Verse (Click for Chapter) 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 VersionAnd 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 BibleThou 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 BibleThen 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 1917and 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. Jump to Previous Arranged Arrayed Bed Couch Elegant Great Hadst Honour Incense Oil Placed Prepared Ready Sat Satest Sattest Seat Sit Splendid Spread Stately Table WhereuponJump to Next Arranged Arrayed Bed Couch Elegant Great Hadst Honour Incense Oil Placed Prepared Ready Sat Satest Sattest Seat Sit Splendid Spread Stately Table WhereuponEzekiel 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 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 on which you had set My incense and My oil Hebrew You satוְיָשַׁבְתְּ֙ (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 Links Ezekiel 23:41 NIVEzekiel 23:41 NLT Ezekiel 23:41 ESV Ezekiel 23:41 NASB Ezekiel 23:41 KJV Ezekiel 23:41 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 23:41 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 23:41 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 23:41 French Bible Ezekiel 23:41 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 23:41 And sit on a stately bed (Ezek. 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