Ezekiel 16 · Verse 42

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.
Ezekiel 16:42, King James Version

Ezekiel 16:42 in other translations

BSBSo I will lay to rest My wrath against you, and My jealousy will turn away from you. Then I will be calm and no longer angry.
WEBSo I will cause my wrath toward you to rest, and my jealousy will depart from you. I will be quiet, and will not be angry any more.
ASVSo will I cause my wrath toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.
YLTAnd I have caused My fury against thee to rest, And My jealousy hath turned aside from thee, And I have been quiet, and I am not angry any more.
DARBYAnd I will appease my fury against thee, and my jealousy shall depart from thee; and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.
BBEAnd the heat of my wrath against you will have an end, and my bitter feeling will be turned away from you, and I will be quiet and will be angry no longer.
WebsterSo will I make my fury towards thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.

What does Ezekiel 16:42 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
42. my fury ... rest--when My justice has exacted the full penalty commensurate with thy awful guilt (see on Eze 5:13). It is not a mitigation of the penalty that is here foretold, but such an utter destruction of all the guilty that there shall be no need of further punishment [Calvin].

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 42 I will be quiet and will be no more angry - I will completely abandon thee; have nothing more to do with thee; think no more of thee. When God in judgment ceases to reprehend, this is the severest judgment.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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…

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Ezekiel 16:42 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.

וַהֲנִחֹתִ֤יva.ha.ni.cho.Tiand I will give rest toH5117
חֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.Tirage myH2534
בָּ֔ךְBakhon you
וְסָ֥רָהve.Sa.rahand it will turn asideH5493
קִנְאָתִ֖יkin.'a.Tijealousy myH7068
מִמֵּ֑ךְmi.Mekhfrom youH4480
וְשָׁ֣קַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.ka.Tiand I will be at peaceH8252
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
אֶכְעַ֖ס'ekh.'AsI will be angryH3707
עֽוֹד\׃odagainH5750

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 16:42

  • Ezekiel 5:13

    Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the Lord have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them.

  • Isaiah 40:1-2

    Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.

  • Ezekiel 21:17

    I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the Lord have said it.

  • Ezekiel 39:29

    Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord God.

  • Isaiah 54:9-10

    For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.

  • Zechariah 6:8

    Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

  • 2 Samuel 21:14

    And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.

  • Isaiah 1:24

    Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
will I.
5:13; 21:17; 2Sa 21:14; Isa 1:24; Zec 6:8
and will.
39:29; Isa 40:1,2; 54:9,10

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Context

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 16:43

    Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord God: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations.

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Ezekiel 16:42 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y haré reposar mi ira sobre ti, y apartaráse de ti mi celo, y descansaré de más enojarme.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et je satisferai ma fureur sur toi, et ma jalousie se retirera de toi; et je me tiendrai tranquille, et je ne me courroucerai plus.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich werde meinen Grimm an dir stillen, und mein Eifer wird von dir weichen; und ich werde ruhig sein und mich nicht mehr kränken. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et requiescet indignatio mea in te, et auferetur zelus meus a te: et quiescam, nec irascar amplius.