“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.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The figure is that of a woman adorned in all her beauty, sitting on a couch (not a bed) at a banquet prepared for those whom she has invited. This …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Paintedst thine eyes. —The figure is that of a lewd woman preparing herself for her lover, and awaiting his arrival. Pain…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And furthermore, that you have sent for men to come from far , &c.] From Egypt, Assyria, and Chaldea, to treat with them,…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

A history of the apostasy of God's people from Him, and its aggravation.

In this parable, Samaria and Israel are called Aholah (meaning "her…