Ezekiel 23:24

Ezekiel 23:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments.
• New International Version (NIV)They will come against you with weapons, chariots and wagons and with a throng of people; they will take up positions against you on every side with large and small shields and with helmets. I will turn you over to them for punishment, and they will punish you according to their standards.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they shall come against you from the north with chariots and wagons and a host of peoples. They shall set themselves against you on every side with buckler, shield, and helmet; and I will commit the judgment to them, and they shall judge you according to their judgments.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they shall come against you With chariots, wagons, and war-horses, With a horde of people. They shall array against you Buckler, shield, and helmet all around. ‘I will delegate judgment to them, And they shall judge you according to their judgments.

Context of Ezekiel 23:24

22“Oholibah, this is what the Almighty Lord says: I’m going to stir up your lovers against you. They are the lovers you turned away from in disgust. I will bring them against you from every side. 23I will bring men from Babylon and from all Babylonia, men from Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, as well as all the Assyrians. They are desirable young men, governors and commanders, military officers and important men. All of them ride on horses. They will attack you from the north, with chariots and wagons and with a large number of troops. They will attack you from all around with small and large shields and with helmets. I have handed you over to them for punishment. They will punish you with their own kind of punishment. 25I will direct my burning anger against you so that they will deal with you in anger. They will cut off your nose and ears and kill everyone who remains. They will take your sons and your daughters and burn down whatever is left. 26They will rip off your clothes and take away your beautiful jewels.

Ezekiel 23:24 word by word

וּבָ֣אוּ עָלַ֡יִךְ הֹ֠צֶן רֶ֤כֶב וְגַלְגַּל֙ וּבִקְהַ֣ל עַמִּ֔ים צִנָּ֤ה וּמָגֵן֙ וְקוֹבַ֔ע יָשִׂ֥ימוּ עָלַ֖יִךְ סָבִ֑יב וְנָתַתִּ֤י לִפְנֵיהֶם֙ מִשְׁפָּ֔ט וּשְׁפָט֖וּךְ בְּמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• against thee with chariotsהֹ֫צֶןhôtsen · weaponH2021
• wagonsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
• and wheelsגַּלְגַּלgalgal · wheelH1534
• and with an assemblyקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
• of peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• shall setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• against thee bucklerצִנָּהtsinnâh · shieldH6793
• and shieldמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043
• and helmetקוֹבַעqôba‛ · helmetH6959
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · around: sideH5439
• and I will setנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• them, and they shall judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199

Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:24

• Ezekiel 26:10He will have so many horses that their dust will cover you. The noise from the war horses, wagon wheels, and chariots will shake your walls when he enters your gates. He will enter as people enter a conquered city.
• Jeremiah 47:3They will hear the sound of galloping war horses, the rattling of enemy chariots, and the rumbling of their wheels. Fathers who lack courage abandon their children.
• Nahum 2:3The shields of his warriors are painted red. His soldiers have red uniforms. The metal on his chariots flashes fiery red, so do the spears when they are waved on the day he prepares for battle.
• Nahum 3:2The sound of the whip! The sound of rattling wheels! Horses gallop! Chariots bounce along!
• Ezekiel 23:45Righteous people will punish these women for adultery and for murder, because these women have committed adultery and their hands are covered with blood.
• Ezekiel 16:38I will punish you the same way that those who are guilty of prostitution and murder are punished. I will give you the death penalty in my fury and burning anger.
• Ezekiel 21:23The people won’t believe this because they have made treaties with other nations. But the king of Babylon will remind them of their sins, and they will be captured.
• 2 Samuel 24:14“I’m in a desperate situation,” David told Gad. “Please let us fall into the Lord’s hands because he is very merciful. But don’t let me fall into human hands.”
• Jeremiah 39:5The Babylonian army pursued them and caught up with Zedekiah in the plain of Jericho. They arrested him and brought him to Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar at Riblah in the territory of Hamath. The king of Babylon passed sentence on him.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24With chariots … - Better “with armor, horsemen, and chariot.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-24Jerusalem’s sin was very great. Because of this, God’s judgment could not be avoided. The same nations that Jerusalem had trusted and depended on would now attack her. Babylon would come with its allies, Pekod, Shoa, and Koa. These tribal names are not well-known. However, they sound like Hebrew words that mean “punishment,” “war cry,” and “shriek” (a loud cry of fear or pain). Judah’s sins were worse than those of her sister kingdom. So her punishment…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. with chariots--or, "with armaments"; so the Septuagint; "axes" [Maurer]; or, joining it with "wagons," translate, "with scythe-armed wagons," or "chariots" [Grotius]. wheels--The unusual height of these increased their formidable appearance (Eze 1:16-20). their judgments--which awarded barbarously severe punishments (Jr 52:9; 29:22).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 23:24

• Helmet
• Idolatry
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• War

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
• Buckler
• Desirable
• Dispatch
• Dote
• Hatefully
• Lewd
• Wagon
• Armor; Arms
• Crime; Crimes

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