Ezekiel 23:25 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

I will turn my jealous anger against you, and they will deal harshly with you. They will cut off your nose and ears, and any survivors will then be slaughtered by the sword. Your children will be taken away as captives, and everything that is left will be burned.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Take away thy nose and thine ears - Alluding to the barbarous custom of mutilating prisoners in the east (Daniel 2:5). …

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Take away thy nose and thine ears. — The barbarous custom of mutilating prisoners prevailed in the East from the earliest times; it is her…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal
furiously with thee

As …

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

A history of the apostasy of God's people from Him, and its aggravation.

In this parable, Samaria and Israel are called Aholah (meaning "her…