Ezekiel 23:25

Judgment

²³ the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses.

²⁴ They will come against you with a host of peoples, with weapons, chariots, and wagons. They will array themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet. I will delegate judgment to them, and they will punish you according to their own standards.

And I will set My jealous rage against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and ears, and your survivors will fall by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and your remnant will be consumed by fire.

²⁶ They will strip off your clothes and take your fine jewelry.

²⁷ So I will put an end to your indecency and prostitution, which began in the land of Egypt, and you will not lift your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.’

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: And I will set My jealous rage against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and ears, and your survivors will fall by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and your remnant will be consumed by fire.
KJV: And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire.
WEB: I will set my jealousy against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will take away your nose and your ears. Your remnant will fall by the sword. They will take your sons and your daughters; and the rest of you will be devoured by the fire.
ASV: And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal with thee in fury; they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy residue shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire.
DARBY: And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall cut off thy nose and thine ears, and thy remnant shall fall by the sword; they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire.
BLB: And I will set My jealousy against you, and they will deal with you in anger; your nose and your ears they will turn aside, and your survivors will fall by the sword; they will take your sons and your daughters, and your remnant will be devoured by the fire!

ÅB: Jeg vil vise min nidkjærhet mot deg, og de skal fare fram mot deg i harme; din nese og dine ører skal de skjære av, og de som blir igjen av deg, skal falle for sverdet; de skal ta dine sønner og døtre, og de som blir igjen av deg, skal fortæres av ilden.
OTB: Jeg vil rette min sjalu vrede mot deg, og de vil behandle deg i vrede. De vil kutte av dine neser og dine ører, og de som blir igjen vil falle for sverdet. De vil ta bort dine sønner og døtre, og de som blir igjen vil bli fortært av ild.
B1930: Jeg vil vise min nidkjærhet mot dig, og de skal fare frem mot dig i harme; din nese og dine ører skal de skjære av, og de som blir igjen av dig, skal falle for sverdet; de skal ta dine sønner og døtre, og de som blir igjen av dig, skal fortæres av ilden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 23:47
The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses.
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Ezekiel 8:1–18
In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me.
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Ezekiel 5:13
And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them, I will be appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD, in My zeal have spoken.
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Hosea 2:4–5
I will have no compassion on her children, because they are the children of adultery.
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Exodus 34:14
For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
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Ezekiel 20:47–48
Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched.
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Ezekiel 16:38–42
And I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and those who shed blood; so I will bring upon you the wrath of your bloodshed and jealousy.
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Ezekiel 15:6–7
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the people of Jerusalem.
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