Ezekiel 16 · Verse 41

Ezekiel 16:41

And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more.
Ezekiel 16:41, King James Version

Ezekiel 16:41 in other translations

BSBThen they will burn down your houses and execute judgment against you in the sight of many women. I will put an end to your prostitution, and you will never again pay your lovers.
WEBThey will burn your houses with fire, and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women. I will cause you to cease from playing the prostitute, and you will also give no hire any more.
ASVAnd they shall burn thy houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women; and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou shalt also give no hire any more.
YLTAnd burnt thy houses with fire, And done in thee judgments before the eyes of many women, And I have caused thee to cease from going a-whoring, And also a gift thou givest no more.
DARBYAnd they shall burn thy houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women; and I will cause thee to cease from being a harlot, and thou also shalt give no more any reward.
BBEAnd they will have you burned with fire, sending punishments on you before the eyes of great numbers of women; and I will put an end to your loose ways, and you will no longer give payment.
WebsterAnd they shall burn thy houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more.

What does Ezekiel 16:41 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
41. The result of the awful judgment shall be, when divine vengeance has run its course, it shall cease. burn--(De 13:16; 2Ki 25:9). women--the surrounding Gentile nations to whom thou shalt be an object of mocking (Psa 137:7). I will cause thee to cease ... harlot--(Eze 23:27). Thou shalt no longer be able to play the harlot through My judgments. thou ... shall give ... no hire ... any more--Thou shalt have none to give.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 16:1-58

A parable showing the first low estate of the Jewish nation, its prosperity, idolatries, and punishment. Verses 1-58 In this chapter God's dealings with the Jewish nation, and their conduct towards him, are described, and their punishment through the surrounding nations, even those they most trusted in. This is done under the parable of an exposed infant rescued from death, educated, espoused, and richly provided…

Read the full comment on Ezekiel 16:1-58 →

Ezekiel 16:41 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְשָׂרְפ֤וּve.sa.re.Fuand they will burnH8313
בָתַּ֙יִךְ֙va.Ta.yikhhouses yourH1004
בָּאֵ֔שׁba.'Eshwith <the> fireH784
וְעָשׂוּ\־ve.'a.su-and they will bring aboutH6213
בָ֣ךְvakhon you
שְׁפָטִ֔יםshe.fa.TimjudgmentsH8201
לְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.Neito [the] eyes ofH5869
נָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimwomenH802
רַבּ֑וֹתra.BotmanyH7227
וְהִשְׁבַּתִּיךְ֙ve.hish.ba.tiKhand I will cause to cease youH7673
מִזּוֹנָ֔הmi.zo.Nahfrom a prostituteH2181
וְגַם\־ve.gam-and alsoH1571
אֶתְנַ֖ן'et.Nan[the] hire of a prostituteH868
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
תִתְּנִי\־ti.te.ni-you will giveH5414
עֽוֹד\׃odagainH5750

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Cross references for Ezekiel 16:41

  • Ezekiel 23:48

    Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.

  • Ezekiel 23:27

    Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy whoredom brought from the land of Egypt: so that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any more.

  • Jeremiah 39:8

    And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kings 25:9

    And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’s house burnt he with fire.

  • Jeremiah 52:13

    And burned the house of the Lord, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:

  • Ezekiel 5:8

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.

  • Ezekiel 23:10

    These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for they had executed judgment upon her.

  • Deuteronomy 13:16

    And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the Lord thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.

  • Micah 5:10-14

    And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots: And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds: And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers: Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands. …

  • Ezekiel 37:23

    Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.

  • Isaiah 2:18

    And the idols he shall utterly abolish.

  • Hosea 2:6-17

    Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths. And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now. For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal. Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
burn.
De 13:16; 2Ki 25:9; Jer 39:8; 52:13; Mic 3:12
and execute.
5:8; 23:10,48; De 13:11; 22:21,24; Job 34:26
and I.
23:27; 37:23; Isa 1:25,26; 2:18; 27:9; Ho 2:6-17; Mic 5:10-14
Zec 13:2; 1Ti 5:20

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Context

  • Ezekiel 16:40

    They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords.

  • Ezekiel 16:41

    And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more.

  • Ezekiel 16:42

    So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.

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Ezekiel 16:41 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y quemarán tus casas á fuego, y harán en ti juicios á ojos de muchas mujeres; y hacerte he cesar de ser ramera, ni tampoco darás más don.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et ils brûleront tes maisons par le feu, et exécuteront sur toi des jugements aux yeux de beaucoup de femmes. Et je te ferai cesser de commettre fornication, et, des présents aussi, tu n’en donneras plus.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie werden deine Häuser mit Feuer verbrennen und Gerichte an dir üben vor den Augen vieler Weiber. Und so werde ich dich aufhören lassen, eine Hure zu sein, und du wirst auch keinen Lohn mehr geben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et comburent domos tuas igni, et facient in te judicia in oculis mulierum plurimarum. Et desines fornicari, et mercedes ultra non dabis: