Ezekiel 16:41

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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.

Complete Jewish Bible:

They will burn your houses to the ground and execute judgments against you in the presence of many women. I will make you stop fornicating, and you will never again pay for a lover.

Berean Standard Bible:

Then they will burn down your houses and execute judgment against you in the sight of many women. I will put an end to your prostitution, and you will never again pay your lovers.

American Standard Version:

And they shall burn thy 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 shalt also give no hire any more.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And they shall burn^{H8313} thine houses^{H1004} with fire^{H784}, and execute^{H6213} judgments^{H8201} upon thee in the sight^{H5869} of many^{H7227} women^{H802}: and I will cause thee to cease^{H7673} from playing the harlot^{H2181}, and thou also shalt give^{H5414} no hire^{H868} any more.

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Commentary for Ezekiel 16:41

Ezekiel 16:41 is part of a larger prophetic oracle found in Ezekiel chapters 16-19, which is directed towards Jerusalem and the Kingdom of Judah. The verse is set within the context of the Babylonian Exile (586-538 BCE), a period when the people of Judah were taken into exile by the Babylonians as a result of their disobedience to God. The chapter uses the metaphor of an unfaithful wife to describe Jerusalem's idolatry and spiritual adultery against the Lord.

In Ezekiel 16:41, the prophet Ezekiel conveys God's pronouncement of punishment upon Jerusalem for her idolatry and unfaithfulness. The verse speaks of the destruction that will come upon the city, with houses being burned and judgment being executed publicly ("in the sight of many women"). This public display of judgment serves as a stark warning to others. The phrase "I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot" indicates that God will no longer tolerate Jerusalem's idolatry, and He will take action to end it. The final clause, "thou also shalt give no hire any more," suggests that the city will no longer benefit from its illicit relationships with other nations and false gods, which had been likened to prostitution.

The themes present in this verse include God's justice, the consequences of unfaithfulness, and the end of illicit gain. It reflects the gravity of covenant betrayal and the severe measures God is willing to take to bring about repentance and restoration. Historically, this prophecy would have been a sobering message to the exiled Jews, emphasizing the need for them to return to faithful observance of their covenant with God.

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

1. Strong's Number: H8313
   There are 107 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: שָׂרַף
   Transliteration: sâraph
   Pronunciation: saw-raf'
   Description: a primitive root; to be (causatively, set) on fire; (cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, [idiom] utterly.
   
2. Strong's Number: H1004
   There are 1718 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: בַּיִת
   Transliteration: bayith
   Pronunciation: bah'-yith
   Description: probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
   
3. Strong's Number: H784
   There are 549 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: אֵשׁ
   Transliteration: ʼêsh
   Pronunciation: aysh
   Description: a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively); burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
   
4. Strong's Number: H6213
   There are 2286 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: עָשָׂה
   Transliteration: ʻâsâh
   Pronunciation: aw-saw'
   Description: a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
   
5. Strong's Number: H8201
   There are 16 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: שֶׁפֶט
   Transliteration: shepheṭ
   Pronunciation: sheh'-fet
   Description: from שָׁפַט; a sentence, i.e. infliction; judgment.
   
6. Strong's Number: H5869
   There are 830 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: עַיִן
   Transliteration: ʻayin
   Pronunciation: ah'-yin
   Description: probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape); affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).
   
7. Strong's Number: H7227
   There are 439 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: רַב
   Transliteration: rab
   Pronunciation: rab
   Description: by contracted from רָבַב; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
   
8. Strong's Number: H802
   There are 729 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: אִשָּׁה
   Transliteration: ʼishshâh
   Pronunciation: ish-shaw'
   Description: feminine of אִישׁ or אֱנוֹשׁ; irregular plural, נָשִׁים;(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
   
9. Strong's Number: H7673
   There are 67 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: שָׁבַת
   Transliteration: shâbath
   Pronunciation: shaw-bath'
   Description: a primitive root; to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific); (cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away.
   
10. Strong's Number: H2181
    There are 82 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: זָנָה
    Transliteration: zânâh
    Pronunciation: zaw-naw'
    Description: a primitive root (highly-fed and therefore wanton); to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah); (cause to) commit fornication, [idiom] continually, [idiom] great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.
    
11. Strong's Number: H5414
    There are 1816 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָתַן
    Transliteration: nâthan
    Pronunciation: naw-than'
    Description: a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
    
12. Strong's Number: H868
    There are 7389 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֶתְנַן
    Transliteration: ʼethnan
    Pronunciation: eth-nan'
    Description: the same as אֶתְנָה; a gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry); hire, reward.