Ezekiel 16:41 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.

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New International Version
They will burn down your houses and inflict punishment on you in the sight of many women. I will put a stop to your prostitution, and you will no longer pay your lovers.

New Living Translation
They will burn your homes and punish you in front of many women. I will stop your prostitution and end your payments to your many lovers.

English Standard Version
And they shall burn your houses and execute judgments upon you in the sight of many women. I will make you stop playing the whore, and you shall also give payment no more.

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.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
They shall burn your houses with fire, and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women; and I will make you cease playing the harlot, and you shall no longer hire lovers.

New American Standard Bible
And they will burn your houses with fire and execute judgments against you in the sight of many women. Then I will put an end to your prostitution, and you will also no longer pay your lovers.

NASB 1995
“They will burn your houses with fire and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women. Then I will stop you from playing the harlot, and you will also no longer pay your lovers.

NASB 1977
“And they will burn your houses with fire and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women. Then I shall stop you from playing the harlot, and you will also no longer pay your lovers.

Legacy Standard Bible
They will burn your houses with fire and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women. Then I will make you cease from playing the harlot, and you will also no longer give your earnings to your lovers.

Amplified Bible
They will burn down your houses with fire and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women (Gentile nations). Then I will make you cease your prostitution, and you will no longer hire your lovers.

Christian Standard Bible
They will burn your houses and execute judgments against you in the sight of many women. I will stop you from being a prostitute, and you will never again pay fees for lovers.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then they will burn down your houses and execute judgments against you in the sight of many women. I will stop you from being a prostitute, and you will never again pay fees for 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.

Contemporary English Version
and burn down your houses. Other women will watch these terrible things happen to you. I promise to stop you from being a prostitute and paying your lovers for sex.

English Revised Version
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 shalt also give no hire any more.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They will burn your houses and punish you in the presence of many women. I will put an end to your prostitution, and you will no longer pay others.

Good News Translation
They will burn your houses down and let crowds of women see your punishment. I will make you stop being a prostitute and make you stop giving gifts to your lovers.

International Standard Version
Then they'll burn your houses and carry out my sentence against you in the sight of many women. "That's how I'll make you stop your prostitution so you won't pay any prostitute's fees anymore.

Majority 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.

NET Bible
They will burn down your houses and execute judgments on you in front of many women. Thus I will put a stop to your prostitution, and you will no longer give gifts to your clients.

New Heart English Bible
They shall burn your houses with fire, and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women; and I will cause you to cease from playing the prostitute, and you shall also give no hire any more.

Webster's Bible Translation
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 also shalt give no hire any more.

World English Bible
They will burn your houses with fire, and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women. I will cause you to cease from playing the prostitute, and you will also give no hire any more.

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
And burned your houses with fire, "" And done judgments in you before the eyes of many women, "" And I have caused you to cease from going whoring, "" And also, you no longer give a wage.

Young's Literal Translation
And burnt thy houses with fire, And done in thee judgments before the eyes of many women, And I have caused thee to cease from going a-whoring, And also a gift thou givest no more.

Smith's Literal Translation
And they burnt thy houses with fire, and they did judgments upon thee before the eyes of many women: and I caused thee to cease from a harlot, and also thou shalt no more give hire.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
41And they shall burn thy houses with fire, and shall execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and thou shalt cease from fornication, and shalt give no hire any more.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And they will burn up your houses with fire, and they will carry out judgments against you in the sight of many women. And you will cease from fornication, and no longer give payment.

New American Bible
They shall set fire to your homes and inflict punishments on you while many women watch. Thus I will put an end to your prostitution, and you shall never again offer payment.

New Revised Standard Version
They shall burn your houses and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women; I will stop you from playing the whore, and you shall also make no more payments.

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
And they shall burn you in the midst of fire, and execute judgments upon you in the sight of many women; and I will cause you to cease from playing the harlot, and you also shall give no hire to your lovers any more.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they shall burn you in fire and they shall execute judgment from you before the eyes of many women, and I shall stop you from fornication, and you shall not give hire again

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and shall execute vengeance on thee in the sight of many women: and I will turn thee back from harlotry, and I will no more give thee rewards.

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Audio Bible

Context

Judgment on Jerusalem
…40They will bring a mob against you, who will stone you and cut you to pieces with their swords. 41Then 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. 42So I will lay to rest My wrath against you, and My jealousy will turn away from you. Then I will be calm and no longer angry.…

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Cross References

Jeremiah 4:30
And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.

Hosea 2:10
And then I will expose her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and no one will deliver her out of My hands.

Lamentations 1:8-9
Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away. / Her uncleanness stains her skirts; she did not consider her end. Her downfall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. Look, O LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed!

Isaiah 47:3
Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”

Nahum 3:5-6
“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show your nakedness to the nations and your shame to the kingdoms. / I will pelt you with filth and treat you with contempt; I will make a spectacle of you.

Jeremiah 13:22
And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It is because of the magnitude of your iniquity that your skirts have been stripped off and your body has been exposed.

Hosea 2:3
Otherwise, I will strip her naked and expose her like the day of her birth. I will make her like a desert and turn her into a parched land, and I will let her die of thirst.

