Ezekiel - 23:49



49 They shall recompense your lewdness on you, and you shall bear the sins of your idols; and you shall know that I am the Lord Yahweh.

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Explanation and meaning of Ezekiel 23:49.

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And they shall render your wickedness upon you, and you shall bear the sins of your idols: and you shall know that I am the Lord God.
And they have put your wickedness on you, And the sins of your idols ye bear, And ye have known that I am the Lord Jehovah!
And I will send on you the punishment of your evil ways, and you will be rewarded for your sins with your images: and you will be certain that I am the Lord.
And your lewdness shall be recompensed upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.'
And they will set your own crimes upon you, and you will bear the sins of your idols. And you shall know that I am the Lord God."

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Ye shall bear the sins of your idols - The punishment due to your adultery; your apostasy from God, and setting up idolatry in the land.

And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you,.... Or, "give your lewdness" (q); the punishment of it; the just recompence of reward for their idolatry:
and ye shall bear the sins of your idols; the shame, and guilt, and punishment of their sins committed in worshipping idols:
and ye shall know that I am the Lord God; the only Lord God who is to be worshipped, and not idols; jealous of my honour and glory, and true to my word; who can and will accomplish all I have said; this the Jews knew and acknowledged when in captivity, and returned from it, as they will more fully when they shall be converted in the latter day.
(q) "et dabunt scelus vestrum", V. L. Montanus, Cocceius, Starckius.

bear the sins of your idols--that is, the punishment of your idolatry.
know that I am the Lord God--that is, know it to your cost . . . by bitter suffering.

They - The Babylonians. The sins - The guilt of worshipping idols; and you shall bear the punishment of idolaters.

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