Ezekiel 23:25

Authorized King James Version

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And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire.

Original Language Analysis

וְנָתַתִּ֨י And I will set H5414
וְנָתַתִּ֨י And I will set
Strong's: H5414
Word #: 1 of 19
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
קִנְאָתִ֜י my jealousy H7068
קִנְאָתִ֜י my jealousy
Strong's: H7068
Word #: 2 of 19
jealousy or envy
בָּ֗ךְ H0
בָּ֗ךְ
Strong's: H0
Word #: 3 of 19
וְעָשׂ֤וּ against thee and they shall deal H6213
וְעָשׂ֤וּ against thee and they shall deal
Strong's: H6213
Word #: 4 of 19
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
אוֹתָךְ֙ H854
אוֹתָךְ֙
Strong's: H854
Word #: 5 of 19
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
בְּחֵמָ֔ה furiously H2534
בְּחֵמָ֔ה furiously
Strong's: H2534
Word #: 6 of 19
heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
אַפֵּ֤ךְ thy nose H639
אַפֵּ֤ךְ thy nose
Strong's: H639
Word #: 7 of 19
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
וְאָזְנַ֙יִךְ֙ and thine ears H241
וְאָזְנַ֙יִךְ֙ and thine ears
Strong's: H241
Word #: 8 of 19
broadness. i.e., (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
יָסִ֔ירוּ with thee they shall take away H5493
יָסִ֔ירוּ with thee they shall take away
Strong's: H5493
Word #: 9 of 19
to turn off (literally or figuratively)
וְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְ and thy remnant H319
וְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְ and thy remnant
Strong's: H319
Word #: 10 of 19
the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
בַּחֶ֣רֶב by the sword H2719
בַּחֶ֣רֶב by the sword
Strong's: H2719
Word #: 11 of 19
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
תִּפּ֑וֹל shall fall H5307
תִּפּ֑וֹל shall fall
Strong's: H5307
Word #: 12 of 19
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
הֵ֗מָּה H1992
הֵ֗מָּה
Strong's: H1992
Word #: 13 of 19
they (only used when emphatic)
בָּנַ֤יִךְ thy sons H1121
בָּנַ֤יִךְ thy sons
Strong's: H1121
Word #: 14 of 19
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
וּבְנוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ and thy daughters H1323
וּבְנוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ and thy daughters
Strong's: H1323
Word #: 15 of 19
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
יִקָּ֔חוּ they shall take H3947
יִקָּ֔חוּ they shall take
Strong's: H3947
Word #: 16 of 19
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
וְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְ and thy remnant H319
וְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְ and thy remnant
Strong's: H319
Word #: 17 of 19
the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
תֵּאָכֵ֥ל shall be devoured H398
תֵּאָכֵ֥ל shall be devoured
Strong's: H398
Word #: 18 of 19
to eat (literally or figuratively)
בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ by the fire H784
בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ by the fire
Strong's: H784
Word #: 19 of 19
fire (literally or figuratively)

Analysis & Commentary

And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee reveals divine emotion driving historical events. God's jealousy is righteous zeal for exclusive covenant relationship—not petty envy but holy passion for His glory and His people's exclusive devotion. They shall take away thy nose and thine ears describes literal Babylonian practice—mutilation of captives. Thy remnant shall fall by the sword pronounces comprehensive destruction. They shall take thy sons and thy daughters indicates exile and enslavement. Thy residue shall be devoured by the fire refers to Jerusalem's burning (2 Kings 25:9). Every detail fulfilled precisely in 586 BC. Prophetic specificity demonstrates divine foreknowledge and control. Nothing happens randomly; judgment's details were planned and announced beforehand.

Historical Context

Babylonian practice included mutilation of rebels and defeated enemies as both punishment and deterrent. The siege of Jerusalem resulted in massive casualties, burning of temple and city, execution of Judah's leaders at Riblah (2 Kings 25:18-21), and deportation of survivors to Babylon—exactly as prophesied decades earlier.

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