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

And I will direct my indignation against you, that they may deal with you in fury. They shall cut off your nose and your ears, and your survivors shall fall by the sword. They shall seize your sons and your daughters, and your survivors shall be devoured by fire.

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.

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