Ezekiel 16:40

40 They will also bring a mob against you. They will stone you and cut you into pieces with their swords.

Ezekiel 16:40 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 16:40

They shall also bring up a company against thee
An army, so the Targum; the Chaldean army: and they shall stone thee with stones:
cast out of their engines and slings, by which they battered the walls, as well as killed the inhabitants; and so the Targum renders it, with sling stones; the allusion is to the stoning of adulterous persons, ( Deuteronomy 22:24 ) ( John 8:5 ) ; and thrust thee through with their swords;
such as attempted to escape out of the city, or fell into the hands of the enemy when it was taken, were slain with the sword.

Ezekiel 16:40 In-Context

38 I will punish you the same way that those who are guilty of prostitution and murder are punished. I will give you the death penalty in my fury and burning anger.
39 I will hand you over to your lovers. They will destroy your platforms and tear down your illegal worship sites. They will tear off your clothes, take away your beautiful jewelry, and leave you naked and bare.
40 They will also bring a mob against you. They will stone you and cut you into pieces with their swords.
41 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.
42 Then I will rest from my fury against you, and I will stop being angry. I will be at peace. I will no longer be angry.
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