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Ezekiel 23:25

King James Version (KJV)

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And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire.

Ezekiel 23:25 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezekiel 23:25

Theological / Devotional

Take away thy nose. Mutilation of prisoners was practiced by both the Assyrians and the Babylonians. According to Diodorus Siculus (i. 78), the Egyptians punished an adulterous woman by cutting off her nose.

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