Ezekiel 23:28

28 "For thus says the Lord GOD, 'Behold, I will give you into the hand of those whom you ¹hate, into the hand of those from whom you were alienated.

Ezekiel 23:28 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 23:28

For thus saith the Lord God, I will deliver thee into the hand
of them whom thou hatest
The Chaldeans and Babylonians, before loved by her, and doted upon, but now hated and rebelled against; and to fall into such hands must be a sore judgment; and this the Lord threatens to bring upon the Jews for their sins; and he having said it, it might be depended upon it would be performed; and, for the greater certainty of it, it is repeated in different words: into the hand of them from whom thy mind is alienated;
(See Gill on Ezekiel 23:17).

Ezekiel 23:28 In-Context

26 'They will also strip you of your clothes and take away your beautiful jewels.

27 'Thus I will make your lewdness and your harlotry brought from the land of Egypt to cease from you, so that you will not lift up your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.'

28 "For thus says the Lord GOD, 'Behold, I will give you into the hand of those whom you hate, into the hand of those from whom you were alienated.

29 'They will deal with you in hatred, take all your property, and leave you naked and bare. And the nakedness of your harlotries will be uncovered, both your lewdness and your harlotries.

30 'These things will be done to you because you have played the harlot with the nations, because you have defiled yourself with their idols.

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 21:7-10; Jeremiah 34:20; Ezekiel 16:37; Ezekiel 23:17, 22

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "your soul was alienated"