a> Moreover, they sent for men who had to come from afar; when a messenger was sent to them, they came. On their account you bathed, painted your eyes, and put on jewelry. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They even sent for men to come from far away, to whom a messenger was sent, and they came. For them you bathed yourself, painted your eyes, and decked yourself with ornaments;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Also they sent for men who came from afar, to whom they had sent messengers; and, lo, as soon as they arrived, they bathed and painted their eyes, and adorned themselves with ornaments. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Also they sent for men who came to them from far away, those to whom they sent Messengers, and when they came, immediately they bathed and they painted their eyes and they adorned themselves with jewelry<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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; <a href="/sep/ezekiel/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> and whereas they did thus to the men that came from afar, to whom they sent messengers, and as soon as they came, immediately thou didst wash thyself, and didst paint thine eyes and adorn thyself with ornaments, <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=6776" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Judgment on Both Sisters</a> …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. 40<a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: wə·’ap̄ (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though.">Furthermore,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: ṯiš·laḥ·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">you sisters sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: mal·’āḵ (N-ms) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">messengers</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šā·lū·aḥ (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: la·’ă·nā·šîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">for men</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·’îm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">who came</a> <a href="/hebrew/4801.htm" title="4801: mim·mer·ḥāq (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Distant place, distance. From rachaq; remoteness, i.e. a distant place; often from afar.">from afar;</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh- (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">and behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ḇā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">when they arrived,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7364.htm" title="7364: rā·ḥaṣt (V-Qal-Perf-2fs) -- To wash, wash off or away, bathe. A primitive root; to lave.">you bathed</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: la·’ă·šer (Prep-l:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">for them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3583.htm" title="3583: kā·ḥalt (V-Qal-Perf-2fs) -- To paint. A primitive root; to paint.">painted</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·na·yiḵ (N-cdc:: 2fs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">your eyes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5710.htm" title="5710: wə·‘ā·ḏîṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2fs) -- A primitive root; to advance, i.e. Pass on or continue; causatively, to remove; specifically, to bedeck.">and adorned yourself</a> <a href="/hebrew/5716.htm" title="5716: ‘e·ḏî (N-ms) -- Ornaments. From adah in the sense of trappings; finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall.">with jewelry.</a> 41You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Jeremiah 4:30</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/57-9.htm">Isaiah 57:9</a> 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. <a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">2 Kings 9:30</a> Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window. <a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Hosea 2:13</a> I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she adorned herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD. <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Revelation 17:4</a> The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. <a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Revelation 18:16</a> saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! <a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm">Proverbs 7:10-21</a> Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart. / She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home. / Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner. ... <a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16-24</a> The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles— / the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.” / In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents; ... <a href="/jeremiah/13-20.htm">Jeremiah 13:20-27</a> Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, the sheep that were your pride? / What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor? / And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It is because of the magnitude of your iniquity that your skirts have been stripped off and your body has been exposed. ... <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Revelation 18:3</a> All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.” <a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Jeremiah 2:20</a> “For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute. <a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Isaiah 1:21</a> See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers! <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1-2</a> Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” <a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2</a> When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.” <a href="/james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a> You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And furthermore, that you have sent for men to come from far, to whom a messenger was sent; and, see, they came: for whom you did wash yourself, painted your eyes, and decked yourself with ornaments,ye have<a href="/ezekiel/23-13.htm">Ezekiel 23:13</a> Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way,<a href="/isaiah/57-9.htm">Isaiah 57:9</a> And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.to come [heb] coming<a href="/2_kings/20-13.htm">2 Kings 20:13-15</a> And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not… thou didst<a href="/ruth/3-3.htm">Ruth 3:3</a> Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.