Ezekiel 23:41
New International Version
You sat on an elegant couch, with a table spread before it on which you had placed the incense and olive oil that belonged to me.

New Living Translation
You sat with them on a beautifully embroidered couch and put my incense and my special oil on a table that was spread before you.

English Standard Version
You sat on a stately couch, with a table spread before it on which you had placed my incense and my oil.

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

King James Bible
And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil.

New King James Version
You sat on a stately couch, with a table prepared before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil.

New American Standard Bible
and you sat on a splendid couch with a table arranged in front of it on which you had set My incense and My oil.

NASB 1995
and you sat on a splendid couch with a table arranged before it on which you had set My incense and My oil.

NASB 1977
and you sat on a splendid couch with a table arranged before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil.

Legacy Standard Bible
and you sat on a splendid couch with a table arranged before it on which you had set My incense and My oil.

Amplified Bible
and you sat on a splendid couch with a table arranged before it on which you had set My incense and My oil.

Christian Standard Bible
You sat on a luxurious couch with a table spread before it, on which you had set my incense and oil.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You sat on a luxurious couch with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and oil.

American Standard Version
and sit upon a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon thou didst set mine incense and mine oil.

Contemporary English Version
They sat on a fancy couch, and in front of them was a table for the olive oil and incense that had belonged to me.

English Revised Version
and satest upon a stately bed. with a table prepared before it, whereupon thou didst set mine incense and mine oil.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They sat on their fine couches with tables in front of them. They put my incense and my olive oil on their tables.

Good News Translation
They would sit on a beautiful couch, and in front of them they would have a table covered with good things, including the incense and the olive oil that I had given them.

International Standard Version
then sat down on an elegant bed. A table was arranged in front of it, on which you set out my incense and oil.

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

NET Bible
You sat on a magnificent couch, with a table arranged in front of it where you placed my incense and my olive oil.

New Heart English Bible
and sit on a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon you set my incense and my oil.'

Webster's Bible Translation
And sattest upon a stately bed and a table prepared before it, upon which thou hast set my incense and my oil.

World English Bible
and sat on a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon you set my incense and my oil.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And you have sat on a couch of honor, "" And a table arrayed before it, "" And placed My incense and My oil on it.

Young's Literal Translation
And thou hast sat on a couch of honour, And a table arrayed before it, And My perfume and My oil placed on it.

Smith's Literal Translation
And thou wilt sit upon a splendid bed, and a table set in order before his face, and thou didst bring up there mine incense and mine oil.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou sattest on a very fine bed, and a table was decked before thee: whereupon thou didst set my incense, and my ointment.

Catholic Public Domain Version
You sat upon a very beautiful bed, and a table was adorned before you, on which you placed my incense and my ointment.

New American Bible
You sat on a magnificent couch, set before it a table, on which to lay my incense and oil.

New Revised Standard Version
you sat on a stately couch, with a table spread before it on which you had placed my incense and my oil.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then they sat on stately beds, and tables were prepared before them, and my oil and my incense were wasted on them.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they sat down on beds that were overlaid and tables were set in front of them, and they wore my oil on them, and my sweet spices
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
and sattest upon a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon thou didst set Mine incense and Mine oil.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and satest on a prepared bed, and before it there was a table set out, and as for mine incense and mine oil, they rejoiced in them,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Judgment on Both Sisters
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, 42accompanied by the sound of a carefree crowd. Drunkards were brought in from the desert along with men from the rabble, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your head.…

Cross References
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.

Isaiah 57:7-8
On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices. / Behind the door and doorpost you have set up your memorial. Forsaking Me, you uncovered your bed; you climbed up and opened it wide. And you have made a pact with those whose bed you have loved; you have gazed upon their nakedness.

Revelation 17:4
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.

Proverbs 7:16-17
I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt. / I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.

Hosea 2:13
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.

Revelation 18:16
saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!

Isaiah 3:18-23
In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents; / their pendants, bracelets, and veils; / their headdresses, ankle chains, and sashes; their perfume bottles and charms; ...

Jeremiah 2:32
Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.

1 Peter 3:3
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,

1 Timothy 2:9
Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,

Isaiah 65:11
But you who forsake the LORD, who forget My holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,

Amos 6:4-6
You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall. / You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments. / You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.

Matthew 23:27-28
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

Revelation 2:20-22
But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols. / Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.

Isaiah 28:8
For all their tables are covered with vomit; there is not a place without filth.


Treasury of Scripture

And sat on a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon you have set my incense and my oil.

stately [heb] honourable

Esther 1:6
Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.

Proverbs 7:16,17
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt…

Isaiah 57:7
Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.

a table

Ezekiel 44:16
They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.

Isaiah 65:11
But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.

Malachi 1:7
Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.

whereupon

Ezekiel 16:18,19
And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them…

Proverbs 7:17
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Jeremiah 44:17
But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.

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Ezekiel 23
1. The unfaithfulness of Aholah and Aholibah
23. Aholibah is to be plagued by her lovers
36. The prophet reproves the adulteries of them both
45. and shows their judgments














You sat on a couch of luxury
The phrase "You sat on a couch of luxury" evokes an image of opulence and indulgence. In the Hebrew context, the word for "couch" (מִטָּה, mittah) often refers to a bed or a place of reclining, symbolizing rest and comfort. The term "luxury" suggests an excessiveness that goes beyond mere comfort, indicating a lifestyle of indulgence and self-gratification. Historically, couches were used by the wealthy and powerful, often associated with feasting and revelry. This imagery is a metaphor for the spiritual complacency and moral decay of the people, who have become enamored with worldly pleasures and have forsaken their devotion to God.

with a table spread before it
The "table spread before it" signifies abundance and provision. In ancient Near Eastern culture, a table laden with food and drink was a symbol of hospitality and blessing. However, in this context, it also implies a misuse of God's blessings. The table, meant to be a place of fellowship and gratitude, becomes a setting for idolatry and self-indulgence. This reflects the people's distorted priorities, where material wealth and sensual pleasures have taken precedence over spiritual fidelity and obedience to God.

on which you had set My incense and My oil
The use of "My incense and My oil" is particularly significant. Incense (קְטֹרֶת, qetoreth) and oil (שֶׁמֶן, shemen) were integral to the worship practices in the temple, symbolizing prayers and the anointing of the Holy Spirit, respectively. By setting these sacred items on a table of indulgence, the people are profaning what is holy, using what is meant for God's glory for their own selfish purposes. This act of desecration highlights the depth of their spiritual adultery, as they have taken what belongs to God and used it in the service of idolatry. It serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of keeping what is sacred dedicated to God alone, and not allowing the allure of the world to corrupt our worship and devotion.

(41) A stately bed is rather the couch or divan used for reclining at a feast. "Mine incense and mine oil" (comp. Ezekiel 16:18) may be taken simply as the products of the land, the good gifts of God which Israel bestowed upon the heathen; but as both of these were especially used in sacrifices, it is better to connect with this the perversion to the worship of the idols of the heathen of what should have been Jehovah's only.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
You sat
וְיָשַׁבְתְּ֙ (wə·yā·šaḇt)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

a couch
מִטָּ֣ה (miṭ·ṭāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4296: A bed, for, sleeping, eating, a sofa, litter, bier

of luxury
כְבוּדָּ֔ה (ḵə·ḇū·dāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3520: Weightiness, magnificence, wealth

with a table
וְשֻׁלְחָ֥ן (wə·šul·ḥān)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7979: A table, a meal

spread
עָר֖וּךְ (‘ā·rūḵ)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 6186: To set in a, row, arrange, put in order

before it,
לְפָנֶ֑יהָ (lə·p̄ā·ne·hā)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6440: The face

on
עָלֶֽיהָ׃ (‘ā·le·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

which you had set
שַׂ֥מְתְּ (śamt)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

My incense
וּקְטָרְתִּ֥י (ū·qə·ṭā·rə·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 7004: Smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incense

and My oil.
וְשַׁמְנִ֖י (wə·šam·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8081: Grease, liquid, richness


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