Ezekiel 16:40

40 They will bring a crowd against you to throw stones at you and to 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 as women guilty of adultery or as murderers are punished. I will put you to death because I am angry and jealous.
39 I will also hand you over to your lovers. They will tear down your places of worship and destroy other places where you worship gods. They will tear off your clothes and take away your jewelry, leaving you naked and bare.
40 They will bring a crowd against you to throw stones at you and to cut you into pieces with their swords.
41 They will burn down your houses and will punish you in front of many women. I will put an end to your sexual sins, and you will no longer pay your lovers.
42 Then I will rest from my anger against you, and I will stop being jealous. I will be quiet and not angry anymore.
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