Ezekiel 7:24

Judgment

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.

²³ Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.

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.

²⁶ Disaster upon disaster will come, and rumor after rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from the priests will perish, as will counsel from the elders.

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: 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.
KJV: Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.
WEB: Therefore I will bring the worst of the nations, and they will possess their houses. I will also make the pride of the strong to cease. Their holy places will be profaned.
ASV: Wherefore I will bring the worst of the nations, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pride of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be profaned.
DARBY: Therefore will I bring the worst of the nations, and they shall possess their houses; and I will make the pride of the strong to cease; and their sanctuaries shall be profaned.
BLB: And I will bring the evil of the nations, and they will possess their houses; and I will cause to cease the pride of the strong, and their holy places will be defiled.

ÅB: Og jeg vil la de verste av hedningene komme, og de skal ta deres hus i eie, og jeg vil gjøre ende på de frekkes stolthet, og deres helligdommer skal vanhelliges.
OTB: Derfor vil jeg bringe de mest ugudelige av nasjonene for å ta eierskap til deres hus. Jeg vil sette en stopper for de mektiges stolthet, og deres helligdommer vil bli vanhelliget.
B1930: Og jeg vil la de verste av hedningene komme, og de skal ta deres hus i eie, og jeg vil gjøre ende på de frekkes stolthet, og deres helligdommer skal vanhelliges.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 28:7
behold, I will bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations. They will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and will defile your splendor.
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Psalms 106:41
He delivered them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them.
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Ezekiel 33:28
I will make the land a desolate waste, and the pride of her strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, so that no one will pass through.
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Ezekiel 21:31
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.
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2 Chronicles 7:19–20
But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,
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Ezekiel 24:21
Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’
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Jeremiah 4:7
A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited.
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Isaiah 5:14
Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!
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