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So I hid my face from them and handed them over to their enemies, and they all fell by the sword. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/39.htm">New Living Translation</a> The nations will then know why Israel was sent away to exile—it was punishment for sin, for they were unfaithful to their God. Therefore, I turned away from them and let their enemies destroy them. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/39.htm">English Standard Version</a> And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, because they dealt so treacherously with me that I hid my face from them and gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they all fell by the sword. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/39.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their iniquity, because they were unfaithful to Me. So I hid My face from them and delivered them into the hands of their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/39.htm">King James Bible</a> And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/39.htm">New King James Version</a> The Gentiles shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity; because they were unfaithful to Me, therefore I hid My face from them. I gave them into the hand of their enemies, and they all fell by the sword. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/39.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their wrongdoing, because they were disloyal to Me, and I hid My face from them; so I handed them over to their adversaries, and all of them fell by the sword. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/39.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220The nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their iniquity because they acted treacherously against Me, and I hid My face from them; so I gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and all of them fell by the sword. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/39.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their iniquity because they acted treacherously against Me, and I hid My face from them; so I gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and all of them fell by the sword. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/39.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their iniquity because they acted unfaithfully against Me, and I hid My face from them; so I gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and all of them fell by the sword. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/39.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And the nations will know [without any doubt] that the house of Israel went into exile for their great sin, because they acted treacherously against Me; and I hid My face (favor, blessing) from them. So I gave them into the hand of their enemies, and they all fell [into captivity or were killed] by [the power of] the sword. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/39.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile on account of their iniquity, because they dealt unfaithfully with me. Therefore, I hid my face from them and handed them over to their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/39.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile on account of their iniquity, because they dealt unfaithfully with Me. Therefore, I hid My face from them and handed them over to their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/39.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity; because they trespassed against me, and I hid my face from them: so I gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they fell all of them by the sword. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/39.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Foreign nations will realize that the Israelites were forced to leave their own land because they sinned against me. I turned my back on my people and let enemies attack and kill them. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/39.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity; because they trespassed against me, and I hid my face from them: so I gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they fell all of them by the sword. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/39.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the nations will know that the people of Israel went into captivity because they did wrong and rebelled against me. So I hid my face from them and handed them over to their enemies. They were killed in battle. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/39.htm">Good News Translation</a> And the nations will know that the Israelites went into exile because of the sins which they committed against me. I turned away from them and let their enemies defeat them and kill them in battle. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/39.htm">International Standard Version</a> The nations will also learn that because of Israel's sin the house of Israel went into captivity, since they were unfaithful in their behavior toward me. As a result, I hid my presence from them, turned them over to the control of their enemies, and they died by violence. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/39.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their iniquity, because they were unfaithful to Me. So I hid My face from them and delivered them into the hands of their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword. <a href="/net/ezekiel/39.htm">NET Bible</a> The nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile due to their iniquity, for they were unfaithful to me. So I hid my face from them and handed them over to their enemies; all of them died by the sword. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/39.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity; because they trespassed against me, and I hid my face from them: so I gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they fell all of them by the sword. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/39.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore I hid my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so they all fell by the sword. <a href="/web/ezekiel/39.htm">World English Bible</a> The nations will know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, because they trespassed against me, and I hid my face from them; so I gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they all fell by the sword. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/39.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the nations have known "" That the house of Israel was removed for their iniquity, "" Because they have trespassed against Me, "" And I hide My face from them, "" And give them into the hand of their adversaries, "" And they fall by sword—all of them. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/39.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And known have the nations that for their iniquity, Removed have the house of Israel, Because they have trespassed against Me, And I do hide My face from them, And give them into the hand of their adversaries, And they fall by sword -- all of them. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/39.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the nations shall know that for their iniquity the house of Israel were carried away captive: because they transgressed against me, and I will hide my face from them, and I will give them into the hand of their enemies, and they shall fall by the sword, all of them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/39.