Ezekiel 24:25
in Ezekiel 24And you, son of man, know that on the day I take away their stronghold, their pride and joy—the desire of their eyes which uplifted their souls—and their sons and daughters as well,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And thou, son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their heart, their sons and their daughters,
KJV
Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,
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This verse in Ezekiel 24
Commentary
6 notes on this verse(2.) That which they boasted of--the joy of their glory, that which they looked upon as most their glory, and which they most rejoiced in, the temple of their God and the palaces of their princes. (3.) That which they delighted in, which was the desire of their eyes, and on which they set their minds.
This site's exposition
the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes
on Ezekiel 24:25-27
The chapter closes, naming the day a survivor will reach the prophet with news of the fall. Fairbairn reads the end of the prophet's silence, noted already at chapter 3, as bound to this sign. Clarke notes the chapter's last clause applies the recognition formula to the prophet's household loss.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 15 and following) And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with a plague, and you shall not mourn or weep, neither shall your tears flow. Sigh in silence, you shall not mourn for the dead. Your turban shall be on your head, and your sandals shall be on your feet; you shall not cover your lips nor eat the bread of mourners. Therefore, I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
6 Wherefore thus saith the Lord G OD ; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it. 7 For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;
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Their strength - Their walls and fortifications. The joy - All their public and private joys and hopes shall be destroyed in the destruction of the kingdom, and their children.
Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day,....
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאַתָּ֣ה | veatah | and you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | O son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אָדָ֔ם | ʾadam | humankind | H120 → | 551 times |
| הֲל֗וֹא | halo' | ¿ not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| בְּי֨וֹם | beyom | on [the] day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| קַחְתִּ֤י | kachti | take I | H3947 → | 966 times |
| מֵהֶם֙ | mehem | from them | ||
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מָ֣עוּזָּ֔ם | mauzam | stronghold their | H4581 → | |
| מְשׂ֖וֹשׂ | mesos | [the] joy of | H4885 → | |
| תִּפְאַרְתָּ֑ם | tifartam | splendor their | H8597 → | 51 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מַחְמַ֤ד | machmad | [the] desire of | H4261 → | 13 times |
| עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ | ʾeineihem | eyes their | H5869 → | 887 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מַשָּׂ֣א | masa' | [the] uplifting of | H4853 → | |
| נַפְשָׁ֔ם | nafsham | being their | H5315 → | 754 times |
| בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם | beneihem | sons their | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וּבְנוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ | uvenoteihem | and daughters their | H1323 → | 588 times |
וְאַתָּ֣הand you
veatahH859 →1094 times
בֶן־O son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
אָדָ֔םhumankind
ʾadamH120 →551 times
הֲל֗וֹא¿ not
halo'H3808 →5168 times
בְּי֨וֹםon [the] day
beyomH3117 →2304 times
קַחְתִּ֤יtake I
kachtiH3947 →966 times
מֵהֶם֙from them
mehem
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מָ֣עוּזָּ֔םstronghold their
mauzamH4581 →
מְשׂ֖וֹשׂ[the] joy of
mesosH4885 →
תִּפְאַרְתָּ֑םsplendor their
tifartamH8597 →51 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מַחְמַ֤ד[the] desire of
machmadH4261 →13 times
עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙eyes their
ʾeineihemH5869 →887 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
מַשָּׂ֣א[the] uplifting of
masa'H4853 →
נַפְשָׁ֔םbeing their
nafshamH5315 →754 times
בְּנֵיהֶ֖םsons their
beneihemH1121 →4930 times
וּבְנוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃and daughters their
uvenoteihemH1323 →588 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 48:2Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
it leads to
- Psalms 50:2
From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
- Matthew 5:35
or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
- Lamentations 2:15
All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the…
- Psalms 50:2
Through
Psalms 50:2From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
it leads to
- Psalms 48:2
Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
- Revelation 21:23
And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
- Psalms 80:1
Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
- Revelation 1:16
He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
- Habakkuk 3:3–4
God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
- Psalms 48:2
About Ezekiel

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.
