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Ezekiel 39:23 KJV
Ezekiel · chapter 39 · verse 23
And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.Ezekiel 39:23 · King James Version
Ezekiel 39:23 in context
21And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.
22So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward.
23And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.
24According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them.
25Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- trespassedmâʻalproperly, to cover upH4603 →
- captivitygâlâhto denudeH1540 →
- iniquityʻâvônperversityH5771 →
- heathengôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
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This is the conclusion of the whole matter going before, and has reference not only to the predictions concerning Gog and Magog, but to all the prophecies of this book concerning the captivity of the house of Israel, and then concerning their restoration and return out of their captivity. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 23-29