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Barnes' Notes on Ezekiel 23:25

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Take away thy nose and thine ears - Alluding to the barbarous custom of mutilating prisoners in the east Daniel 2:5. An Egyptian law prescribed this punishment for an adulteress. Fire - A mode of capital punishment Jeremiah 29:22; Daniel 3:0. return to 'Top of Page'
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