Ezekiel 23:24-29

23:24 They will attack ¹  you with weapons, ²  chariots, wagons, and with a huge army; ³  they will array themselves against you on every side with large shields, small shields, and helmets. I will assign them the task of judgment; ⁴  they will punish you according to their laws. 23:25 I will direct ⁵  my jealous anger against you, and they will deal with you in rage. They will cut off your nose and your ears, ⁶  and your survivors will die ⁷  by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and your survivors will be consumed by fire. 23:26 They will strip your clothes off you and take away your beautiful jewelry. 23:27 So I will put an end to your obscene conduct and your prostitution which you have practiced in the land of Egypt. ⁸  You will not seek their help ⁹  or remember Egypt anymore.

23:28 “For this is what the sovereign Lord says: Look here, ¹⁰  I am about to deliver you over to ¹¹  those whom you hate, to those with whom you were disgusted. 23:29 They will treat you with hatred, take away all you have labored for, ¹²  and leave you naked and bare. Your nakedness will be exposed, just as when you engaged in prostitution and obscene conduct. ¹³ 

¹ tn Heb “come against.”

² tn This is the only occurrence of this term in the OT. The precise meaning is uncertain.

³ tn Heb “an assembly of peoples.”

⁴ tn Heb “I will place before them judgment.”

⁵ tn Heb “give.”

⁶ tn Heb “they will remove.”

⁷ tn Heb “fall.”

⁸ tn Heb “I will cause your obscene conduct to cease from you and your harlotry from the land of Egypt.”

⁹ tn Heb “lift your eyes to them.”

¹⁰ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

¹¹ tn Heb “I am giving you into the hand of.”

¹² tn The Hebrew term means “labor,” but by extension it can also refer to that for which one works.

¹³ tn Heb “The nakedness of your prostitution will be exposed, and your obscene conduct and your harlotry.”