Ezekiel 39:23

Ezekiel 39:23 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)And the nations will know that the people of Israel went into exile for their sin, because they were unfaithful to me. So I hid my face from them and handed them over to their enemies, and they all fell by the sword.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, because they dealt so treacherously with me that I hid my face from them and gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they all fell by the sword.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Gentiles shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity; because they were unfaithful to Me, therefore I hid My face from them. I gave them into the hand of their enemies, and they all fell by the sword.

Context of Ezekiel 39:23

21“And I will bring [and manifest] My glory among the nations; and all the nations will see My judgment and justice [in the punishment] which I have executed and My hand which I have laid on them. 22So the house of Israel will know [with absolute confidence] that I am the Lord their God from that day forward. And the nations will know [without any doubt] that the house of Israel went into exile for their great sin, because they acted treacherously against Me; and I hid My face (favor, blessing) from them. So I gave them into the hand of their enemies, and they all fell [into captivity or were killed] by [the power of] the sword. 24I dealt with them in accordance with their uncleanness and their transgressions, and I hid My face from them.” ’ ” 25Therefore thus says the Lord God, “Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob (Israel) and have mercy on the whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for My holy name [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine].

Ezekiel 39:23 word by word

וְיָדְע֣וּ הַ֠גּוֹיִם כִּ֣י בַעֲוֹנָ֞ם גָּל֣וּ בֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל עַ֚ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָֽעֲלוּ־בִ֔י וָאַסְתִּ֥ר פָּנַ֖י מֵהֶ֑ם וָֽאֶתְּנֵם֙ בְּיַ֣ד צָרֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּפְּל֥וּ בַחֶ֖רֶב כֻּלָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• shall knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• that the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• went into captivityגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: removeH1540
• for their iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• because they trespassedמָעַלmâ‛al · be unfaithfulH4603
• against me, therefore hidסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
• I my faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• from them, and gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• them into the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of their enemiesצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
• so fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• they all by the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719

Cross-references for Ezekiel 39:23

• Ezekiel 36:18So I poured out My wrath on them for the blood which they had shed on the land and because they had defiled it with their idols.
• 2 Chronicles 7:21And as for this house, which was so exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and appalled and say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’
• Jeremiah 22:8“Many nations will pass by this city; and each man will say to another, ‘Why has the Lord done this to this great city?’
• Jeremiah 40:2And the captain of the bodyguard had taken Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God promised this disaster on this place.
• Lamentations 1:8Jerusalem sinned greatly; Therefore she has become an unclean thing [and has been removed]. All who honored her [now] despise her Because they have seen her nakedness; Even she herself groans and turns [her face] away.
• Lamentations 2:15All who pass along the way Clap their hands in derision at you; They scoff and shake their heads At the Daughter of Jerusalem, saying, “Is this the city that was called ‘The perfection of beauty, The joy of all the earth’?”
• Ezekiel 39:29I will not hide My face from them any longer, because I will have poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel,” says the Lord God.
• Deuteronomy 31:17Then My anger will be kindled and burn against them in that day, and I will abandon (turn away from) them and hide My face from them. They will be devoured, and many evils and troubles will come on them, so that they will say in that day, ‘Is it not because our God is not among us that these evils have come on us?’
• Deuteronomy 32:20Then He said, ‘I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end shall be; For they are a perverse generation, Sons in whom there is no faithfulness.
• Psalms 10:1Why do You stand far away, O Lord? Why do You hide [Yourself, veiling Your eyes] in times of trouble?
• Psalms 30:7By Your favor and grace, O Lord, you have made my mountain stand strong; You hid Your face, and I was horrified.
• Isaiah 1:15So when you spread out your hands [in prayer, pleading for My help], I will hide My eyes from you; Yes, even though you offer many prayers, I will not be listening. Your hands are full of blood!
• Isaiah 8:17And I will wait for the Lord who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; and I will look eagerly for Him.
• Isaiah 59:2But your wickedness has separated you from your God, And your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.
• Isaiah 64:7There is no one who calls on Your name, Who awakens and causes himself to take hold of You; For You have hidden Your face from us And have handed us over to the [consuming and destructive] power of our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing].
• Jeremiah 33:5‘While they (the besieged Jews) are coming to fight against the Chaldeans and to fill the houses with the dead bodies of men whom I have slain in My anger and in My wrath, for I have hidden My face [in disgust] from this city because of all their wickedness.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 39:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-29Verses 17-29 The purposes of the past dispensation shall be made clear to God‘s people themselves and to the pagan. His judgments were the consequence of their sins; and these sins once abandoned, the favor of their God will return in yet more abundance. Ezekiel 39:29 Compare Acts 2:17. Peter distinctly appropriates these prophecies (marginal references) to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, and the inauguration of the Church of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-29Verses 23-29 When the Lord shall have mercy on the whole house of Israel, by converting them to Christianity, and when they shall have borne the shame of being cast off for their sins, then the nations shall learn to know, worship, and serve him. Then Israel also shall know the Lord, as revealed in and by Christ. Past events do not answer to these predictions. The pouring out of the Spirit is a pledge that God's favour will continue. He will hide his face…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-24The Lord will show his glory throughout history. He showed his glory when he punished Israel during the exile. This punishment came because of their sin and their uncleanness.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. hid I my face--(De 31:17; Is 59:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 39:23

• Captivity
• Nation
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Gog
• Ezekiel
• Face

Commentaries on Ezekiel 39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings