Ezekiel 21:27

²⁵ And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,

²⁶ Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.

I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.

²⁸ And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:

²⁹ Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’
KJV: I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.
WEB: I will overturn, overturn, overturn it. This also will be no more, until he comes whose right it is; and I will give it.”’
ASV: I will overturn, overturn, overturn it: this also shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it [him].
DARBY: I will overturn, overturn, overturn it! This also shall be no [more], until he come whose right it is; and I will give it [to him].
BLB: A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be until He comes whose it is; to Him I have assigned the judgment.

ÅB: Jeg vil vende opp ned, opp ned, opp ned på det som er; heller ikke ved dette skal det bli, inntil han kommer hvem retten tilhører[^9], og jeg gir ham den.
OTB: En ruin, en ruin, en ruin vil jeg gjøre det! Dette skal ikke gjenopprettes før han kommer som det rettmessig tilhører; til ham vil jeg gi det.’
B1930: Jeg vil vende op ned, op ned, op ned på det som er; heller ikke ved dette skal det bli, inntil han kommer hvem retten tilhører, og jeg gir ham den. / < d.e. Messias; 1MO 49, 10.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Micah 5:2
But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
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Jeremiah 23:5–6
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
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Luke 1:32
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
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Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
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Psalms 2:6
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
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Genesis 49:10
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
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John 1:9
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
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Haggai 2:21–22
Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;
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