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25 I will direct[a] my jealous anger against you, and they will deal with you in rage. They will cut off your nose and your ears,[b] and your survivors will die[c] by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and your survivors will be consumed by fire.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 23:25 tn Heb “give.”
  2. Ezekiel 23:25 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. Ezekiel 23:25 tn Heb “fall.”

25 I will direct my jealous anger(A) against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and your ears, and those of you who are left will fall by the sword. They will take away your sons and daughters,(B) and those of you who are left will be consumed by fire.(C)

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