Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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. She first bathes, then rubs black paint around her eyes, and then covers her body with ornaments. - Ward' s Customs.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Ezekiel 23:40:
2 Kings 9:30
Isaiah 3:16
Isaiah 3:16
Revelation 17:1
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