Eze 23:6, 12 | JFB | STEP | 6. blue —rather, "purple" [FAIRBAIRN ]. As a lustful woman's passions are fired by showy dress and youthful appearance in men, so Israel was seduced by the pomp and power of Assyria (compare ). horsemen

Ezekiel 23:6

6. blue—rather, "purple" [FAIRBAIRN]. As a lustful woman's passions are fired by showy dress and youthful appearance in men, so Israel was seduced by the pomp and power of Assyria (compare Isa 10:8).

horsemen—cavaliers.

Ezekiel 23:12

12. (Eze 23:6, 23).

most gorgeously—literally, "to perfection." GROTIUS translates, "wearing a crown," or "chaplet," such as lovers wore in visiting their mistresses.