Ezekiel 28 · Verse 24

Ezekiel 28:24

And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord God.
Ezekiel 28:24, King James Version

Ezekiel 28:24 in other translations

BSBFor the people of Israel will no longer face a pricking brier or a painful thorn from all around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.’
WEB“‘“There will no longer be a pricking brier to the house of Israel, nor a hurting thorn of any that are around them that scorned them. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.”
ASVAnd there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor a hurting thorn of any that are round about them, that did despite unto them; and they shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah.
YLTAnd there is no more to the house of Israel A pricking brier, and paining thorn, Of all round about them--despising them, And they have known that I am the Lord Jehovah.
DARBYAnd there shall be no more a wounding sting for the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn, among all that were round about them, that despised them: and they shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah.
BBEAnd there will no longer be a plant with sharp points wounding the children of Israel, or a thorn troubling them among any who are round about them, who put shame on them; and they will be certain that I am the Lord.
WebsterAnd there shall be no more a pricking brier to the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are around them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.

What does Ezekiel 28:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. no more ... brier ... unto ... Israel--as the idolatrous nations left in Canaan (among which Zidon is expressly specified in the limits of Asher, Jud 1:31) had been (Nu 33:55; Jos 23:13). "A brier," first ensnaring the Israelites in sin, and then being made the instrument of punishing them. pricking--literally, "causing bitterness." The same Hebrew is translated "fretting" (Le 13:51, 52). The wicked are often called "thorns" (2Sa 23:6).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 There shall be no more a pricking brier - Nothing to excite Israel to idolatry when restored from their captivity. Perhaps there is an allusion to Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal, king of Sidon, and wife to Ahab, king of Israel, who was the greatest curse to Israel, and the universal restorer of idolatry in the land, see 1Kgs 16:31. Sidon being destroyed, there would come no encourager of idolatry from that quarter.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 28:20-26

. The Zidonians were borderers upon the land of Israel, and they might have learned to glorify the Lord; but, instead of that, they seduced Israel to the worship of their idols. War and pestilence are God's messengers; but he will be glorified in the restoring his people to their former safety and prosperity. God will cure them of their sins, and ease them of their troubles. This promise will at length fully come to…

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Ezekiel 28:24 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.

וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יִהְיֶ֨הyih.Yehit will belongH1961
ע֜וֹדodagainH5750
לְבֵ֣יתle.Veitto [the] house ofH1004
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
סִלּ֤וֹןsi.Lona brierH5544
מַמְאִיר֙mam.'Ir[which] pricksH3992
וְק֣וֹץve.Kotzand a thornH6975
מַכְאִ֔בmakh.'Iv[which] causes painH3510
מִכֹּל֙mi.Kolfrom allH3605
סְבִ֣יבֹתָ֔םse.Vi.vo.Tamaround themH5439
הַשָּׁאטִ֖יםha.sha.Timwho despiseH7590
אוֹתָ֑ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
וְיָ֣דְע֔וּve.Ya.de.'Uand they will knowH3045
כִּ֥יkithatH3588
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH589
אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[am the] LordH136
יְהוִֽה\׃\ \סYah.wehYahwehH3069

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 28:24

  • Numbers 33:55

    But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.

  • Joshua 23:13

    Know for a certainty that the Lord your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you.

  • 2 Corinthians 12:7

    And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

  • Isaiah 55:13

    Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

  • Ezekiel 2:6

    And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

  • Ezekiel 39:28

    Then shall they know that I am the Lord their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there.

  • Revelation 21:4

    And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

  • Judges 2:3

    Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.

  • Micah 7:4

    The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.

  • Ezekiel 28:23

    For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 12:14

    Thus saith the Lord against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.

  • Ezekiel 36:36-38

    Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the Lord build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it. Thus saith the Lord God; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock. As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a pricking.
Nu 33:55; Jos 23:13; Jud 2:3; Isa 35:9; 55:13; Jer 12:14; Mic 7:4
2Co 12:7; Re 21:4
and they.
23,26; 36:36-38; 39:28

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Context

  • Ezekiel 28:23

    For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 28:24

    And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 28:25

    Thus saith the Lord God; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.

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Ezekiel 28:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y nunca más será á la casa de Israel espino que le punce, ni espanto que le dé dolor, en todos los alrededores de los que los menosprecian; y sabrán que yo soy Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il n’y aura plus pour la maison d’Israël d’aiguillon qui blesse, ni d’épine qui cause de la douleur, d’entre tous ceux qui étaient autour d’eux et qui les méprisaient; et ils sauront que je suis le Seigneur, l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und für das Haus Israel soll es nicht mehr einen stechenden Dorn und einen schmerzenden Stachel geben von allen um sie her, die sie verachteten. Und sie werden wissen, daß ich der Herr, Jehova, bin.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et non erit ultra domui Israël offendiculum amaritudinis, et spina dolorem inferens undique per circuitum eorum qui adversantur eis: et scient quia ego Dominus Deus.