Bible Strands
Ezekiel 39:16
(Even the city will be named Hamonah.) And so they will cleanse the land.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord God speaks through the prophet Ezekiel during a vision detailing the aftermath of the Gog-Magog conflict.
The words — The text highlights הֲמוֹנָ֖ה (ha.mo.Nah), meaning Hamonah, and וְ/טִהֲר֥וּ (ve./ti.ha.Ru), meaning they will cleanse.
The thread — The verse extends the purification sequence initiated in Ezekiel 39:15, where bones are buried, and precedes the divine feast in Ezekiel 39:17. It ties the renaming of the city to Hamonah directly to the physical removal of defilement from the territory.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to observe that ritual cleansing follows the completion of burial duties. It establishes that land purification is a necessary, sequential step before any subsequent divine gathering.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.