Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
messenger was sent—namely, by Judah (Ezekiel 23:16; Isaiah 57:9).
paintedst . . . eyes— (II Kings 9:30, Margin; Jeremiah 4:30). Black paint was spread on the eyelids of beauties to make the white of the eye more attractive by the contrast, so Judah left no seductive art untried.
A summing up of the sins of the two sisters, especially those of Judah.
wilt thou judge—Wilt thou (not) judge (see on Ezekiel 20:4)?
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ezekiel 23:40:
Isaiah 57:9
Jeremiah 4:30
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