Ezekiel 39:23

“And the nations will know that for their iniquity the house of Israel went into exile, because they were unfaithful to me, and I hid my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they fell by the sword, all of them.”

Ezekiel 39:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 39:23, word by word

And the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
will knowיָדְעוּyadu

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “yadu” appears
for their iniquityעֲוֺנָavona

iniquity

A serious wrong.

Where else “avona” appears
the houseבֵיתvet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

Where else “vet” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
went into exileגָּלוּgalu

go into exile

To be taken away from one's own land, or deport others.

Where else “galu” appears
they were unfaithfulמָעֲלוּmaalu

be unfaithful

Be unfaithful, break the loyalty owed; especially, keep for oneself what belongs to God.

Where else “maalu” appears
and I hidאַסְתִּרastir

hide the face

"Hide the face": withdraw favor.

Where else “astir” appears
my faceפָּנַpana

face

The front of the head, of someone or of God.

Where else “pana” appears
and gave themאֶתְּנֵetne

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

Where else “etne” appears
into the handיַדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

Where else “yad” appears
of their adversariesצָרֵיtsare

adversary

Someone who oppresses and attacks another; the adversary.

Where else “tsare” appears
and they fellיִּפְּלוּyiplu

fall

To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.

Where else “yiplu” appears
by the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

Where else “cherev” appears

The context

22And the house of Israel will know that I am YHWH their Elohim, from that day and onward.

23 · This verse (above)

24According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions I dealt with them, and I hid my face from them.

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