<a href="/esther/2-12.htm">Esther 2:12</a> Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)<a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">2 Kings 9:30</a> And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.<a href="/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Jeremiah 4:30</a> And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.and deckedst<a href="/ezekiel/16-13.htm">Ezekiel 16:13-16</a> Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom… <a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm">Proverbs 7:10</a> And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.<a href="/isaiah/3-18.htm">Isaiah 3:18-23</a> In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-50.htm">Afar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-7.htm">Arrived</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-9.htm">Bathed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-6.htm">Body</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-16.htm">Deck</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-16.htm">Decked</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-16.htm">Deckedst</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-17.htm">Decorated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-27.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-26.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-5.htm">Far</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-51.htm">Furthermore</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-13.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-26.htm">Jewelry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Making</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-16.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-26.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Paint</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-14.htm">Painted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-14.htm">Painting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-12.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-30.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-9.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-9.htm">Washing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-43.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/micah/4-3.htm">Afar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-7.htm">Arrived</a> <a href="/luke/11-38.htm">Bathed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-4.htm">Body</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Deck</a> <a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Decked</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-16.htm">Deckedst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-31.htm">Decorated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Far</a> <a href="/amos/4-7.htm">Furthermore</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-12.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Jewelry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-6.htm">Making</a> <a href="/daniel/4-13.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-9.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">Paint</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">Painted</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">Painting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-25.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/matthew/6-17.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/matthew/15-2.htm">Washing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-3.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 23</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/23-1.htm">The unfaithfulness of Aholah and Aholibah</a> 23. <a href="/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Aholibah is to be plagued by her lovers</a> 36. <a href="/ezekiel/23-36.htm">The prophet reproves the adulteries of them both</a> 45. <a href="/ezekiel/23-45.htm">and shows their judgments</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase highlights the proactive pursuit of foreign alliances and idolatrous relationships by the two sisters, symbolizing the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Historically, both kingdoms sought political alliances with surrounding nations, such as Egypt and Assyria, which often led to spiritual compromise and idolatry. This pursuit of foreign men can be seen as a metaphor for Israel and Judah's unfaithfulness to God, as they sought security and identity outside of their covenant relationship with Him. The sending of messengers indicates a deliberate and intentional act of seeking these alliances, reflecting the spiritual adultery condemned by the prophets.and behold, when they arrived, you bathed for them, The act of bathing signifies preparation and purification, but in this context, it is a preparation for sin rather than holiness. In ancient Near Eastern culture, bathing was often associated with ritual purification, but here it is twisted into a preparation for seduction and idolatry. This reflects the spiritual state of Israel and Judah, who were outwardly preparing themselves for alliances that would lead them further from God. The imagery suggests a readiness to engage in practices that were contrary to their covenant with God, highlighting their spiritual infidelity.painted your eyes, Eye painting, or the use of cosmetics, was a common practice in ancient cultures, often associated with seduction and allure. In the context of this passage, it symbolizes the seductive nature of Israel and Judah's idolatry and their attempts to make themselves attractive to foreign nations and their gods. This act of painting the eyes can be seen as a metaphor for the ways in which the people of God tried to conform to the practices and appearances of the pagan nations around them, rather than remaining distinct and holy as God had called them to be.and adorned yourself with jewelry. Adorning with jewelry further emphasizes the theme of seduction and preparation for unfaithfulness. Jewelry in the ancient world was often a symbol of wealth, status, and beauty, and in this context, it represents the lengths to which Israel and Judah went to make themselves appealing to foreign powers and gods. This adornment can also be seen as a counterfeit of the true beauty and adornment that comes from a relationship with God, as described in passages like <a href="/1_peter/3-3.htm">1 Peter 3:3-4</a>, where inner beauty is valued over outward adornment. The use of jewelry here underscores the superficial and deceptive nature of Israel and Judah's alliances and idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/o/oholah_and_oholibah.htm">Oholah and Oholibah</a> These are symbolic names for Samaria and Jerusalem, respectively. In <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Ezekiel 23</a>, they represent the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah, depicted as sisters who engage in idolatry and unfaithfulness to God. 2. <a href="/topical/m/messengers.htm">Messengers</a> These are representatives sent by the sisters (symbolizing Israel and Judah) to foreign nations, seeking alliances and engaging in idolatrous practices. 3. <a href="/topical/m/men_from_afar.htm">Men from Afar</a> These are the foreign nations and their leaders with whom Israel and Judah sought alliances, often leading to spiritual adultery and idolatry. 4. <a href="/topical/a/adorning_with_jewelry_and_makeup.htm">Adorning with Jewelry and Makeup</a> This symbolizes the preparation and allure used by Israel and Judah to attract foreign nations, representing their unfaithfulness to God. 5. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> The prophet who delivers God's message of judgment and calls for repentance, using vivid imagery to convey the spiritual adultery of God's people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_adultery.htm">Spiritual Adultery</a> Just as Israel and Judah sought alliances with foreign nations, Christians today must guard against forming allegiances with worldly values that lead us away from God. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> Idolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but can include anything that takes precedence over our relationship with God. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> God calls His people to repentance, offering restoration and forgiveness despite their unfaithfulness. <a href="/topical/t/the_allure_of_sin.htm">The Allure of Sin</a> Sin often presents itself attractively, much like the adornment described in the verse, but ultimately leads to spiritual destruction. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god.htm">Faithfulness to God</a> Believers are called to remain faithful to God, resisting the temptation to seek fulfillment in anything other than Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 23</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_23_align_with_history.htm">How can the events described in Ezekiel 23 align with scientific and historical records, given the seemingly exaggerated depictions of judgment and punishment?</a> <a href="/q/can_christian_women_wear_makeup.htm">Is it appropriate for Christian women to wear makeup?</a> <a href="/q/why_are_samaria_and_jerusalem_immoral.htm">Why does Ezekiel 23:4 personify Samaria and Jerusalem as immoral sisters, and is there historical or archeological evidence to support these specific accusations?</a> <a href="/q/do_non-biblical_sources_support_ezekiel_23.htm">Do any ancient sources outside the Bible corroborate the nations' interventions described in Ezekiel 23, or is the account solely a theological narrative?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(40) Paintedst thine eyes.--The figure is that of a lewd woman preparing herself for her paramour, and awaiting his arrival. Painting the eyes, or rather the lids and lashes, was an ancient custom, still preserved in the East. (Comp. <a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm" title="And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.">2Kings 9:30</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 40. - Ye have sent for men to come from far, etc. The words obviously refer to the embassies which had been sent from time to time by both Samaria and Jerusalem to Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon. The imagery of the earlier stage of the harlot's progress is resumed, and we have a picture almost the counterpart of that in <a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm">Proverbs 7:10-21</a>. She takes her bath, paints her eyelashes with kohol, the black pigment still used in the East, as Jezebel had done (<a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">2 Kings 9:30</a>). She decks herself with jewels, and sits on a divan (a sofa-conch, rather than bed), and prepares a table for a banquet. And on that table are the incense and the oil, symbols alike of wealth and worship, which Jehovah claims as his, and which she offers to her lovers (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/16-13.htm">Ezekiel 16:13, 19</a>; <a href="/hosea/2-5.htm">Hosea 2:5, 8</a>). <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Furthermore, וְאַ֗ף (wə·’ap̄) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_637.htm">Strong's 637: </a> Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though they sent תִשְׁלַ֙חְנָה֙ (ṯiš·laḥ·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out messengers מַלְאָ֜ךְ (mal·’āḵ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> A messenger, of God, an angel for men לַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים (la·’ă·nā·šîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person who came בָּאִ֖ים (bā·’îm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go from afar; מִמֶּרְחָ֑ק (mim·mer·ḥāq) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4801.htm">Strong's 4801: </a> Remoteness, a distant place, from afar and behold, וְהִנֵּה־ (wə·hin·nêh-) Conjunctive waw | Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! when they arrived, בָ֔אוּ (ḇā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go you bathed רָחַ֛צְתְּ (rā·ḥaṣt) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7364.htm">Strong's 7364: </a> To wash, wash off or away, bathe for them, לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (la·’ă·šer) Preposition-l | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that painted כָּחַ֥לְתְּ (kā·ḥalt) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3583.htm">Strong's 3583: </a> To paint your eyes, עֵינַ֖יִךְ (‘ê·na·yiḵ) Noun - cdc | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain and adorned yourself וְעָ֥דִית (wə·‘ā·ḏîṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5710.htm">Strong's 5710: </a> To advance, pass on, continue, to remove, to bedeck with jewelry. עֶֽדִי׃ (‘e·ḏî) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5716.htm">Strong's 5716: </a> Finery, an outfit, a headstall <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Ezekiel 23:40 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Ezekiel 23:40 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Ezekiel 23:40 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Ezekiel 23:40 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Ezekiel 23:40 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Ezekiel 23:40 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Ezekiel 23:40 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Ezekiel 23:40 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Ezekiel 23:40 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Ezekiel 23:40 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-40.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 23:40 Furthermore you have sent for men who (Ezek. 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