Ezekiel 23:26
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.
25 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.
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.’
28 For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Surely I will deliver you into the hands of those you hate, from whom you turned away in disgust.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- They will strip off your clothes and take your fine jewelry.
- KJV
- They shall also strip thee out of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels.
- WEB
- They will also strip you of your clothes and take away your beautiful jewels.
- ASV
- They shall also strip thee of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels.
- DARBY
- They shall also strip the of thy garments, and take away thy fair jewels.
- BLB
- And they will strip you of your clothes, and they will take away the articles of your beauty.
- ÅB
- De skal dra dine klær av deg og ta dine prektige smykker.
- OTB
- De vil også ta bort dine klær og beslaglegge dine fine smykker.
- B1930
- De skal dra dine klær av dig og ta dine prektige smykker.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 16:39
Then I will deliver you into the hands of your lovers, and they will level your mounds and tear down your lofty shrines. They will strip off your clothes, take your fine jewelry, and leave you naked and bare.
Read in contextJeremiah 13:22
And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It is because of the magnitude of your iniquity that your skirts have been stripped off and your body has been exposed.
Read in contextEzekiel 23:29
They will treat you with hatred, take all for which you have worked, and leave you naked and bare, so that the shame of your prostitution will be exposed. Your indecency and promiscuity
Read in contextHosea 2:3
Otherwise, I will strip her naked and expose her like the day of her birth. I will make her like a desert and turn her into a parched land, and I will let her die of thirst.
Read in contextIsaiah 3:17–24
the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.”
Read in contextRevelation 18:14–17
And they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.”
Read in contextEzekiel 16:37
therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked.
Read in contextHosea 2:9–10
Therefore I will take back My grain in its time and My new wine in its season; I will take away My wool and linen, which were given to cover her nakedness.
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