Isaiah 3:16-17
The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles— / the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.”

Jeremiah 13:26
So I will pull your skirts up over your face, that your shame may be seen.

Micah 1:8
Because of this I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and mourn like an ostrich.

Revelation 17:16
And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.

Revelation 18:8
Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”

Revelation 18:16-17
saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! / For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance

Revelation 19:2
For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”

Matthew 23:37-38
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.

Treasury of Scripture

And they shall burn your houses with fire, and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women: and I will cause you to cease from playing the harlot, and you also shall give no hire any more.

burn

Deuteronomy 13:16
And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.

2 Kings 25:9
And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire.

Jeremiah 39:8
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.

and execute

Ezekiel 5:8
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.

Ezekiel 23:10,48
These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for they had executed judgment upon her…

Deuteronomy 13:11
And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.

and I

Ezekiel 23:27
Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy whoredom brought from the land of Egypt: so that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any more.

Ezekiel 37:23
Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.

Isaiah 1:25,26
And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin: …

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Ezekiel 16

1. Under the parable of a wretched infant is shown the natural state of Jerusalem
6. God's extraordinary love toward her,
15. Her grievous judgment
35. Her sin, equal to her mother,
46. and exceeding her sisters, Sodom and Samaria,
59. calls for judgments
60. Mercy is promised her in the end

Berean Study Bible

They will burn down your houses
The phrase "They will burn down your houses" signifies a complete and utter destruction of what was once considered a place of safety and comfort. In the Hebrew context, the word for "houses" (בָּתִּים, batim) can also imply households or family units, indicating a total dismantling of societal structures. Historically, the burning of houses was a common practice in ancient warfare, symbolizing the conqueror's dominance and the complete subjugation of the defeated. This imagery serves as a stark warning of the consequences of Israel's unfaithfulness to God, as their spiritual adultery leads to physical devastation.

and execute judgment against you
The phrase "and execute judgment against you" reflects the divine justice that God administers. The Hebrew word for "judgment" (מִשְׁפָּט, mishpat) encompasses not only legal decisions but also the broader concept of justice and righteousness. In the biblical narrative, God's judgments are always just and serve to bring about repentance and restoration. This execution of judgment is not merely punitive but is intended to lead Israel back to a covenant relationship with God.

in the sight of many women
The phrase "in the sight of many women" can be understood as a public spectacle, where the consequences of Israel's actions are laid bare for all to see. In ancient Near Eastern culture, public shame was a powerful deterrent, and the mention of "many women" could symbolize the surrounding nations witnessing Israel's downfall. This public exposure serves as a humbling experience, intended to bring about a realization of the gravity of their sins.

I will stop you from prostitution
The phrase "I will stop you from prostitution" indicates God's intervention to end Israel's spiritual infidelity. The Hebrew word for "prostitution" (זְנוּת, zenut) is often used metaphorically in the Bible to describe idolatry and unfaithfulness to God. This divine action is both corrective and redemptive, as God seeks to purify His people and restore them to a rightful relationship with Him. It underscores God's desire for His people to be holy and set apart, free from the entanglements of idolatry.

and you will never again pay your lovers
The phrase "and you will never again pay your lovers" signifies the end of Israel's alliances and dependencies on foreign nations and idols. The act of "paying" (נָתַן, natan) implies a transactional relationship, where Israel sought security and prosperity through unfaithful means. God's promise to end this practice highlights His sovereignty and the futility of relying on anything other than Him. It is a call to return to a wholehearted trust in God, who alone can provide true security and fulfillment.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(41) Shall burn thine house.--Comp. Deuteronomy 13:16. The figurative and the literal sense here blend together; the house of the unfaithful wife shall be destroyed, and the houses of Jerusalem shall be burned.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 41. - They shall burn thine houris with fire, etc. (comp. 2 Kings 25:9 and Jeremiah 52:13, for the fulfilment of the prediction). The women stand for the "cities" which looked on, with awe or exultation, at the destruction of the guilty. Possibly, however, the words may include a literal sense, as in Lamentations 2:10.

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

Then they will burn down
וְשָׂרְפ֤וּ (wə·śā·rə·p̄ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 8313: To be, on fire

your houses
בָתַּ֙יִךְ֙ (ḇāt·ta·yiḵ)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

and execute
וְעָשׂוּ־ (wə·‘ā·śū-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

judgment
שְׁפָטִ֔ים (šə·p̄ā·ṭîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8201: A sentence, infliction

against you
בָ֣ךְ (ḇāḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

in the sight
לְעֵינֵ֖י (lə·‘ê·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - cdc
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

of many
רַבּ֑וֹת (rab·bō·wṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

women.
נָשִׁ֣ים (nā·šîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

I will put an end
וְהִשְׁבַּתִּיךְ֙ (wə·hiš·bat·tîḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular
Strong's 7673: To repose, desist from exertion

to your prostitution,
מִזּוֹנָ֔ה (miz·zō·w·nāh)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry

and you will never
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

again
וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

pay
תִתְּנִי־ (ṯit·tə·nî-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

your lovers.
אֶתְנַ֖ן (’eṯ·nan)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 868: The wages (of a harlot)

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