Ezekiel 24:21

Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Speak	אֱמֹ֣ר 'e.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
house	לְבֵ֣ית le.Veit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
saith	אָמַר֮ 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
GOD	יְהוִה֒ Yah.weh	H3069	YHWH · proper noun, a title
profane	מְחַלֵּ֤ל me.cha.Lel	H2490	properly · verb, piel active participle, masculine singular absolute
sanctuary	מִקְדָּשִׁי֙ mik.da.Shi	H4720	a consecrated thing or place · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
excellency	גְּא֣וֹן ge.'on	H1347	arrogance or majesty · noun, common masculine singular construct
strength	עֻזְּכֶ֔ם 'u.ze.Khem	H5797	strength in various applications (force · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
desire	מַחְמַ֥ד mach.Mad	H4261	delightful · noun, common masculine singular construct
eyes	עֵֽינֵיכֶ֖ם 'ei.nei.Khem	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
soul	נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם naf.she.Khem	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
pitieth	וּמַחְמַ֣ל u.mach.Mal	H4263	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
sons	וּבְנֵיכֶ֧ם u.ve.nei.Khem	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
daughters	וּבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם u.ve.no.tei.Khem	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
left	עֲזַבְתֶּ֖ם 'a.zav.Tem	H5800	to loosen · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
fall	יִפֹּֽלוּ yi.Po.lu	H5307	to fall · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
sword	בַּחֶ֥רֶב ba.Che.rev	H2719	drought · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Ezekiel 23:47 And the company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn…
Psalms 27:4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold t…
Jeremiah 7:14 Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your father…
Ezekiel 23:25 And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy remn…
Psalms 84:1 How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
Jeremiah 6:11 Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly…
Jeremiah 16:3-4 For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare…
Lamentations 2:6-7 And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD hath caus…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 24:15–end

These verses conclude what we have been upon all along from the beginning of this book, to wit, Ezekiel's prophecies of the destruction of Jerusalem; for after this, though he prophesied much concerning other nations, he said no more concerning Jerusalem, till he heard of the destruction of it, almost three years after, Eze 33:21. He had assured them, in the former part of this chapter, that there was no hope at all of the preventing of the trouble; here he assures them that they should not have the ease of weeping for it. Observe here, I. The sign by which this was represented to them, and it was a sign that cost the prophet very dear; the more shame for them that when he, by a divine appoi…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 24:21

excellency of your strength--(compare Amo 6:8). The object of your pride and confidence (Jer 7:4, Jer 7:10, Jer 7:14). desire of . . . eyes-- (Psa 27:4). The antitype to Ezekiel's wife (Eze 24:16). pitieth--loveth, as pity is akin to love: "yearned over." Profane--an appropriate word. They had profaned the temple with idolatry; God, in just retribution, will profane it with the Chaldean sword, that is, lay it in the dust, as Ezekiel's wife. sons . . . daughters . . . left--the children left behind in Judea, when the parents were carried away.

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 24:19

Wilt thou not tell us - In the following verses he explains and applies the whole of what he had done and said.

John Gill on Ezekiel 24:21

Speak unto the house of Israel,.... By word of mouth, to those who were upon the spot with him in Chaldea: and by a messenger, or a letter, to them that were in Judea: thus saith the Lord of hosts, behold, I will profane my sanctuary; the temple, built for him, and where he dwelt, and was worshipped; where duties performed and holy sacrifices offered up formerly; this he now says he would profane, that is, would bring the Chaldeans against Jerusalem, who should take it, and enter into the temple, and so profane it, and make it common, yea, utterly destroy it: the excellency of your strength, desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; all which is said of the temple; it was the…

Dictionary and topics

Bread · Served round after funerals — Served round after funerals
Instruction · Widowhoo — Widowhoo
Prophets · Frequently in their actions, &c were made signs to the people — Frequently in their actions, &c were made signs to the people

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 24:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 24:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 24:21

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 24:19

John Gill on Ezekiel 24:21

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 24:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 24:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 24:21

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 24:19

John Gill on Ezekiel 24:21

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 24:15-24

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 24:20-24

Rashi on Ezekiel 24:21