Ezekiel - 23:26



26 They shall also strip you of your clothes, and take away your beautiful jewels.

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Explanation and meaning of Ezekiel 23:26.

Differing Translations

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They shall also strip thee out of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels.
And they shall strip thee of thy garments, and take away the instruments of thy glory.
They shall also strip the of thy garments, and take away thy fair jewels.
And they have stripped thee of thy garments, And have taken thy beauteous jewels.
And they will take all your clothing off you and take away your ornaments.
And they will strip you of your vestments, and take away the articles of your glory.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

They shall also strip thee - See on Ezekiel 16:39 (note).

They shall also strip thee out of thy clothes,.... As such who are taken captives are usually served:
and take away, thy fair jewels; their ornaments of every kind: or "the vessels of thy glory" (c); Kimchi observes this may be meant either of the garments of the priests, and the vessels of the sanctuary; or of whole spoil of the city in general, whether in the temple, or in other houses.
(c) "vasa gloria tuae", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus; "instrumenta ornatus tui", Junius & Tremellius, Polanus, Piscator; "vasa ornatus tui", Starckius.

strip . . . of . . . clothes--whereby she attracted her paramours (Ezekiel 16:39).

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