40 “Furthermore, [a]they have even sent for men who come from afar, to whom a messenger was sent; and lo, they came—for whom you bathed, (A)painted your eyes and (B)decorated yourselves with ornaments; 41 and you sat on a splendid (C)couch with a (D)table arranged before it on which you had set My (E)incense and My (F)oil. 42 The sound of a [b](G)carefree multitude was with her; and (H)drunkards were brought from the wilderness with men of the [c]common sort. And they put (I)bracelets on [d]the hands of the women and beautiful crowns on their heads.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 23:40 Or you (women)
  2. Ezekiel 23:42 Lit at ease
  3. Ezekiel 23:42 Lit multitude of mankind
  4. Ezekiel 23:42 Lit their hands

40 “They even sent messengers for men who came from far away,(A) and when they arrived you bathed yourself for them, applied eye makeup(B) and put on your jewelry.(C) 41 You sat on an elegant couch,(D) with a table(E) spread before it on which you had placed the incense(F) and olive oil that belonged to me.(G)

42 “The noise of a carefree(H) crowd was around her; drunkards(I) were brought from the desert along with men from the rabble, and they put bracelets(J) on the wrists of the woman and her sister and beautiful crowns on their heads.(K)

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