Ezekiel 23:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Increased her whoredoms; added to the number of her idolatries. When she saw men portrayed upon the wall: wherever it was the Jews saw, there it was they doted on their persons and habits: it is probable enough they might see them in the idol temples, or in the house of the king of Judah, or of the great men, who promoted the friendships and leagues with these nations. The images; the counterfeits of strangers, and such as were far off, as the Chaldeans were. With vermilion; which, as it is a very glossy and shining colour, so, duly mixed with ceruse, doth lively express the colour of man's flesh.

Ezekiel 23:14

14 And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion,