Ezekiel 23:42

Ezekiel 23:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with the men of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the wilderness, which put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads.
• New International Version (NIV)“The noise of a carefree crowd was around her; drunkards were brought from the desert along with men from the rabble, and they put bracelets on the wrists of the woman and her sister and beautiful crowns on their heads.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sound of a carefree multitude was with her, and Sabeans were brought from the wilderness with men of the common sort, who put bracelets on their wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads.

Context of Ezekiel 23:42

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; 41and you sat on a splendid couch with a table arranged in front of it on which you had set My incense and My oil. And 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?’ 44But they went in to her as they would go in to a prostitute. This is how they went in to Oholah and to Oholibah, the lewd women.

Ezekiel 23:42 word by word

וְק֣וֹל הָמוֹן֮ שָׁלֵ֣ו בָהּ֒ וְאֶל־אֲנָשִׁים֙ מֵרֹ֣ב אָדָ֔ם מוּבָאִ֥ים סָבָאִ֖ים מִמִּדְבָּ֑ר וַֽיִּתְּנ֤וּ צְמִידִים֙ אֶל־יְדֵיהֶ֔ן וַעֲטֶ֥רֶת תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת עַל־רָאשֵׁיהֶֽן׃Read the interlinear

• And the soundקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• carefreeשָׁלֵוshâlêv shâlêyv shelêvâh · at easeH7961
• multitudeהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
• heavyסָבָאsâbâ' · drunkardsH5433
• were broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• from the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• with peopleאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• from the multitudeרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• of humanityאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• And they putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• braceletsצָמִידtsâmîyd tsâmid · braceletH6781
• the wristsיָדyâd · handH3027
• of the women and beautifulתִּפְאָרָהtiph'ârâh tiph'ereth · beautyH8597
• crownsעֲטָרָה‛ăţârâh · crownH5850
• on their headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218

Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:42

• Exodus 32:6So the next day they got up early and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and got up to engage in lewd behavior.
• Hosea 13:6As they had their pasture, they became satisfied, And as they became satisfied, their heart became proud; Therefore they forgot Me.
• Amos 6:1Woe to those who are carefree in Zion, And to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria, The dignitaries of the foremost of nations, To whom the house of Israel comes.
• Job 1:15and the Sabeans attacked and took them. They also killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
• Joel 3:8I will also sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a distant nation,” for the Lord has spoken.
• Ezekiel 16:11I adorned you with jewelry, put bracelets on your wrists, and a necklace around your neck.
• Revelation 12:3Then another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven crowns.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42And a voice of a multitude - This seems to be an account of an idolatrous festival, where a riotous multitude was assembled, and fellows of the baser sort, with bracelets on their arms and chapters on their heads, performed the religious rites.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 42A voice … - Or, The voice of the tumult was stilled thereby. The tumultuous cries of the invading army were stilled by these gifts. Others render being at ease, “living carelessly.” Of the common sort - See the margin - a multitudinous crowd. Sabeans - Better as in the margin. The Chaldaeans were noted for their intemperance and revellings. The wilderness - The desert tract which the Chalaeans had to pass from the north of Mesopotamia to the holy land…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 23:42

• Crown
• Idolatry
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jewels
• Sabeans

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
• Crown
• Desirable
• Dispatch
• Dote
• Hatefully
• Lewd
• Sabeans
• Bracelet
• Crime; Crimes

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