Ezekiel 5:15

Ezekiel 5:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the Lord have spoken it.
• New International Version (NIV)You will be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and an object of horror to the nations around you when I inflict punishment on you in anger and in wrath and with stinging rebuke. I the Lord have spoken.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and a horror, to the nations all around you, when I execute judgments on you in anger and fury, and with furious rebukes—I am the Lord; I have spoken—
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘So it shall be a reproach, a taunt, a lesson, and an astonishment to the nations that are all around you, when I execute judgments among you in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I, the Lord, have spoken.

Context of Ezekiel 5:15

13Then at last my anger will be spent, and I will be satisfied. And when my fury against them has subsided, all Israel will know that I, the Lord, have spoken to them in my jealous anger. 14“So I will turn you into a ruin, a mockery in the eyes of the surrounding nations and to all who pass by. You will become an object of mockery and taunting and horror. You will be a warning to all the nations around you. They will see what happens when the Lord punishes a nation in anger and rebukes it, says the Lord. 16“I will shower you with the deadly arrows of famine to destroy you. The famine will become more and more severe until every crumb of food is gone. 17And along with the famine, wild animals will attack you and rob you of your children. Disease and war will stalk your land, and I will bring the sword of the enemy against you. I, the Lord, have spoken!”

Ezekiel 5:15 word by word

וְֽהָ֨יְתָ֜ה חֶרְפָּ֤ה וּגְדוּפָה֙ מוּסָ֣ר וּמְשַׁמָּ֔ה לַגּוֹיִ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר סְבִיבוֹתָ֑יִךְ בַּעֲשׂוֹתִי֩ בָ֨ךְ שְׁפָטִ֜ים בְּאַ֤ף וּבְחֵמָה֙ וּבְתֹכְח֣וֹת חֵמָ֔ה אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So it shall be a reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh · reproachH2781
• and a tauntגְּדוּפָהgedûphâh · tauntH1422
• an instructionמוּסָרmûsâr · disciplineH4148
• and an astonishmentמְשַׁמָּהmeshammâh · devastationH4923
• unto the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• thee, when I shall executeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• judgmentsשֶׁ֫פֶטshepheţ · judgmentH8201
• in thee in angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• and in furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• rebukesתּוֹכַ֫חַתtôkêchâh tôkachath · argumentH8433
• I the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• have spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696

Cross-references for Ezekiel 5:15

• Deuteronomy 29:24“And all the surrounding nations will ask, ‘Why has the Lord done this to this land? Why was he so angry?’
• 1 Kings 9:7then I will uproot Israel from this land that I have given them. I will reject this Temple that I have made holy to honor my name. I will make Israel an object of mockery and ridicule among the nations.
• Psalms 79:4We are mocked by our neighbors, an object of scorn and derision to those around us.
• Isaiah 26:9In the night I search for you; in the morning I earnestly seek you. For only when you come to judge the earth will people learn what is right.
• Jeremiah 22:8“People from many nations will pass by the ruins of this city and say to one another, ‘Why did the Lord destroy such a great city?’
• 1 Corinthians 10:11These things happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us who live at the end of the age.
• Ezekiel 25:17I will execute terrible vengeance against them to punish them for what they have done. And when I have inflicted my revenge, they will know that I am the Lord.”
• Isaiah 66:15See, the Lord is coming with fire, and his swift chariots roar like a whirlwind. He will bring punishment with the fury of his anger and the flaming fire of his hot rebuke.
• Nahum 1:2The Lord is a jealous God, filled with vengeance and rage. He takes revenge on all who oppose him and continues to rage against his enemies!

Commentaries on Ezekiel 5:15

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-17Verses 5-17 The sentence passed upon Jerusalem is very dreadful, the manner of expression makes it still more so. Who is able to stand in God's sight when he is angry? Those who live and die impenitent, will perish for ever unpitied; there is a day coming when the Lord will not spare. Let not persons or churches, who change the Lord's statutes, expect to escape the doom of Jerusalem. Let us endeavour to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-17These chapters discuss words and actions that warned of disaster for Jerusalem (Ezekiel 4–5) and the land of Judah (Ezekiel 6–7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. instruction--literally, "a corrective chastisement," that is, a striking example to warn all of the fatal consequences of sin. For "it shall be"; all ancient versions have "thou," which the connection favors.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 5:15

• Anger
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• 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