Ezekiel 23:41

Ezekiel 23:41 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You sat on a stately couch, with a table spread before it on which you had placed my incense and my oil.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You sat on a stately couch, with a table prepared before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil.

Context of Ezekiel 23:41

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. You 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. 43Then I said of her who had grown old in adulteries: ‘Now let them use her as a prostitute, for that is all she is!’

Ezekiel 23:41 word by word

וְיָשַׁבְתְּ֙ עַל־מִטָּ֣ה כְבוּדָּ֔ה וְשֻׁלְחָ֥ן עָר֖וּךְ לְפָנֶ֑יהָ וּקְטָרְתִּ֥י וְשַׁמְנִ֖י שַׂ֥מְתְּ עָלֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

• You satיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• onעַל‛al · uponH5921
• a couchמִטָּהmiţţâh · bedH4296
• of luxuryכָּבוֹדkebûddâh · gloriousH3520
• with a tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
• spreadעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• before itפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• which you had setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• My incenseקְטֹ֫רֶתqeţôreth · incenseH7004
• and My oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081

Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:41

• Esther 1:6Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones.
• Proverbs 7:16I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt.
• Isaiah 57:7On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices.
• Amos 2:8They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines.
• Amos 6:4You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.
• Ezekiel 44:16They alone shall enter My sanctuary and draw near to My table to minister before Me. They will keep My charge.
• Isaiah 65:11But you who forsake the LORD, who forget My holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,
• Malachi 1:7By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible.
• Ezekiel 16:18You took your embroidered garments to cover them, and you set My oil and incense before them.
• Proverbs 7:17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.
• Jeremiah 44:17Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.
• Hosea 2:8For she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, who lavished on her silver and gold— which they crafted for Baal.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41And satest upon a stately bed - Hast raised a stately altar to thy idols; probably alluding to that which Ahaz ordered to be made, after the similitude of that which he saw at Damascus. The bed here is in allusion to the sofas on which the ancients were accustomed to recline at their meals; or to the couches on which they place Asiatic brides, with incense pots and sweetmeats on a table before them.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36-43The prophet again took the role of a prosecuting attorney. A prosecuting attorney is a person who brings charges against someone in court. His task was to confront Jerusalem with her sins (detailed in Ezekiel 22). Jerusalem and Samaria were supposed to be holy cities, set apart for God. Instead, they had become like worn-out prostitutes. This picture shows that they had been unfaithful to God. Their only attraction was their availability, meaning they…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 36-4436-44. A summing up of the sins of the two sisters, especially those of Judah. wilt thou judge--Wilt thou (not) judge (see on Eze 20:4)?Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 23:41

• Idolatry
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Oil

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
• Desirable
• Dispatch
• Dote
• Hatefully
• Lewd
• Crime; Crimes
• Ezekiel
• Grace
• Meals, Meal-Time

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings