Ezequiel 23:41

41 luego se sentaron en un diván lujoso, frente a una mesa donde previamente habían colocado el incienso y el aceite que me pertenecen.

Ezequiel 23:41 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 23:41

And satest upon a stately bed
Or honourable ^F7, a bed of state: either a throne, a royal seat under a canopy, on which the king of Judah sat to receive foreign ambassadors; or a stately bed at a feast, made for the entertainment of them; it being usual in the eastern nations to sit on beds at eating, to which the next clause agrees. The allusion is to a harlot sitting on a bed decked out by her to allure men to lie with her; see ( Proverbs 7:16 ) : and a table prepared before it;
before the bed, furnished with the richest provisions to treat the ambassadors with; or this may design an altar built for them to offer on it sacrifices to their idols, according to the customs of their countries: whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil;
which were the gifts of God to this people, and which they should have used in his service; but with these they treated the ministers of Heathen princes; scenting the room where they were entertained with incense, and anointing their heads and feet with oil, for their pleasure and refreshment; or they offered these on the altars of the idols to them.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 (hdwbk) "honorato", Junius and Tremellius, Polanus, Coeccius, Starckius.

Ezequiel 23:41 In-Context

39 El mismo día que sacrificaron a sus hijos para adorar a sus ídolos, entraron a mi santuario y lo profanaron. ¡Y lo hicieron en mi propia casa!

40 »Y por si fuera poco, mandaron a traer gente de muy lejos. Cuando esa gente llegó, ellas se bañaron, se pintaron los ojos y se adornaron con joyas;

41 luego se sentaron en un diván lujoso, frente a una mesa donde previamente habían colocado el incienso y el aceite que me pertenecen.

42 Podía escucharse el bullicio de una multitud: eran los sabeos, que venían del desierto. Adornaron a las mujeres poniéndoles brazaletes en los brazos y hermosas coronas sobre la cabeza.

43 Pensé entonces en esa mujer desgastada por sus adulterios: “Ahora van a seguir aprovechándose de esa mujer prostituida”.