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the nations shall know that the house of Israel were made captives for their iniquity, because they forsook me, and I hid my face from them: and I delivered them into the hands of their enemies, and they fell all by the sword. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/39.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the Gentiles shall know that the house of Israel was taken captive because of their own iniquity, because they abandoned me. And so I concealed my face from them, and I delivered them into the hands of their enemies, and they all fell by the sword. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/39.htm">New American Bible</a> The nations shall know that the house of Israel went into exile because of its sins. Because they betrayed me, I hid my face from them, handing them over to their foes, so they all fell by the sword. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/39.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, because they dealt treacherously with me. So I hid my face from them and gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they all fell by the sword.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/39.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the Gentiles shall know that the house of Israel was carried into captivity for their iniquity; because they transgressed against me, therefore I turned away my face from them and delivered them into the hand of those who hate them, and they all fell by the sword. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/39.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the nations shall know that because of their evil the children of Israel were taken captive, for they have done evil to me, and I turned my face from them and I handed them over into the hands of those hating them, and all of them fell by the sword<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/39.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, because they broke faith with Me, and I hid My face from them; so I gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they fell all of them by the sword. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/39.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And all the nations shall know that the house of Israel were led captive because of their sins, because they rebelled against me, and I turned away my face from them, and delivered them into the hands of their enemies, and they all fell by the sword. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=11823" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/39.htm">Israel to Be Restored</a> …22From that day forward the house of Israel will know that I am the LORD their God. 23<a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">And the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wə·yā·ḏə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">will know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ḇêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: gā·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">went into exile</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ḇa·‘ă·wō·nām (Prep-b:: N-csc:: 3mp) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">for their iniquity,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4603.htm" title="4603: mā·‘ă·lū- (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. Treacherously.">they were unfaithful</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">to Me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5641.htm" title="5641: wā·’as·tir (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To hide, conceal. A primitive root; to hide, literally or figuratively.">So I hid</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">My face</a> <a href="/hebrew/mê·hem (Prep-m:: Pro-3mp) -- ">from them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wā·’et·tə·nêm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and delivered them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">into the hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/6862.htm" title="6862: ṣā·rê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent. Or tsar; from tsarar; narrow; a tight place; also a pebble; an opponent.">of their enemies,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">so that they all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: way·yip·pə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">fell</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḇa·ḥe·reḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">by the sword.</a> 24I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and transgressions, and I hid My face from them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Leviticus 26:40-42</a> But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me— / and I acted with hostility toward them and brought them into the land of their enemies—and if their uncircumcised hearts will be humbled and they will make amends for their iniquity, / then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land. <a href="/deuteronomy/31-17.htm">Deuteronomy 31:17-18</a> On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’ / And on that day I will surely hide My face because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods. <a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18-20</a> So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, / and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced. / So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-17</a> Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. / So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, <a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2</a> But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear. <a href="/jeremiah/5-19.htm">Jeremiah 5:19</a> And when the people ask, ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.’” <a href="/jeremiah/16-10.htm">Jeremiah 16:10-13</a> When you tell these people all these things, they will ask you, ‘Why has the LORD pronounced all this great disaster against us? What is our iniquity? What is the sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?’ / Then you are to answer them: ‘It is because your fathers have forsaken Me, declares the LORD, and followed other gods, and served and worshiped them. They abandoned Me and did not keep My instruction. / And you have done more evil than your fathers. See how each of you follows the stubbornness of his evil heart instead of obeying Me. ... <a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18-19</a> I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them. / I will do this because they have not listened to My words, declares the LORD, which I sent to them again and again through My servants the prophets. And neither have you exiles listened, declares the LORD.” <a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Lamentations 1:5</a> Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy. <a href="/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15</a> Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.” <a href="/hosea/9-17.htm">Hosea 9:17</a> My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations. <a href="/amos/3-2.htm">Amos 3:2</a> “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” <a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18-21</a> The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness. / For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. / For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse. ... <a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Romans 11:7-10</a> What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened, / as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” / And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-11</a> I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. / They all ate the same spiritual food ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.the heathen<a href="/ezekiel/36-18.htm">Ezekiel 36:18-23,36</a> Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it: … <a href="/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">2 Chronicles 7:21,22</a> And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house? … <a href="/jeremiah/22-8.htm">Jeremiah 22:8,9</a> 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? … hid I<a href="/ezekiel/39-29.htm">Ezekiel 39:29</a> Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.