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

39For when they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary on the same day to profane it; and behold, this is what they did within My house. 40“Furthermore, they have even sent for men who come from a great distance, to whom a messenger was sent; and behold, they came--for whom you bathed, put makeup on your eyes, and adorned yourselves with jewelry; 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. 42And the sound of a carefree multitude was with her; and heavy drinkers were brought from the wilderness with people from the multitude of humanity. And they put bracelets on the wrists of the women and beautiful crowns on their heads. 43“Then I said concerning her who was worn out by adulteries, ‘Will they now commit adultery with her when she is like this?’

Ezekiel 23:41 word by word

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

• and you satיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• couchמִטָּהmiţţâh · bedH4296
• tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
• arrangedעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• in frontפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• of it on which you had setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• incenseקְטֹ֫רֶתqeţôreth · incenseH7004
• oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081

Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:41

• Esther 1:6There were curtains of fine white and violet linen held by cords of fine purple linen on silver rings and marble columns, and couches of gold and silver on a mosaic floor of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and mineral stones.
• Proverbs 7:16I have spread my couch with coverings, With colored linens of Egypt.
• Isaiah 57:7On a high and lofty mountain You have made your bed. You also went up there to offer sacrifice.
• Amos 2:8And on garments seized as pledges they stretch out beside every altar, And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.
• Amos 6:4Those who lie on beds of ivory, And lounge around on their couches, And eat lambs from the flock, And calves from the midst of the fattened cattle,
• Ezekiel 44:16“They shall enter My sanctuary; they shall come near to My table to serve Me and assume the responsibility I give them.
• Isaiah 65:11But as for you who abandon the Lord, Who forget My holy mountain, Who set a table for Fortune, And fill a jug of mixed wine for Destiny,
• Malachi 1:7You are presenting defiled food upon My altar. But you say, ‘How have we defiled You?’ In that you say, ‘The table of the Lord is to be despised.’
• Ezekiel 16:18Then you took your colorfully woven cloth and covered them, and offered My oil and My incense before them.
• Proverbs 7:17I have sprinkled my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
• Jeremiah 44:17But we will certainly carry out every word that has proceeded from our mouths, by burning sacrifices to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, just as we ourselves, our forefathers, our kings, and our leaders did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had plenty of food and were well off and saw no misfortune.
• Hosea 2:8“Yet she does not know that it was I myself who gave her the grain, the new wine, and the oil, And 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