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Ezekiel 7:23

Judgment

21 And I will hand these things over as plunder to foreigners and loot to the wicked of the earth, who will defile them.

22 I will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it.

Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.

24 So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned.

25 Anguish is coming! They will seek peace, but find none.

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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
Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.
KJV
Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
WEB
“‘Make chains, for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
ASV
Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
DARBY
Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
BLB
Make a chain! For the land is filled with with the judgment of blood, and the city is full of violence.
ÅB
Gjør lenken ferdig[^6]! For landet er fullt av bloddommer, og byen er full av vold.
OTB
‘Forbered lenker! For landet er fylt med blodutgytelse, og byen er full av vold.
B1930
Gjør lenken ferdig! For landet er fullt av bloddommer, og byen er full av vold. / < til tegn på folkets nær forestående fangenskap.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 27:2

    This is what the LORD said to me: “Make for yourself a yoke out of leather straps and put it on your neck.

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  • Ezekiel 9:9

    He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’

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  • 2 Kings 21:16

    Moreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, doing evil in the sight of the LORD.

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  • Hosea 4:2

    Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.

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  • Ezekiel 11:6

    You have multiplied those you killed in this city and filled its streets with the dead.

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  • Jeremiah 7:6

    if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm,

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  • Isaiah 1:15

    When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.

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  • Ezekiel 22:13

    Now look, I strike My hands together against your unjust gain and against the blood you have shed in your midst.

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