A medium for and a means of applying color to surfaces, formed with various pigments in a liquid or paste matrix. In biblical usage it applied to cosmetic decoration of the eye (
Jer 4:30;
2Kgs 9:30;
Ezek 23:40) as well as to the normal modern practice of decorating a home (
Jer 22:14). Israelite mention of painting is sparse, possibly due to the legal prohibition against making images (
Exod 20:4;
Deut 5:8).
Jer 4:30
30And you, O desolate one,
what do you mean that you dress in crimson,
that you deck yourself with ornaments of gold,
that you enlarge your eyes with paint?
In ... View more
2Kgs 9:30
Jezebel's Violent Death
30When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; she painted her eyes, and adorned her head, and looked out of the window.
Ezek 23:40
40They even sent for men to come from far away, to whom a messenger was sent, and they came. For them you bathed yourself, painted your eyes, and decked yoursel ... View more
Jer 22:14
14who says, “I will build myself a spacious house
with large upper rooms,”
and who cuts out windows for it,
paneling it with cedar,
and painting it with vermili ... View more
Exod 20:4
4You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water unde ... View more
Deut 5:8
8You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water unde ... View more
