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.
Note Hebrew they sent
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,
Note to come: Heb. coming
“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,
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,
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- ye have
- Ezekiel 23:13; Isaiah 57:9
- to come
- Heb. coming.
- 2 Kings 20:13–15
- thou didst
- Ruth 3:3; Esther 2:12
- Ezekiel 23:40
- paintedst.{Kachalt aineych,} rendered by the LXX. [estibizou tous ophthalmous sou;] "thou didst paint thine eyes with stibium," and Vulgate {circumlinisti stibio oculos tuos,} "thou didst paint round thine eyes with stibium," or lead ore; whence it is called in Arabic {kochl,} and in Syriac {kecholo,} and {koochlo.}
- 2 Kings 9:30; Jeremiah 4:30
- and deckedst
- Ezekiel 16:13–16; Proverbs 7:10; Isaiah 3:18–23