Ezekiel 7:25

Ezekiel 7:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.
• New International Version (NIV)When terror comes, they will seek peace in vain.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When anguish comes, they will seek peace, but there shall be none.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Destruction comes; They will seek peace, but there shall be none.

Context of Ezekiel 7:25

23‘Prepare the chain [for imprisonment], for the land is full of bloody crimes [murders committed under the pretense of civil justice] and the city is full of violence. 24Therefore, I will bring the worst of the [Gentile] nations, and they will take possession of their houses [those of the people of Judah]; I will also silence their pride, and their holy places will be profaned. When anguish comes, they [of Judah] shall seek peace, but there will be none. 26Disaster will come upon disaster and rumor will be heaped on rumor; they will seek a vision from a prophet, but the law and guidance will be lost from the priest and [wise] counsel [will cease] from the elders. 27The king [of Judah] will mourn and the prince (Zedekiah) will be clothed with [garments of] despair and anguish, and the hands of the people of the land shall tremble [in terror]. I will deal with them in accordance with their conduct, and by their judgments I will judge them. And they will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord.’ ”

Ezekiel 7:25 word by word

קְפָ֖דָה־בָ֑א וּבִקְשׁ֥וּ שָׁל֖וֹם וָאָֽיִן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Destructionקְפָדָהqephâdâh · anguishH7089
• comethבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and they shall seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965

Cross-references for Ezekiel 7:25

• Isaiah 57:21“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
• Isaiah 59:8They do not know the way of peace, And there is no justice in their tracks. They have made them into crooked paths; Whoever walks on them does not know peace.
• Jeremiah 8:15We waited for peace and salvation, but no good came, And for a time of healing, but behold, terror!
• Lamentations 4:17[And as for us,] yet our eyes failed, Looking in vain for help. Watching [from the towers] we watched For a nation that could not save.
• Micah 1:12For the inhabitant of Maroth (Bitterness) Writhes in pain [at its losses] and waits anxiously for good, Because a catastrophe has come down from the Lord To the gate of Jerusalem.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 7:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25They shall seek peace - They see now that their ceasing to pay the tribute to the king of Babylon has brought the Chaldeans against them; and now they sue for peace in vain. He will not hear: he is resolved on their destruction.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-27Verses 23-27 Whoever break the bands of God's law, will find themselves bound and held by the chains of his judgments. Since they encouraged one another to sin, God would dishearten them. All must needs be in trouble, when God comes to judge them according to their deserts. May the Lord enable us to seek that good part which shall not be taken away.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-27Religious leaders (prophets and priests) and civil leaders (kings or princes) could not bring the peace the people wanted. Both the rich and the poor would be powerless when facing judgment. Without guidance or direction, the people would have no hope.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. peace, and ... none--(1Th 5:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 7:25

• Chains
• Conviction
• Remorse
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Counsel
• Devour
• Judge
• Living creatures
• Pour
• Zedekiah (2)

Commentaries on Ezekiel 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings