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The company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords; they shall kill their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire.
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Symbolic & Literal Judgment
Commentators explain that this verse intentionally mixes symbolic and literal punishment. Stoning was the prescribed legal penalty for adultery, which represents Judah's spiritual unfaithfulness. The sword, the slaying of children, and the burning of houses were the literal, historical methods the Babylonian army used to execute this judgment.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The judgment is to be executed by the hands of their allies (Ezekiel 23:45).
The righteous men—Or, righteous men. The all…
19th Century
Anglican
With stones ... with swords. The figure and the reality are here intentionally mixed. Stoning was the legal punishment of adultery…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the company shall stone them with stones Which was the punishment of adulterers and idolaters, ([Reference Deute…
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