Ezekiel 23:47

Ezekiel 23:47 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire.
• New International Version (NIV)The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords; they will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the host shall stone them and cut them down with their swords. They shall kill their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The assembly shall stone them with stones and execute them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn their houses with fire.

Context of Ezekiel 23:47

45Righteous people will punish these women for adultery and for murder, because these women have committed adultery and their hands are covered with blood. 46“This is what the Almighty Lord says: Bring together a mob ⌞against the people of Samaria and Jerusalem⌟. Hand them over to terror and looting. Then the mob will stone them and kill them with swords. The mob will kill their sons and daughters and burn their homes. 48So I will put a stop to the sinning in the land, and all the women will be warned not to sin as they do. 49They will be punished for their sins, and they will pay for their sin of idolatry. Then they will know that I am the Almighty Lord.”

Ezekiel 23:47 word by word

וְרָגְמ֨וּ עֲלֵיהֶ֥ן אֶ֙בֶן֙ קָהָ֔ל וּבָרֵ֥א אוֹתְהֶ֖ן בְּחַרְבוֹתָ֑ם בְּנֵיהֶ֤ם וּבְנֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ יַהֲרֹ֔גוּ וּבָתֵּיהֶ֖ן בָּאֵ֥שׁ יִשְׂרֹֽפוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the companyקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
• shall stoneרָגַםrâgam · to stoneH7275
• them with stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• and dispatchבָּרָאbârâ' · to createH1254
• them with their swordsחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• they shall slayהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• their sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and their daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• and burn upשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
• their housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• with fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784

Cross-references for Ezekiel 23:47

• Ezekiel 23:25I 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.
• Ezekiel 9:6Kill old men, young men, old women, young women, and children. But don’t come near anyone who has a mark on him. Start with my holy place.” So they started with the old men in front of the temple.
• Ezekiel 16:41They will burn your houses and punish you in the presence of many women. I will put an end to your prostitution, and you will no longer pay others.
• Jeremiah 33:4The houses in this city and the palaces of the kings of Judah have been torn down to be used against the dirt ramps and weapons of the Babylonians. This is what the Lord God of Israel says about this:
• Ezekiel 24:6“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: How horrible it will be for that city of murderers, for that tarnished pot. Its tarnish will not come off. Empty the meat out of it piece by piece without choosing any particular piece.
• Ezekiel 24:21‘Tell the nation of Israel, “This is what the Almighty Lord says: I’m going to dishonor my holy place. You brag that my holy place gives you strength. It’s the thing you love the most. It’s your hearts’ desire. So the sons and daughters that you left behind will die in battle.
• 2 Chronicles 36:17So he had the Babylonian king attack them and execute their best young men in their holy temple. He didn’t spare the best men or the unmarried women, the old people or the sick people. God handed all of them over to him.
• Deuteronomy 13:16Gather their goods into the middle of the city square. Then burn their city and all their goods as a burnt offering to the Lord your God. It must remain a mound of ruins and never be rebuilt.
• Jeremiah 39:8The Babylonians burned down the royal palace and the people’s homes, and they tore down the walls of Jerusalem.
• Jeremiah 52:13He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. Every important building was burned down.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 23:47

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 47Shall stone them with stones - As they did adulteresses under the law. See Leviticus 20:10; Deuteronomy 22:22, compared with John 8:3.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. 4747. stones--the legal penalty of the adulteress (Eze 16:40, 41; Joh 8:5). Answering to the stones hurled by the Babylonians from engines in besieging Jerusalem. houses ... fire--fulfilled (2Ch 36:17, 19).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 23:47

• Adultery
• Fire

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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