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Ezekiel 23:42
42From your room came the sound of many men carousing. They were lustful men and drunkards from the wilderness, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your heads.
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“You sisters sent messengers to distant lands to get men. Then when they arrived, you bathed yourselves, painted your eyelids, and put on your finest jewels for them. 41You sat with them on a beautifully embroidered couch and put my incense and my special oil on a table that was spread before you. From your room came the sound of many men carousing. They were lustful men and drunkards from the wilderness, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your heads. 43Then I said, ‘If they really want to have sex with old worn-out prostitutes like these, let them!’ 44And that is what they did. They had sex with Oholah and Oholibah, these shameless prostitutes.
Read all of Ezekiel 23Ezekiel 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- And a voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
- of a multitudeהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
- being at easeשָׁלֵוshâlêv shâlêyv shelêvâh · at easeH7961
- with her: and with the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
- of the common sortאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- of the common sortרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
- broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- Sabeansסָבָאsâbâ' · to imbibeH5433
- Sabeansסְבָאִיםsebâ'îy · SabeansH5436
- from the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
- which putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- braceletsצָמִידtsâmîyd tsâmid · braceletH6781
- upon their handsיָדyâd · handH3027
- and beautifulתִּפְאָרָהtiph'ârâh tiph'ereth · beautyH8597
- crownsעֲטָרָה‛ăţârâh · crownH5850
- upon their headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:42
- Exodus 32:6The people got up early the next morning to sacrifice burnt offerings and peace offerings. After this, they celebrated with feasting and drinking, and they indulged in pagan revelry.
- Hosea 13:6But when you had eaten and were satisfied, you became proud and forgot me.
- Amos 6:1What sorrow awaits you who lounge in luxury in Jerusalem, and you who feel secure in Samaria! You are famous and popular in Israel, and people go to you for help.
- Job 1:15when the Sabeans raided us. They stole all the animals and killed all the farmhands. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”
- Joel 3:8I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the people of Arabia, a nation far away. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
- Ezekiel 16:11I gave you lovely jewelry, bracelets, beautiful necklaces,
- Revelation 12:3Then I witnessed in heaven another significant event. I saw a large red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, with seven crowns on his heads.
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
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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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