Albert Barnes Commentary


Albert Barnes Commentary
"And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal with thee in fury; they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy residue shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire." — Ezekiel 23:25 (ASV)
Take away thy nose and thine ears - Alluding to the barbarous custom of mutilating prisoners in the east (Daniel 2:5). An Egyptian law prescribed this punishment for an adulteress.
Fire - A mode of capital punishment (Jeremiah 29:22; Daniel 3:0).