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Ezekiel 23:45
45But good men will say that those women are guilty. They will punish them as they deserve, because they have not been faithful to me. They have also murdered people.
Ezekiel 23:45 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.
- New International Version (NIV)But righteous judges will sentence them to the punishment of women who commit adultery and shed blood, because they are adulterous and blood is on their hands.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But righteous men shall pass judgment on them with the sentence of adulteresses, and with the sentence of women who shed blood, because they are adulteresses, and blood is on their hands."
- New King James Version (NKJV)But righteous men will judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women who shed blood, because they are adulteresses, and blood is on their hands.
Context of Ezekiel 23:45
43I said this about the woman who had become tired of having sex with so many men: “They will continue to have sex with her, as she is a prostitute.” 44So the men had sex with her, as men have sex with prostitutes. That is how they had sex with Oholah and Oholibah, those two prostitutes. But good men will say that those women are guilty. They will punish them as they deserve, because they have not been faithful to me. They have also murdered people. 46This is what the Almighty Lord says: Bring an army to attack those women. Make them very afraid. Take away their valuable things. 47The army will throw stones at them and cut them with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters. They will destroy their houses with fire.
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וַאֲנָשִׁ֣ים צַדִּיקִ֗ם הֵ֚מָּה יִשְׁפְּט֣וּ אֽוֹתְהֶ֔ם מִשְׁפַּט֙ נֹֽאֲפ֔וֹת וּמִשְׁפַּ֖ט שֹׁפְכ֣וֹת דָּ֑ם כִּ֤י נֹֽאֲפֹת֙ הֵ֔נָּה וְדָ֖ם בִּֽידֵיהֶֽן׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
- menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
- they shall judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
- them after the mannerמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
- of adulteressesנָאַףnâ'aph · to commit adulteryH5003
- of women that shedשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: killH8210
- bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
- in their handsיָדyâd · handH3027
Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:45
- Ezekiel 23:36The Lord said to me, ‘Son of man, you must judge Oholah and Oholibah. Warn them that they have done disgusting things.
- Jeremiah 5:14Because of that, the Lord God Almighty said to me, ‘That is what the people are saying. So I will give you a strong message to speak to them. It will be like fire that comes out of your mouth. And the people will burn like wood in that fire.’
- Hosea 6:5I sent my prophets to warn you. They gave you my messages that I would punish you. Now that punishment will certainly happen to you! I will suddenly come to judge you, like the sun that rises at dawn.
- Zechariah 1:6I told my prophets to speak my message and my commands. I punished your ancestors, as I warned them I would do. Then they turned back to me. They said, “The Lord Almighty has punished us for our sins, as he said he would do.” ’
- John 8:3The Pharisees and the teachers of God's Law brought a woman to him. They had found her with another man. She was having sex with a man who was not her husband. They made her stand in front of all the people there.
- Ezekiel 23:37They have not been faithful to me. They have murdered people. They have worshipped idols. They have not been faithful to me as their husband. They have even offered their children as food to their idols. Those were my children that they burned with fire.
- Ezekiel 16:38I will punish you as you deserve, because you are an adulteress and a murderer. I am very angry with you because you have not been faithful to me. So my punishment will destroy you.
- Leviticus 20:10If a man has sex with another man's wife you must kill him and the woman.
- Leviticus 21:9A priest's daughter must not have sex with men who pay her. That would make her unclean. She would take away her father's honour. If she does not obey, you must burn her in a fire.
- Deuteronomy 22:21If so, the leaders must take her to the entrance of her father's house. The men of the town must throw stones at her there, until she dies. She has done a very bad thing that brings shame on Israel. She has had sex like a prostitute while she lived in her father's house. You must remove evil acts like this from among you.
- John 8:7The Pharisees and the teachers of God's Law continued to ask Jesus questions. So he stood up and he said to them, ‘Any person among you who is not guilty of any sin may throw the first stone to kill her.’
Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:45
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 45And the righteous men - צדיקים אנשים anashim tsaddikim . The Chaldeans, thus called because they are appointed by God to execute judgment on these criminals.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45-49Verses 45-49 The judgment to be executed by the hands of their allies. Ezekiel 23:45 The righteous men - Or, righteous men. The allies are so called as the instruments of God‘s righteous judgments. Ezekiel 23:48 To cease - Because they are stricken and consumed. Compare marginal reference. All women - i. e., all countries.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 44-49The sisters' enemies would attack them with stones and swords, like an invading army. In a typical invasion, not only would the prostitutes die, but their sons and daughters would also die. The enemy would burn their homes. Those who rebelled against the Lord and followed false gods would face death as punishment.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4545. the righteous men--the Chaldeans; the executioners of God's righteous vengeance (Eze 16:38), not that they were "righteous" in themselves (Ha 1:3, 12, 13).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 23
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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