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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)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.

Context of Ezekiel 23:41

39For when they had slaughtered their children in sacrifice to their idols, on the same day they came into my sanctuary to profane it. And behold, this is what they did in my house. 40They 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. You sat on a stately couch, with a table spread before it on which you had placed my incense and my oil. 42The sound of a carefree multitude was with her; and with men of the common sort, drunkards were brought from the wilderness; and they put bracelets on the hands of the women, and beautiful crowns on their heads. 43"Then I said of her who was worn out by adultery, 'Now they will continue to use her for a whore, even her!'

Ezekiel 23:41 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And satestיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• upon a statelyכָּבוֹדkebûddâh · gloriousH3520
• bedמִטָּהmiţţâh · bedH4296
• and a tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
• preparedעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• it, whereupon thou hast setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• mine incenseקְטֹ֫רֶתqeţôreth · incenseH7004
• and mine oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081

Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:41

• Esther 1:6There were white cotton curtains and violet hangings fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rods and marble pillars, and also couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and precious stones.
• Proverbs 7:16I have spread my couch with coverings, colored linens from Egyptian linen;
• Isaiah 57:7On a high and lofty mountain you have set your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifice.
• Amos 2:8they lay themselves down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge, and in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.
• Amos 6:4"Woe to those who lie on beds of ivory and stretch themselves out on their couches, and eat lambs from the flock and calves from the midst of the stall,
• Ezekiel 44:16They shall enter my sanctuary, and they shall approach my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge.
• Isaiah 65:11But you who forsake the Lord, who forget my holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune and fill cups of mixed wine for Destiny,
• Malachi 1:7By offering polluted food upon my altar. But you say, 'How have we polluted you?' By saying that the Lord's table may be despised.
• Ezekiel 16:18And you took your embroidered garments to cover them, and set my oil and my incense before them.
• Proverbs 7:17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
• Jeremiah 44:17But we will do everything that we have vowed, make offerings to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we did, both we and our fathers, our kings and our officials, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, and prospered, and saw no disaster.
• Hosea 2:8And she did not know that it was I who gave her the grain, the wine, and the oil, and who lavished on her silver and gold, which they used 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