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Ezekiel 23:26

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 23:26 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “They shall also strip thee of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

They shall also strip thee of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels.
Ezekiel 23:26 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 23

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
23the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, [and] all the Assyrians with them; desirable young men, governors and rulers all of them, princes and men of renown, all of them riding upon horses.
24And they shall come against thee with weapons, chariots, and wagons, and with a company of peoples; they shall set themselves against thee with buckler and shield and helmet round about; and I will commit the judgment unto them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments.
25And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal with thee in fury; they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy residue shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire.
26They shall also strip thee of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels.
27Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy whoredom [brought] from the land of Egypt; so that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any more.
28For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will deliver thee into the hand of them whom thou hatest, into the hand of them from whom thy soul is alienated;
29and they shall deal with thee in hatred, and shall take away all thy labor, and shall leave thee naked and bare; and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be uncovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“They shall also strip thee out of thy clothes, &c.] As such who are taken captives are usually served: and take away, thy fair jewels; their ornaments of every kind: or “the vessels of thy glory”f359; Kimchi observes this may be meant either of the garments of the priests, and the vessels of the sanctuary; or of whole spoil of the city in general, whether in the temple, or in other houses.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“strip . . . of . . . clothes--whereby she attracted her paramours (Eze 16:39).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“strip: Eze 23:29, Eze 16:16, Eze 16:37, Eze 16:39; Jer 13:22; Hos 2:3, Hos 2:9, Hos 2:10; Rev 17:16, Rev 18:14-17 fair jewels: Heb. instruments of thy decking, Isa 3:17-24; Pe1 3:3, Pe1 3:4 Ezekiel 23:27”
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