New International Version They will burn down your houses and inflict punishment on you in the sight of many women. I will put a stop to your prostitution, and you will no longer pay your lovers. New Living Translation They will burn your homes and punish you in front of many women. I will stop your prostitution and end your payments to your many lovers. English Standard Version And they shall burn your houses and execute judgments upon you in the sight of many women. I will make you stop playing the whore, and you shall also give payment no more. Berean Standard Bible Then they will burn down your houses and execute judgment against you in the sight of many women. I will put an end to your prostitution, and you will never again pay your lovers. Berean Literal Bible And they will burn your houses with fire, and they will execute judgment against you before the eyes of many women. And I will put an end to your prostitution, and even a single lover you will not pay again! King James Bible And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more. New King James Version They shall burn your houses with fire, and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women; and I will make you cease playing the harlot, and you shall no longer hire lovers. New American Standard Bible And they will burn your houses with fire and execute judgments against you in the sight of many women. Then I will put an end to your prostitution, and you will also no longer pay your lovers. NASB 1995 “They will burn your houses with fire and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women. Then I will stop you from playing the harlot, and you will also no longer pay your lovers. NASB 1977 “And they will burn your houses with fire and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women. Then I shall stop you from playing the harlot, and you will also no longer pay your lovers. Legacy Standard Bible They will burn your houses with fire and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women. Then I will make you cease from playing the harlot, and you will also no longer give your earnings to your lovers. Amplified Bible They will burn down your houses with fire and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women (Gentile nations). Then I will make you cease your prostitution, and you will no longer hire your lovers. Berean Annotated Bible Then they will burn down your houses and execute judgment against you in the sight of many women. I will put an end to your prostitution, and you will never again pay your lovers. Christian Standard Bible They will burn your houses and execute judgments against you in the sight of many women. I will stop you from being a prostitute, and you will never again pay fees for lovers. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then they will burn down your houses and execute judgments against you in the sight of many women. I will stop you from being a prostitute, and you will never again pay fees for lovers. American Standard Version And they shall burn thy houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women; and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou shalt also give no hire any more. Contemporary English Version and burn down your houses. Other women will watch these terrible things happen to you. I promise to stop you from being a prostitute and paying your lovers for sex. English Revised Version And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women; and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou shalt also give no hire any more. GOD'S WORD® Translation They will burn your houses and punish you in the presence of many women. I will put an end to your prostitution, and you will no longer pay others. Good News Translation They will burn your houses down and let crowds of women see your punishment. I will make you stop being a prostitute and make you stop giving gifts to your lovers. International Standard Version Then they'll burn your houses and carry out my sentence against you in the sight of many women. "That's how I'll make you stop your prostitution so you won't pay any prostitute's fees anymore. NET Bible They will burn down your houses and execute judgments on you in front of many women. Thus I will put a stop to your prostitution, and you will no longer give gifts to your clients. New Heart English Bible They shall burn your houses with fire, and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women; and I will cause you to cease from playing the prostitute, and you shall also give no hire any more. Webster's Bible Translation And they shall burn thy houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleThen they will burn down your houses and execute judgment against you in the sight of many women. I will put an end to your prostitution, and you will never again pay your lovers. World English Bible They will burn your houses with fire, and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women. I will cause you to cease from playing the prostitute, and you will also give no hire any more. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd burned your houses with fire, "" And done judgments in you before the eyes of many women, "" And I have caused you to cease from going whoring, "" And also, you no longer give a wage. Berean Literal Bible And they will burn your houses with fire, and they will execute judgment against you before the eyes of many women. And I will put an end to your prostitution, and even a single lover you will not pay again! Young's Literal Translation And burnt thy houses with fire, And done in thee judgments before the eyes of many women, And I have caused thee to cease from going a-whoring, And also a gift thou givest no more. Smith's Literal Translation And they burnt thy houses with fire, and they did judgments upon thee before the eyes of many women: and I caused thee to cease from a harlot, and also thou shalt no more give hire. