The figure is that of a woman decked in all her beauty, sitting on a couch (not bed) at a banquet prepared for those whom she has invited. This further offence is not one of idolatry, but that of courting alliances with other powers which were not less readily made than broken.
That ye have sent - Better, “they (i. e., Israel and Judah) sent.”
Verse Ezekiel 23:40. _THOU DIDST WASH THYSELF, PAINTEDST THY EYES, AND_ _DECKEDST THYSELF WITH ORNAMENTS._] This is exactly the way in which a loose female in Bengal adorns herself to receive guests....
In Ezekiel 23:1 Samaria and Jerusalem are called two sisters, Aholah and Aholibah, in their ungodly relation with Assyria and Chaldea. Aholah means “her tent.” Aholibah, “my tent is in her.” The latte...
EZEKIEL 23. FATAL ALLIANCE WITH FOREIGNERS. This is the third and last of the three great indictments (Ezekiel 16, 20) which draw their material from the past rather than (as Ezekiel 22) from the pres...
MEN. Plural _of 'mush._ App-14. WASH THYSELF. Compare Ruth 3:3. PAINTEDST, he. Compare 2 Kings 9:30; Jeremiah 4:30....
These verses hardly refer to political alliances merely; Ezekiel 23:41 suggests idolatrous worship. As the foreign gods came in, however, through intercourse with the nations which served them they ar...
_that ye have sent_ Perhaps: and furthermore _they_sent. The change of person occurs later. The word "they sent" is wanting in LXX. _wash_thyself] i.e. bathe thyself. _paintedst thy eyes_ This refers...
New exposure of the immoralities of Oholah and Oholibah (Ezekiel 23:36), and threat of their punishment (Ezekiel 23:45) The passage is not a continuation of Ezekiel 23:1, but an independent descripti...
AND FURTHERMORE—_ But when they had called in those men who came from far, and to whom they had sent messengers, lo! they came to her, who had washed herself, had painted her eyes_ [with stibium], _an...
E. Further Indictment of the Two Sisters 23:36-49 TRANSLATION (36) And the LORD said unto me, Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations. (37) For they ha...
The LORD said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations; A summing up of the sins of the two sisters, especially those of Judah. A...
THE UNCHASTE SISTERS, OHOLAH AND OHOLIBAH The idolatries and foreign alliances of Jerusalem and Samaria are here described under the same strong figure which is used in Ezekiel 16. Oholah (Samaria) an...
EZEKIEL: ‘THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD’ THE *SIN OF JUDAH AND THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 1 TO 24 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 23 * The *Lord had made special promises to *Israel. Those...
PAINTEDST THINE EYES. — The figure is that of a lewd woman preparing herself for her paramour, and awaiting his arrival. Painting the eyes, or rather the lids and lashes, was an ancient custom, still...
וְ אַ֗ף כִּ֤י תִשְׁלַ֨חְנָה֙ לַֽ אֲנָשִׁ֔ים ב
OHOLA AND OHOLIBAH Ezekiel 23:1 THE allegory of chapter 23 adds hardly any new thought to those which have already, been expounded in connection with chapter 16 and chapter 20. The ideas which enter...
The next prophecy dealt with the sins of Samaria and Jerusalem under the figures of two women, Oholah and Oholibah. The prophet first described their sins. Samaria was charged with unfaithfulness in h...
And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from (p) far, to whom a messenger [was] sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, didst paint thy eyes, and didst deck thyself with...
_Paint, with antimony. (Septuagint) See 4 Kings ix. 3._...
We have here only a continuation of the same melancholy rehearsal of crimes, of one sister that had been charged also against the other. The subject is but one, though lengthened so many verses. I wil...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22 AND 23. Chapter 22 recapitulates the sin of Jerusalem, of her prophets, her priests, and her princes. The eye of God sought for some one to stand in the ga...
AND FURTHERMORE, THAT YE HAVE SENT FOR MEN TO COME FROM FAR,.... From Egypt, Assyria, and Chaldea, to treat with them, and enter into alliances and confederacies with them, and to join them in their i...
And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger [was] sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornam...
_And furthermore, ye have sent for men to come from far,_ &c. Here the same thing which was spoken of in the former part of the chapter, is mentioned again in other words, namely, their courting the a...
And furthermore, another point to be urged against the Jews in their apostasy, THAT YE HAVE SENT FOR MEN TO COME FROM FAR, UNTO WHOM A MESSENGER WAS SENT, the Jews going to much trouble in carrying ou...
The Lord's Punishment upon the two Kingdoms...
TO COME: _ Heb._ coming...
SENT FOR MEN: see EZEKIEL 23:16. FROM FAR; from Chaldea. A MESSENGER WAS SENT; an embassy from the king of Judah, with advice of his princes, no doubt. THEY CAME: see EZEKIEL 23:17. WASH THYSELF; afte...
Ezekiel 23:40 Furthermore H637 sent H7971 (H8799) men H582 come H935 (H8802) afar H4801 messenger H4397 sent...
IN HIS ANGER GOD THEN SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO SAMARIA AND JERUSALEM. “And furthermore you sent for men who came from far, to whom a messenger was sent, and lo, they came. For whom you washed yourself, and...
CONTENTS: Parable of Aholah and Aholibah. Sentence passed upon Judah. CHARACTERS: Ezekiel, Aholah, Aholibah. CONCLUSION: Whatever creature we dote upon we make an idol of, and what we make an idol o...
Ezekiel 23:2. _There were two women, the daughters of one mother._ Samaria and Jerusalem, cities introduced in the female character, as in Ezekiel 23:10; Ezekiel 23:48....
_Samaria is Aholah and Jerusalem Aholibah._ AHOLAH AND AHOLIBAH I. Sin is self-polluting and therefore self-destroying. Constant contact with sin will pollute the conscience, and render it powerless...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 23:1 The allegory of the unfaithful sisters parallels ch. Ezekiel 16:1. Jerusalem’s destruction is depicted as yet more just and certain in light of the judgment that befell he
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 23:36 Having reached a stopping point, the oracle restarts, once again naming OHOLAH AND OHOLIBAH (v. Ezekiel 23:36; see note on v....
(Ezekiel 23:36) EXEGETICAL NOTES.—Judah and Samaria are considered as joined together in their sin and punishment. Ezekiel 23:37. “THEY HAVE COMMITTED ADULTERY, AND BLOOD IS IN THEIR HANDS.” “The act...
EXPOSITION After another pause, the prophet enters on another elaborate parallel, after the pattern of Ezekiel 16:1; but with a marked variation. There we have the history of one harlot, _s.c. _of Isr...
Now in chapter 23: The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, Son of man there were two women, who were the daughters of one mother: Now they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whored...
2 Kings 20:13; 2 Kings 9:30; Esther 2:12; Ezekiel 16:13; Ezekie
Wash thyself — After the manner of harlots....