<a href="/deuteronomy/31-17.htm">Deuteronomy 31:17,18</a> Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us? … <a href="/deuteronomy/32-20.htm">Deuteronomy 32:20</a> And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.gave them<a href="/leviticus/26-25.htm">Leviticus 26:25</a> And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.<a href="/deuteronomy/32-30.htm">Deuteronomy 32:30</a> How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?<a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Judges 2:14</a> And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/29-20.htm">Acted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-16.htm">Adversaries</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-5.htm">Attackers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-7.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-21.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-22.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-7.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-18.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-16.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-19.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-21.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-14.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-26.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-13.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-21.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Handed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-21.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-22.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-5.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-22.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-21.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-21.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-16.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-21.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Treacherously</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-24.htm">Trespassed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-20.htm">Unfaithful</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-18.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/39-26.htm">Acted</a> <a href="/daniel/4-19.htm">Adversaries</a> <a href="/amos/9-4.htm">Attackers</a> <a href="/daniel/2-1.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-25.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-25.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-24.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-24.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-27.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-28.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-24.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-26.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-3.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-1.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/daniel/7-25.htm">Handed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-14.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-28.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-24.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-25.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-10.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-25.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-27.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/daniel/5-13.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/daniel/11-26.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/hosea/5-7.htm">Treacherously</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-26.htm">Trespassed</a> <a href="/hosea/2-5.htm">Unfaithful</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-26.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 39</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/39-1.htm">God's judgment upon Gog</a> 8. <a href="/ezekiel/39-8.htm">Israel's victory</a> 11. <a href="/ezekiel/39-11.htm">Gog's burial in Hamon-gog</a> 17. <a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">The feast of the fowls</a> 21. <a href="/ezekiel/39-21.htm">Israel having been plagued for their sins</a> 25. <a href="/ezekiel/39-25.htm">shall be gathered again with eternal favor</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The exile was not merely a political or military defeat but a divine judgment for Israel's sins. The concept of exile as a consequence for iniquity is consistent with the covenantal warnings found in <a href="/leviticus/26.htm">Leviticus 26</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where God outlines the blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience. The exile served as a testimony to the nations of God's righteousness and His commitment to His covenant, even in judgment.because they were unfaithful to Me Israel's unfaithfulness is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament, often depicted as spiritual adultery. This unfaithfulness included idolatry, social injustice, and neglect of the covenantal laws. The prophets, including Hosea and Jeremiah, frequently used the metaphor of marriage to describe Israel's relationship with God, emphasizing the betrayal involved in their idolatry. This phrase underscores the personal nature of Israel's sin against God, not just a violation of laws but a breach of relationship.So I hid My face from them The hiding of God's face is a metaphor for the withdrawal of His favor and presence. In the ancient Near Eastern context, the presence of a deity was associated with protection and blessing. God's hidden face signifies a break in the relationship and the removal of His protective hand, leaving Israel vulnerable to their enemies. This concept is echoed in passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/31-17.htm">Deuteronomy 31:17-18</a>, where God warns of hiding His face as a consequence of Israel's idolatry.and delivered them into the hands of their enemies This phrase indicates God's active role in the judgment process. It was not merely that Israel's enemies overpowered them, but that God Himself delivered Israel into their hands as a form of divine discipline. This aligns with the biblical theme of God using foreign nations as instruments of His judgment, as seen with Assyria and Babylon. The historical context of the Babylonian exile, where Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem, serves as a fulfillment of this divine action.so that they all fell by the sword The phrase "fell by the sword" is a common biblical expression for death in battle or violent conflict. It reflects the severity of the judgment and the completeness of the defeat. This outcome was a direct result of Israel's disobedience and God's subsequent judgment. The imagery of the sword is often used in prophetic literature to symbolize divine judgment, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Jeremiah 25:31-33</a>. The fall by the sword serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a> Refers to the Gentile nations surrounding Israel, who will witness God's judgment and restoration of Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_israel.htm">The House of Israel</a> Represents the people of Israel, God's chosen nation, who were exiled due to their unfaithfulness. 