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims Bible41And they shall burn thy houses with fire, and shall execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and thou shalt cease from fornication, and shalt give no hire any more. Catholic Public Domain Version And they will burn up your houses with fire, and they will carry out judgments against you in the sight of many women. And you will cease from fornication, and no longer give payment. New American Bible They shall set fire to your homes and inflict punishments on you while many women watch. Thus I will put an end to your prostitution, and you shall never again offer payment. New Revised Standard Version They shall burn your houses and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women; I will stop you from playing the whore, and you shall also make no more payments. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they shall burn you in the midst of fire, and execute judgments upon you in the sight of many women; and I will cause you to cease from playing the harlot, and you also shall give no hire to your lovers any more. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they shall burn you in fire and they shall execute judgment from you before the eyes of many women, and I shall stop you from fornication, and you shall not give hire again OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they shall burn thy houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women; and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou shalt also give no hire any more. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and shall execute vengeance on thee in the sight of many women: and I will turn thee back from harlotry, and I will no more give thee rewards. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context Judgment on Jerusalem…40They will bring a mob against you, who will stone you and cut you to pieces with their swords. 41Then they will burn down your houses and execute judgment against you in the sight of many women. I will put an end to your prostitution, and you will never again pay your lovers. 42So I will lay to rest My wrath against you, and My jealousy will turn away from you. Then I will be calm and no longer angry.… Cross References Then they will burn down your houses Ezekiel 23:47 The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses. 2 Kings 25:9 He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. Jeremiah 39:8 The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem. and execute judgment against you Ezekiel 7:3 The end is now upon you, and I will unleash My anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations. Psalm 149:7-9 to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, / to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron, / to execute the judgment written against them. This honor is for all His saints. Hallelujah! Jeremiah 25:31 The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD. in the sight of many women. Nahum 3:5 “Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show your nakedness to the nations and your shame to the kingdoms. Jeremiah 13:26 So I will pull your skirts up over your face, that your shame may be seen. Lamentations 1:8 Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away. I will put an end to your prostitution, Ezekiel 23:48 So I will put an end to indecency in the land, and all the women will be admonished not to imitate your behavior. Hosea 2:2 Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not My wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove the adultery from her face and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts. Hosea 3:3 Then I said to her, “You must live with me for many days; you must not be promiscuous or belong to another, and I will do the same for you.” and you will never again pay your lovers. Hosea 8:9 For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers. Hosea 2:12 I will destroy her vines and fig trees, which she thinks are the wages paid by her lovers. So I will make them into a thicket, and the beasts of the field will devour them. Jeremiah 2:33 How skillfully you pursue love! Even the most immoral of women could learn from your ways. Jeremiah 4:30 And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life. Treasury of Scripture And they shall burn your houses with fire, and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women: and I will cause you to cease from playing the harlot, and you also shall give no hire any more. burn Deuteronomy 13:16 And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again. 2 Kings 25:9 And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire. Jeremiah 39:8 And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem. and execute Ezekiel 5:8 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations. Ezekiel 23:10,48 These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for they had executed judgment upon her… Deuteronomy 13:11 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you. and I Ezekiel 23:27 Thus 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. Ezekiel 37:23 Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. Isaiah 1:25,26 And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin: … Jump to Previous Burn Burned Burnt Cause Cease End Execute Eyes Fire Great Harlot Hire Houses Inflict Judgments Longer Numbers Pay Payment Playing Prostitute Punishment Punishments Reward Sending Sight Stop WomenJump to Next Burn Burned Burnt Cause Cease End Execute Eyes Fire Great Harlot Hire Houses Inflict Judgments Longer Numbers Pay Payment Playing Prostitute Punishment Punishments Reward Sending Sight Stop WomenEzekiel 16 1. Under the parable of a wretched infant is shown the natural state of Jerusalem6. God's extraordinary love toward her, 15. Her grievous judgment 35. Her sin, equal to her mother, 46. and exceeding her sisters, Sodom and Samaria, 59. calls for judgments 60. Mercy is promised her in the end Then they will burn down your houses Jerusalem’s destruction would be thorough, including the homes that had represented safety and stability. When Babylon captured the city in 586 BC, its forces burned Jerusalem and the temple, bringing the kingdom’s rebellion to a visible end. Ezk 23:47 The mob will stone them and cut them down… and execute judgment against you God’s punishment was not random violence but a just sentence for persistent idolatry, bloodshed, and covenant unfaithfulness. Jerusalem had rejected repeated warnings and would bear the consequences of its choices. Ezk 7:3 The end is now upon you, and I will unleash My anger.