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Barnes' Notes on Ezekiel 23:40

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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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. Ezekiel 23:40 That ye have sent - Better, “they (i. e., Israel and Judah) sent.” return to 'Top of Page'
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