3. <a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a> The period when Israel was taken captive by foreign powers as a consequence of their disobedience to God. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god's_hidden_face.htm">God's Hidden Face</a> Symbolizes God's withdrawal of His favor and protection due to Israel's sin. 5. <a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a> The foreign powers that conquered and oppressed Israel during their time of exile.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unfaithfulness.htm">The Consequences of Unfaithfulness</a> Israel's exile serves as a stark reminder of the serious consequences of turning away from God. Believers today must remain faithful to God's commands to avoid spiritual exile. <a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a> While God is just in His judgment, His ultimate plan includes restoration and mercy. This duality should encourage believers to trust in God's perfect balance of justice and grace. <a href="/topical/t/the_witness_to_the_nations.htm">The Witness to the Nations</a> Israel's history serves as a testimony to the nations of God's power and faithfulness. Christians are called to live in a way that reflects God's character to the world. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> Repentance is key to restoring a broken relationship with God. Believers should regularly examine their lives and turn back to God when they stray. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a> Despite the consequences of sin, God promises restoration. This hope should inspire believers to persevere through trials, knowing that God is faithful to His promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_39.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 39</a> <a href="/q/how_do_interpreters_align_ezekiel_39_with_other_ot_outcomes_for_israel.htm">How do interpreters harmonize the restoration promises in Ezekiel 39:21–29 with other Old Testament passages that describe different outcomes for Israel?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_1_peter_4_17_fit_universal_judgment.htm">If (1 Peter 4:17) declares judgment begins with God's own people, how is that consistent with verses that imply universal judgment in the future?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_numbers_23_favorable_to_israel.htm">Numbers 23: Why does this chapter imply a favorable view of Israel among foreign nations while other Old Testament accounts describe hostility and conflict?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_1_john_4_8_say_'god_is_love'.htm">How can 1 John 4:8 say 'God is love' when the Old Testament shows actions that don't seem loving?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/39.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) For their iniquity.--In the times foretold God's dealings shall no longer be misunderstood, nor the sufferings of Israel considered as the result of His want of power to protect them. All the world shall so far understand His righteousness, that they shall see the reasonableness and necessity of His punishing even His chosen people for their sins, and purifying them that they may become His indeed.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/39.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 23, 24. - And the heathen shall know. The special lesson for them should be not so much teaching concerning God's supremacy over them, or concerning their relation to Israel, as concerning the principles of God's dealings with Israel. They should learn that if Israel had for a season been abandoned to the sword and driven into exile, it was not because of Jehovah's inability to protect them, but because of their wickedness which had caused him to hide his face from them - an expression which in Ezekiel occurs only here and in ver. 29, though it is found in the Pentateuch (<a href="/deuteronomy/31-17.htm">Deuteronomy 31:17, 18</a>) and in the older prophets (<a href="/isaiah/8-17.htm">Isaiah 8:17</a>; <a href="/isaiah/54-8.htm">Isaiah 54:8</a>; <a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">Isaiah 57:17</a>; <a href="/isaiah/64-7.htm">Isaiah 64:7</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/33-5.htm">Jeremiah 33:5</a>). <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And the nations הַ֠גּוֹיִם (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts will know וְיָדְע֣וּ (wə·yā·ḏə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know that כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the house בֵֽית־ (ḇêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc went into exile גָּל֣וּ (gā·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> To denude, to exile, to reveal for their iniquity, בַעֲוֺנָ֞ם (ḇa·‘ă·wō·nām) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity because עַ֚ל (‘al) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against they were unfaithful מָֽעֲלוּ־ (mā·‘ă·lū-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4603.htm">Strong's 4603: </a> To cover up, to act covertly, treacherously to Me. בִ֔י (ḇî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> So I hid וָאַסְתִּ֥ר (wā·’as·tir) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5641.htm">Strong's 5641: </a> To hide, conceal My face פָּנַ֖י (pā·nay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face from them מֵהֶ֑ם (mê·hem) Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They and gave them וָֽאֶתְּנֵם֙ (wā·’et·tə·nêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set into the hand בְּיַ֣ד (bə·yaḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand of their enemies, צָרֵיהֶ֔ם (ṣā·rê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6862.htm">Strong's 6862: </a> Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent so that they all כֻּלָּֽם׃ (kul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every fell וַיִּפְּל֥וּ (way·yip·pə·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie by the sword. בַחֶ֖רֶב (ḇa·ḥe·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Ezekiel 39:23 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Ezekiel 39:23 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Ezekiel 39:23 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Ezekiel 39:23 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Ezekiel 39:23 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Ezekiel 39:23 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Ezekiel 39:23 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Ezekiel 39:23 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Ezekiel 39:23 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Ezekiel 39:23 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-23.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 39:23 The nations shall know that the house (Ezek. 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