… in the sight of many women. The surrounding nations would witness Jerusalem’s humiliation. Israel, once set apart to display God’s holiness, would become an example of the disgrace and ruin brought by turning from Him. Nam 3:5 “Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts.… I will put an end to your prostitution, Israel’s worship of idols and pursuit of foreign gods would be stopped by the destruction of the institutions and places that supported it. Judgment would remove the means by which the nation continued its spiritual adultery. Ezk 23:48 So I will put an end to indecency in the land… and you will never again pay your lovers. Israel would no longer send tribute or seek protection from foreign powers and their gods. The collapse of these alliances would expose their emptiness and end the nation’s pursuit of security apart from the Lord. Hos 8:9 For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey… Persons / Places / Events 1. EzekielA prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages of judgment and restoration. 2. Jerusalem The city symbolically represented as an unfaithful wife in this chapter, illustrating Israel's spiritual adultery through idolatry and alliances with pagan nations. 3. Babylonian Exile The historical context of Ezekiel's prophecies, where the Israelites were taken captive due to their disobedience and idolatry. 4. God's Judgment The divine retribution that comes upon Jerusalem for her unfaithfulness, depicted through the metaphor of a harlot being punished. 5. Prostitution Used metaphorically to describe Israel's idolatry and unfaithfulness to God, akin to a wife being unfaithful to her husband. Teaching Points The Seriousness of IdolatryIdolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but includes anything that takes the place of God in our hearts. We must examine our lives for modern-day idols. God's Righteous Judgment God's judgment is just and serves as a warning to turn away from sin. It is a call to repentance and a return to faithfulness. The Consequences of Unfaithfulness Spiritual unfaithfulness leads to destruction and loss. We are called to remain faithful to God, who is our true source of life and blessing. God's Desire for Restoration Despite judgment, God's ultimate desire is to restore and renew His people. He offers forgiveness and a new beginning to those who repent. Living as a Testimony Our lives should reflect God's holiness and faithfulness, serving as a testimony to others of His grace and truth. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Ezekiel 16:41?2. How does Ezekiel 16:41 illustrate God's response to unfaithfulness and idolatry? 3. What lessons on repentance can we learn from Ezekiel 16:41? 4. How does Ezekiel 16:41 connect with God's justice in Deuteronomy 28? 5. How can we apply the warnings in Ezekiel 16:41 to modern Christian life? 6. What does Ezekiel 16:41 teach about God's desire for genuine worship and obedience? 7. How does Ezekiel 16:41 reflect God's judgment and mercy towards Israel? 8. What historical events might Ezekiel 16:41 be referencing? 9. How does Ezekiel 16:41 fit into the broader narrative of the Book of Ezekiel? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 16? (41) Shall burn thine house.--Comp. Deuteronomy 13:16. The figurative and the literal sense here blend together; the house of the unfaithful wife shall be destroyed, and the houses of Jerusalem shall be burned.Verse 41. - They shall burn thine houris with fire, etc. (comp. 2 Kings 25:9 and Jeremiah 52:13, for the fulfilment of the prediction). The women stand for the "cities" which looked on, with awe or exultation, at the destruction of the guilty. Possibly, however, the words may include a literal sense, as in Lamentations 2:10. Ezekiel 16:41 promises a devastating yet purposeful judgment. Homes will burn, public disgrace will unfold, and idolatry will be forcefully ended. Through loss and exposure, God breaks the chains of spiritual prostitution, stopping every payment to false lovers. The discipline is severe, but it clears the way for wholehearted fidelity to the One true God, proving His Word both accurate and lovingly corrective. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then they will burn downוְשָׂרְפ֤וּ (wə·śā·rə·p̄ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8313: To be, on fire your houses בָתַּ֙יִךְ֙ (ḇāt·ta·yiḵ) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 1004: A house and execute וְעָשׂוּ־ (wə·‘ā·śū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6213: To do, make judgment שְׁפָטִ֔ים (šə·p̄ā·ṭîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8201: A sentence, infliction against you בָ֣ךְ (ḇāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew in the sight לְעֵינֵ֖י (lə·‘ê·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - cdc Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain of many רַבּ֑וֹת (rab·bō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great women. נָשִׁ֣ים (nā·šîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female I will put an end וְהִשְׁבַּתִּיךְ֙ (wə·hiš·bat·tîḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular Strong's 7673: To repose, desist from exertion to your prostitution, מִזּוֹנָ֔ה (miz·zō·w·nāh) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry and you will never לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no again וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and pay תִתְּנִי־ (ṯit·tə·nî-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set your lovers. אֶתְנַ֖ן (’eṯ·nan) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 868: The wages (of a harlot) Additonal Resources Ezekiel 16:41 Blue Letter BibleEzekiel 16:41 Bible Gateway Ezekiel 16:41 Bible.com Ezekiel 16:41 NIV |
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