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Ezekiel 23:47

King James Version (KJV)

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Ezekiel 23:47

Verse 47 of 49

Scripture focus

And the company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire.

Ezekiel 23:47 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezekiel 23:47

Theological / Devotional

With stones. There is a mixture here of the figure and the reality. Stoning was the legal punishment for adultery (Lev. 20:2, 10; Deut. 22:22, 24), but the actual overthrow of Jerusalem would be by the sword.

By SdaBc