פירוש על יחזקאל 23:47

shall pelt them with stone The slaying of their sons and daughters and the burning of their houses is the judgment of adulteresses.

and slash them with their swords That is the judgment of murderesses. [The word] וּבָרֵא is an expression of cutting, and so: “and you shall cut it down (וּבֵרֵאתוֹ),” of “the forest shall be yours” in the Book of Joshua (17:18).