Ezekiel 39:23-24

[23] And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword. [24] According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them.

What is the context of Ezekiel 39:23-24?

An Invitation to Dine on Human Flesh (Ezekiel 39:17-24 true)
Israel Restored to the Land (Ezekiel 39:21-29 true)
Israel’s Restoration to God (Ezekiel 39:21-29 true)
Prophecy against Gog—Invaders Destroyed (Ezekiel 39:1-24 true)
Prophecy Against Gog (Ezekiel 39:1-24 true)
The Slaughter of Gog’s Hordes (Ezekiel 39:1-24 true)
The Lord’s Great Victory Over the Nations (Ezekiel 39:1-29 true)
God’s Destruction of Gog and His Hordes (Ezekiel 39:1-29 true)

What does Ezekiel 39:23-24 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Then the nations would understand that it was not out of weakness that Yahweh permitted the Israelites to go into exile and die but because He was punishing them for their sins. That is why they had suffered as they had and the Lord had not responded to their cries for deliverance.