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Ezekiel 23:40

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

And here's what's even worse — you actually sent messengers to invite men from distant places to come to you. And when they showed up, you got all dressed up for them, did your makeup, put on your jewelry, the whole thing.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God's calling out the effort put into chasing after the wrong things instead of him.

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