Ezekiel 23:25
23:25 I will direct 1 my jealous anger against you, and they will deal with you in rage. They will cut off your nose and your ears, 2 and your survivors will die 3 by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and your survivors will be consumed by fire.
Ezekiel 23:29
23:29 They will treat you with hatred, take away all you have labored for, 4 and leave you naked and bare. Your nakedness will be exposed, just as when you engaged in prostitution and obscene conduct. 5
1 tn Heb “give.”
2 tn Heb “they will remove.”
sn This method of punishment is attested among ancient Egyptian and Hittite civilizations. See W. Zimmerli, Ezekiel (Hermeneia), 1:489.
3 tn Heb “fall.”
4 tn The Hebrew term means “labor,” but by extension it can also refer to that for which one works.
5 tn Heb “The nakedness of your prostitution will be exposed, and your obscene conduct and your harlotry.”