Ezekiel 23 · Verse 10

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.
Ezekiel 23:10, King James Version

Ezekiel 23:10 in other translations

BSBThey exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and put her to the sword. Thus she became a byword among women, and they executed judgment against her.
WEBThese uncovered her nakedness. They took her sons and her daughters, and they killed her with the sword. She became a byword among women; for they executed judgments on her.
ASVThese uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters; and her they slew with the sword: and she became a byword among women; for they executed judgments upon her.
YLTThey have uncovered her nakedness, Her sons and her daughters they have taken, And her by sword they have slain, And she is a name for women, And judgments they have done with her.
DARBYThese discovered her nakedness, they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword; and she became a name among women; and they executed judgment upon her.
BBEBy these her shame was uncovered: they took her sons and daughters and put her to death with the sword: and she became a cause of wonder to women; for they gave her the punishment which was right.
WebsterThese uncovered 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.

What does Ezekiel 23:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. became famous--literally, "she became a name," that is, as notorious by her punishment as she had been by her sins, so as to be quoted as a warning to others. women--that is, neighboring peoples.

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

Ezekiel 23:10 in the original Hebrew

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הֵמָּה֮he.MahtheyH1992
גִּלּ֣וּgi.Luthey uncoveredH1540
עֶרְוָתָהּ֒'er.va.Tahnakedness herH6172
בָּנֶ֤יהָba.Nei.hasons herH1121
וּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haand daughters herH1323
לָקָ֔חוּla.Ka.chuthey tookH3947
וְאוֹתָ֖הּve.'o.Tahand <obj.> herH853
בַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revwith the swordH2719
הָרָ֑גוּha.Ra.guthey killedH2026
וַתְּהִי\־va.te.hi-and she becameH1961
שֵׁם֙shema nameH8034
לַנָּשִׁ֔יםla.na.Shimto <the> womenH802
וּשְׁפוּטִ֖יםu.she.fu.Timand judgmentsH8196
עָ֥שׂוּ'A.suthey brought aboutH6213
בָֽהּ\׃\ \סVahon her

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 23:10

  • Hosea 2:10

    And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand.

  • Ezekiel 23:29

    And they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.

  • Hosea 2:3

    Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 22:8-9

    And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this great city? Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

  • Ezekiel 16:37-41

    Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness. And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy. And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare. They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
discovered.
29; 16:37-41; Ho 2:3,10
they took.
47
famous. Heb. a name.
48; Jer 22:8,9

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Context

  • Ezekiel 23:9

    Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 23:11

    And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms.

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Ezekiel 23:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ellos descubrieron sus vergüenzas, tomaron sus hijos y sus hijas, y á ella mataron á cuchillo: y vino á ser de nombre entre las mujeres, pues en ella hicieron juicios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ils découvrirent sa nudité, prirent ses fils et ses filles, et la tuèrent elle-même par l’épée; et elle devint renommée parmi les femmes, et ils exécutèrent des jugements sur elle.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Sie deckten ihre Blöße auf, nahmen ihre Söhne und ihre Töchter weg, und sie selbst töteten sie mit dem Schwerte; und so wurde sie berüchtigt unter den Weibern, und man übte Gerichte an ihr.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ipsi discooperuerunt ignominiam ejus, filios et filias ejus tulerunt, et ipsam occiderunt gladio: et factæ sunt famosæ mulieres, et judicia perpetraverunt in ea.