Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “They even sent messengers for men who came from far away, and when they arrived you bathed yourself for them, applied eye makeup and put on your jewelry. New Living Translation “You sisters sent messengers to distant lands to get men. Then when they arrived, you bathed yourselves, painted your eyelids, and put on your finest jewels for them. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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, New King James Version “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. New American Standard Bible “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; NASB 1995 “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; NASB 1977 “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; Legacy Standard Bible “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; Amplified Bible “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; Christian Standard Bible “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. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. 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, Aramaic Bible in Plain English 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 Brenton Septuagint Translation 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, Contemporary English Version 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. Douay-Rheims Bible 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. English Revised 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, paintedst thine eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments; GOD'S WORD® Translation "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. Good News Translation "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. International Standard Version "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, JPS Tanakh 1917 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; Literal Standard Version 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. Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible 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. NET Bible "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. New Revised Standard Version 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; New Heart English Bible "'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, Webster's Bible Translation 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, 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, 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judgment on Both Sisters…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. 40Furthermore, 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. 41You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil,… Cross References 1 Peter 3:3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, 2 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. Proverbs 6:25 Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes. Isaiah 3:18 In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents; Isaiah 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. 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. Ezekiel 16:13 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. Treasury of Scripture 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 Ezekiel 23:13 Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way, Isaiah 57:9 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 2 Kings 20:13-15 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 Ruth 3:3 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. Esther 2:12 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;) 2 Kings 9:30 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. Jeremiah 4:30 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 Ezekiel 16:13-16 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… Proverbs 7:10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart. Isaiah 3:18-23 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, … Jump to Previous Afar Arrived Bathed Body Deck Decked Deckedst Decorated Eyes Fair Far Furthermore Herself Jewelry Making Messenger Messengers Ornaments Paint Painted Painting Servant Thyself Wash Washing YourselvesJump to Next Afar Arrived Bathed Body Deck Decked Deckedst Decorated Eyes Fair Far Furthermore Herself Jewelry Making Messenger Messengers Ornaments Paint Painted Painting Servant Thyself Wash Washing YourselvesEzekiel 23 1. The unfaithfulness of Aholah and Aholibah23. Aholibah is to be plagued by her lovers 36. The prophet reproves the adulteries of them both 45. and shows their judgments (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. 2Kings 9:30.)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 Proverbs 7:10-21. She takes her bath, paints her eyelashes with kohol, the black pigment still used in the East, as Jezebel had done (2 Kings 9:30). 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. Ezekiel 16:13, 19; Hosea 2:5, 8). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Furthermore,וְאַ֗ף (wə·’ap̄) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though they sent תִשְׁלַ֙חְנָה֙ (ṯiš·laḥ·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out messengers מַלְאָ֜ךְ (mal·’āḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel for men לַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים (la·’ă·nā·šîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person who came בָּאִ֖ים (bā·’îm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go from afar; מִמֶּרְחָ֑ק (mim·mer·ḥāq) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4801: Remoteness, a distant place, from afar and behold, וְהִנֵּה־ (wə·hin·nêh-) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! when they arrived, בָ֔אוּ (ḇā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go you bathed רָחַ֛צְתְּ (rā·ḥaṣt) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 7364: To wash, wash off or away, bathe for them, לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (la·’ă·šer) Preposition-l | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that painted כָּחַ֥לְתְּ (kā·ḥalt) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 3583: To paint your eyes, עֵינַ֖יִךְ (‘ê·na·yiḵ) Noun - cdc | second person feminine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain and adorned yourself וְעָ֥דִית (wə·‘ā·ḏîṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 5710: To advance, pass on, continue, to remove, to bedeck with jewelry. עֶֽדִי׃ (‘e·ḏî) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5716: Finery, an outfit, a headstall Links Ezekiel 23:40 NIVEzekiel 23:40 NLT Ezekiel 23:40 ESV Ezekiel 23:40 NASB Ezekiel 23:40 KJV Ezekiel 23:40 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 23:40 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 23:40 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 23:40 French Bible Ezekiel 23:40 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 23:40 Furthermore you have sent for men who (Ezek. 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