The Meaning of Ezekiel 23:26 Explained

Ezekiel 23:26

KJV: They shall also strip thee out of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels.

YLT: And they have stripped thee of thy garments, And have taken thy beauteous jewels.

Darby: They shall also strip the of thy garments, and take away thy fair jewels.

ASV: They shall also strip thee of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

They shall also strip  thee out of thy clothes,  and take away  thy fair  jewels. 

What does Ezekiel 23:26 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 23

1  The unfaithfulness of Aholah and Aholibah
23  Aholibah is to be plagued by her lovers
36  The prophet reproves the adulteries of them both
45  and shows their judgments

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 23:26 mean?

And they shall strip you of your clothes and take away your jewelry beautiful
וְהִפְשִׁיט֖וּךְ אֶת־ בְּגָדָ֑יִךְ וְלָקְח֖וּ כְּלֵ֥י תִפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ

וְהִפְשִׁיט֖וּךְ  And  they  shall  strip  you 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural, second person feminine singular
Root: פָּשַׁט  
Sense: to strip, invade, strip off, make a dash, raid, spread out.
בְּגָדָ֑יִךְ  your  clothes 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person feminine singular
Root: בֶּגֶד 
Sense: treachery, deceit.
וְלָקְח֖וּ  and  take  away 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
כְּלֵ֥י  your  jewelry 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: כְּלִי  
Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
תִפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ  beautiful 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: תִּפְאֶרֶת  
Sense: beauty, splendour, glory.