Ezekiel 23:47

The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Lord GOD speaks to Ezekiel, commanding the execution of judgment against the two allegorical sisters and their people.

The words — The Hebrew verb רָגְמוּ (ra.gem.u) means "they will stone," while בְּ/חַרְבוֹתָ֑/ם (be./char.vo.Ta/m) translates literally to "with their swords."

The thread — This pattern of mob violence and house-burning recurs in Ezekiel 16:40 and Jeremiah 39:8.

Why it lands — The text states that covenant rebellion results in complete physical and familial destruction, requiring the reader to accept that divine judgment terminates indecency without mitigation.

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The Hebrew words

וְרָגְמ֨וּve./ra.ge.Muand/ they will stone עֲלֵיהֶ֥ן'a.lei./Henon/ them אֶ֙בֶן֙'e.venstone[s]קָהָ֔לka.Hal[the] company וּבָרֵ֥אu./va.Re'and/ they will cut down אוֹתְהֶ֖ן'ot./Hen<obj.>/ them בְּחַרְבוֹתָ֑םbe./char.vo.Ta/mwith/ swords/ their בְּנֵיהֶ֤םbe.nei./Hemsons/ their וּבְנֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙u./ve.no.tei./Hemand/ daughters/ their יַהֲרֹ֔גוּya.ha.Ro.guthey will kill וּבָתֵּיהֶ֖ןu./va.tei./Henand/ houses/ their בָּאֵ֥שׁba./'Eshwith <the>/ fire יִשְׂרֹֽפוּ׃yis.Ro.futhey will burn

King James Version

And the company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire.

Cross-references

Jeremiah 39:8 The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 16:40 They will bring a mob against you, who will stone you and cut you to pieces with their swords.
Ezekiel 24:21 Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’
Deuteronomy 13:16 And you are to gather all its plunder in the middle of the public square, and completely burn the city and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God. The city must remain a mound of ruins forever, never to be rebuilt.
2 Chronicles 36:17 So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,
Jeremiah 33:4 For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the houses of this city and the palaces of the kings of Judah that have been torn down for defense against the siege ramps and the sword:
Jeremiah 52:13 He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.
Ezekiel 9:6 Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.
Ezekiel 23:25 And I will set My jealous rage against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and ears, and your survivors will fall by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and your remnant will be consumed by fire.
Ezekiel 23:29 They will treat you with hatred, take all for which you have worked, and leave you naked and bare, so that the shame of your prostitution will be exposed. Your indecency and promiscuity