Ezekiel 28:24Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Douay-RheimsHebrew (Masoretic text)

And the house of Israel shall have no more a stumblingblock of bitterness, nor a thorn causing pain on every side round about them, of them that are against them: and they shall know that I am the Lord God.
Douay-Rheims

וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֨ה ע֜וֹד לְבֵ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל סִלּ֤וֹן מַמְאִיר֙ וְק֣וֹץ מַכְאִ֔ב מִכֹּל֙ סְבִ֣יבֹתָ֔ם הַשָּׁאטִ֖ים אוֹתָ֑ם וְיָ֣דְע֔וּ כִּ֥י אֲנִ֖י אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃
Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Theodoret of Cyrus

5th centuryChurch Father

God declares that He will bring judgment upon Tyre, the Philistines, and all those living nearby, so that His people will not have a model of iniquity among them or face enemies who continually attack and harass them. After predicting these severe events, He also foretells blessings for Israel, which only serves to heighten their sorrow; for in their resentment, they twist Israel's prosperity into a source of anguish for themselves.

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