God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 23:14
14Yet, she carried her prostitution even further. She saw pictures of men carved on walls. They were figures of Babylonian men, painted in bright red.
Ezekiel 23:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion,
- New International Version (NIV)“But she carried her prostitution still further. She saw men portrayed on a wall, figures of Chaldeans portrayed in red,
- English Standard Version (ESV)But she carried her whoring further. She saw men portrayed on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed in vermilion,
- New King James Version (NKJV)But she increased her harlotry; She looked at men portrayed on the wall, Images of Chaldeans portrayed in vermilion,
Context of Ezekiel 23:14
12She lusted after the Assyrians who were nearby. They were governors and commanders in full dress. They were mounted horsemen, all of them desirable young men. 13I saw that she was dishonoring herself. Both sisters acted the same way. Yet, she carried her prostitution even further. She saw pictures of men carved on walls. They were figures of Babylonian men, painted in bright red. 15The men had belts around their waists and flowing turbans on their heads. All of them looked like Babylonian officers who were born in Babylon. 16She fell in love with them at first sight and sent messengers to them in Babylonia.
Read all of Ezekiel 23Ezekiel 23:14 word by word
וַתּ֖וֹסֶף אֶל־תַּזְנוּתֶ֑יהָ וַתֵּ֗רֶא אַנְשֵׁי֙ מְחֻקֶּ֣ה עַל־הַקִּ֔יר צַלְמֵ֣י כַשְׂדִּ֔ים חֲקֻקִ֖ים בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- she increasedיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
- her whoredomsתַּזְנוּתtaznûth taznûth · fornicationH8457
- for when she sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
- pourtrayedחָקָהchâqâh · to engraveH2707
- upon the wallקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
- the imagesצֶ֫לֶםtselem · imageH6754
- of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkaώdîy kaώdîymâh · ChaldeaH3778
- pourtrayedחָקַקchâqaq · to decreeH2710
- with vermilionשָׁשֵׁרshâshar · vermilionH8350
Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:14
- Ezekiel 8:10So I went in and looked. I saw that the walls were covered with drawings of every kind of crawling creature, every kind of disgusting animal, and all the idols in the nation of Israel.
- Isaiah 46:1The god Bel bows down; the god Nebo stoops low. Their statues are seated on animals and cattle. The gods that you carry are burdens, a load for weary people.
- Jeremiah 50:2“Announce this among the nations, and spread the news. Raise a flag, and announce it. Don’t hide anything. Say, ‘Babylon will be captured. Bel will be put to shame. Marduk will be filled with terror. Babylon’s statues will be put to shame. Its idols will be filled with terror.’
- Jeremiah 22:14He says, ‘I will build a large house for myself with big upper rooms.’ He cuts out windows in it, panels the rooms with cedar, and paints them red.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Men pourtrayed upon the wall - See on Ezekiel 8:10; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14After Israel‘s captivity Judah intrigued first with Assyria, then with Babylon, courting their monarchs, imitating their customs, and learning their idolatries. Pourtrayed upon the wall - The monuments of Nineveh show how the walls of its palaces were adorned with figures precisely answering to this description. There is evidence that these sculptures were highly colored with vermilion, or rather, red ochre.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-18Samaria’s reputation and punishment were known to everyone in Ezekiel’s time. Her sister, Oholibah (Jerusalem), followed the same pattern of life and was even worse than her sister. The kings of Judah thought it was wise to form alliances with Babylon and Assyria. However, the prophet saw this as a pattern of ongoing spiritual unfaithfulness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. vermilion--the peculiar color of the Chaldeans, as purple was of the Assyrians. In striking agreement with this verse is the fact that the Assyrian sculptures lately discovered have painted and colored bas-reliefs in red, blue, and black. The Jews (for instance Jehoiakim, Jr 22:14) copied these (compare Eze 8:10).Read the comment
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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
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