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Ezekiel 7:16

Judgment

14 They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but no one goes to war, for My wrath is upon the whole multitude.

15 The sword is outside; plague and famine are within. Those in the country will die by the sword, and those in the city will be devoured by famine and plague.

The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.

17 Every hand will go limp, and every knee will turn to water.

18 They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.

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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
The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.
KJV
But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.
WEB
But of those who escape, they will escape and will be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, everyone in his iniquity.
ASV
But those of them that escape shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, every one in his iniquity.
DARBY
And they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, every one for his iniquity.
BLB
And their fugatives will escape, and they will be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, each one for his iniquity.
ÅB
Og om noen av dem undkommer, skal de alle være på fjellene som kurrende duer i dalene, hver for sin misgjernings skyld.
OTB
Selv når deres overlevende flykter, vil de flykte til fjellene som dalenes duer, alle sammen stønner, hver for sin egen urett.
B1930
Og om nogen av dem undkommer, skal de alle være på fjellene som kurrende duer i dalene, hver for sin misgjernings skyld.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezra 9:15

    O LORD, God of Israel, You are righteous! For we remain this day as a remnant. Here we are before You in our guilt, though because of it no one can stand before You.”

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  • Isaiah 59:11

    We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.

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  • Isaiah 38:14

    I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”

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  • Isaiah 37:31

    And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above.

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  • Zechariah 12:10–14

    Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

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  • Ezekiel 6:8–9

    Yet I will leave a remnant, for some of you will escape the sword when you are scattered among the nations and throughout the lands.

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  • Ezekiel 36:31

    Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and abominations.

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  • Jeremiah 31:9

    They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”

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