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Ezekiel 16:39

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

I'm going to hand you over to them, and they'll tear down everything you built up high and mighty. They'll strip away your clothes, take all your beautiful jewelry, and leave you with absolutely nothing.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When you betray trust completely, you lose everything you thought made you special.

📚 Historical Context

Ezekiel was a prophet speaking to the exiled Jews in Babylon around the 6th century BC, warning of God's judgment on Jerusalem for its spiritual unfaithfulness and idolatry. In this chapter, God uses a vivid allegory of an unfaithful wife to represent Israel's betrayal through alliances with pagan nations and worship of false gods. The verse specifically describes the invaders destroying places of idol worship and stripping away symbols of wealth, symbolizing the complete humiliation and loss that would come as divine punishment.

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