Ezekiel 21:29

27 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.’

28 Now prophesy, son of man, and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: ‘A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning—

while they offer false visions for you and lying divinations about you— to be placed on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment.

30 Return the sword to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.

31 I will pour out My anger upon you; I will breathe the fire of My fury against you; I will hand you over to brutal men, skilled in destruction.

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.

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BSB
while they offer false visions for you and lying divinations about you— to be placed on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment.
KJV
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.
WEB
while they see for you false visions, while they divine lies to you, to lay you on the necks of the wicked who are deadly wounded, whose day has come in the time of the iniquity of the end.
ASV
while they see for thee false visions, while they divine lies unto thee, to lay thee upon the necks of the wicked that are deadly wounded, whose day is come in the time of the iniquity of the end.
DARBY
whilst they see vanity for thee, whilst they divine a lie unto thee, to lay thee upon the necks of the wicked that are slain, whose day is come at the time of the iniquity of the end.
BLB
In seeing falsehood for you, in divining to you a lie, to put you on the necks of the wounded of the wicked, whose day has come, in the time of the iniquity of the end.
ÅB
mens de skuer falske syner for deg og spår deg løgn, for å legge deg ved siden av de ihjelslåtte ugudeliges halser[^11], hvis dag er kommet når den misgjerning er skjedd som fører til undergang.
OTB
mens de ser falske visjoner for deg, mens de spår løgner for deg—å plassere deg på nakken til de ugudelige som skal drepes, hvis dag er kommet, ved tiden for den endelige straffen.
B1930
mens de skuer falske syner for dig og spår dig løgn, for å legge dig ved siden av de ihjelslåtte ugudeliges halser, hvis dag er kommet når den misgjerning er skjedd som fører til undergang. / < d.e. for å slå eder ihjel sammen med de ugudelige i Juda.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 21:25

    And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’

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  • Ezekiel 22:28

    Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.

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  • Jeremiah 27:9

    But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’

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  • Psalms 37:13

    but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.

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  • Lamentations 2:14

    The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading.

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  • Ezekiel 13:10

    Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,

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  • Ezekiel 13:6

    They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message.

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  • Ezekiel 12:24

    For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel,

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