Ezekiel 39:23

Sin Judgment

²¹ I will display My glory among the nations, and all the nations will see the judgment that I execute and the hand that I lay upon them.

²² From that day forward the house of Israel will know that I am the LORD their God.

And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their iniquity, because they were unfaithful to Me. So I hid My face from them and delivered them into the hands of their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword.

²⁴ I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and transgressions, and I hid My face from them.

²⁵ Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore Jacob from captivity and will have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for My holy name.

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: And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their iniquity, because they were unfaithful to Me. So I hid My face from them and delivered them into the hands of their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword.
KJV: And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.
WEB: The nations will know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, because they trespassed against me, and I hid my face from them; so I gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they all fell by the sword.
ASV: And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity; because they trespassed against me, and I hid my face from them: so I gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they fell all of them by the sword.
DARBY: And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, because they were unfaithful against me; and I hid my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies, so that they fell all of them by the sword.
BLB: And the nations will know that for their iniquity the house of Israel went into captivity, upon that they were unfaithful to Me; and I hid My face from them, and I gave them into the hand of their enemies, and they all fell by the sword.

ÅB: Og folkene skal skjønne at det var for sin misgjernings skyld Israels hus ble bortført, fordi de var troløse mot meg, så jeg skjulte mitt åsyn for dem og gav dem i deres fienders hånd, og de falt for sverdet alle sammen;
OTB: Og folkene skal forstå at Israels hus gikk i eksil for sine misgjerninger, fordi de var utro mot meg. Så jeg skjulte mitt ansikt for dem og overgav dem til deres fiender, og de falt alle for sverdet.
B1930: Og folkene skal skjønne at det var for sin misgjernings skyld Israels hus blev bortført, fordi de var troløse mot mig, så jeg skjulte mitt åsyn for dem og gav dem i deres fienders hånd, og de falt for sverdet alle sammen;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 22:8–9
And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’
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Isaiah 59:2
But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.
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Isaiah 1:15
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
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Ezekiel 39:29
And I will no longer hide My face from them, for I will pour out My Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD.”
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Leviticus 26:25
And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
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Deuteronomy 32:30
How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?
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Isaiah 42:24
Who gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? They were unwilling to walk in His ways, and they would not obey His law.
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Deuteronomy 32:20
He said: “I will hide My face from them; I will see what will be their end. For they are a perverse generation— children of unfaithfulness.
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