Ezekiel 5 · Verse 15

Ezekiel 5:15

So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the Lord have spoken it.
Ezekiel 5:15, King James Version

Ezekiel 5:15 in other translations

BSBSo you will be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and a horror to the nations around you, when I execute judgments against you in anger, wrath, and raging fury. I, the LORD, have spoken.
WEBSo it will be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment, to the nations that are around you, when I execute judgments on you in anger and in wrath, and in wrathful rebukes—I, the LORD, have spoken it—
ASVSo it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment, unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments on thee in anger and in wrath, and in wrathful rebukes (I, Jehovah, have spoken it);
YLTAnd it hath been a reproach and a reviling, An instruction and an astonishment, To nations that are round about thee, In My doing in thee judgments, In anger and fury, and in furious reproofs, I, Jehovah, have spoken.
DARBYAnd it shall be a reproach, and a taunt, an instruction, and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments upon thee in anger, and in fury, and in furious rebukes: I, Jehovah, have spoken.
BBEAnd you will be a name of shame and a cause of bitter words, an example and a wonder to the nations round about you, when I give effect to my judging among you in wrath and in passion and in burning protests: I the Lord have said it:
WebsterSo it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment to the nations that are around thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it.

What does Ezekiel 5:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. instruction--literally, "a corrective chastisement," that is, a striking example to warn all of the fatal consequences of sin. For "it shall be"; all ancient versions have "thou," which the connection favors.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 5:5-17

The sentence passed upon Jerusalem is very dreadful, the manner of expression makes it still more so. Who is able to stand in God's sight when he is angry? Those who live and die impenitent, will perish for ever unpitied; there is a day coming when the Lord will not spare. Let not persons or churches, who change the Lord's statutes, expect to escape the doom of Jerusalem. Let us endeavour to adorn the doctrine of…

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Ezekiel 5:15 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.

וְֽהָ֨יְתָ֜הve.Ha.ye.Tahand it will beH1961
חֶרְפָּ֤הcher.Paha reproachH2781
וּגְדוּפָה֙u.ge.du.Fahand a tauntH1422
מוּסָ֣רmu.Sara warningH4148
וּמְשַׁמָּ֔הu.me.sha.Mahand a horrorH4923
לַגּוֹיִ֖םla.go.Yimto the nationsH1471
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
סְבִיבוֹתָ֑יִךְse.vi.vo.Ta.yikh[are] around youH5439
בַּעֲשׂוֹתִי֩ba.'a.so.Tiwhen bring about IH6213
בָ֨ךְvakhon you
שְׁפָטִ֜יםshe.fa.TimjudgmentsH8201
בְּאַ֤ףbe.'Afin angerH639
וּבְחֵמָה֙u.ve.che.Mahand in rageH2534
וּבְתֹכְח֣וֹתu.ve.to.khe.Chotand with rebukes ofH8433
חֵמָ֔הche.MahrageH2534
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
דִּבַּֽרְתִּי\׃di.Bar.tiI have spokenH1696

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 5:15

  • 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 25:17

    And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

  • Psalms 79:4

    We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

  • Isaiah 26:9

    With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

  • 1 Kings 9:7

    Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:

  • Deuteronomy 29:24-28

    Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger? Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt: For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them: And the anger of the Lord was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book: …

  • Isaiah 66:15-16

    For, behold, the Lord will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire and by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord shall be many.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:11

    Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

  • Nahum 1:2

    God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
an instruction.
De 29:24-28; 1Ki 9:7; Ps 79:4; Isa 26:9; Jer 22:8,9; 1Co 10:11
when.
25:17; Isa 66:15,16; Na 1:2

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Context

  • Ezekiel 5:14

    Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.

  • Ezekiel 5:15

    So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the Lord have spoken it.

  • Ezekiel 5:16

    When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:

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Ezekiel 5:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y serás oprobio, y escarnio, y escarmiento, y espanto á las gentes que están alrededor de ti, cuando yo hiciere en ti juicios en furor é indignación, y en reprensiones de ira. Yo Jehová he hablado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’opprobre et l’insulte seront une instruction et un étonnement pour les nations qui sont autour de toi, quand j’exécuterai sur toi des jugements, avec colère, et avec fureur, et par des châtiments de fureur. Moi, l’ Éternel, j’ai parlé.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es soll ein Hohn und ein Spott sein, eine Warnung und ein Entsetzen für die Nationen, die rings um dich her sind, wenn ich Gerichte an dir üben werde im Zorn und im Grimm und in Züchtigungen des Grimmes. Ich, Jehova, habe geredet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et eris opprobrium et blasphemia, exemplum et stupor in gentibus quæ in circuitu tuo sunt, cum fecero in te judicia in furore, et in indignatione, et in increpationibus iræ.