Ezekiel 7:18

Ezekiel 7:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.
• New International Version (NIV)They will put on sackcloth and be clothed with terror. Every face will be covered with shame, and every head will be shaved.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They put on sackcloth, and horror covers them. Shame is on all faces, and baldness on all their heads.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They will also be girded with sackcloth; Horror will cover them; Shame will be on every face, Baldness on all their heads.

Context of Ezekiel 7:18

16The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity. 17Every hand will go limp, and every knee will turn to water. They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved. 19They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity. 20His beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them.

Ezekiel 7:18 word by word

וְחָגְר֣וּ שַׂקִּ֔ים וְכִסְּתָ֥ה אוֹתָ֖ם פַּלָּצ֑וּת וְאֶ֤ל כָּל־פָּנִים֙ בּוּשָׁ֔ה וּבְכָל־רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם קָרְחָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• They will put onחָגַרchâgar · to girdH2296
• sackclothשַׂקώaq · sackclothH8242
• and terrorפַּלָּצוּתpallâtsûth · shudderingH6427
• and terrorאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• will overwhelm themכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• Shameבּוּשָׁהbûshâh · shameH955
• will cover allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• their facesפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• their headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• will be shavedקׇרְחָהqorchâh qorchâ' · bald spotH7144

Cross-references for Ezekiel 7:18

• Isaiah 3:24Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.
• Isaiah 15:2Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.
• Jeremiah 48:37For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.
• Amos 8:10I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day.
• Genesis 15:12As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.
• Job 21:6When I remember, terror takes hold, and my body trembles in horror.
• Psalms 35:26May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
• Psalms 55:4My heart pounds within me, and the terrors of death assail me.
• Jeremiah 3:25Let us lie down in our shame; let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our fathers; from our youth even to this day we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.”
• Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 7:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Various signs of mourning common in eastern countries. Baldness was forbidden to the Israelites Deuteronomy 14:1. They seem, however, in later times to have adopted the custom of foreign nations in this matter, not without permission. Compare Isaiah 22:12.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-22Verses 16-22 Sooner or later, sin will cause sorrow; and those who will not repent of their sin, may justly be left to pine away in it. There are many whose wealth is their snare and ruin; and the gaining the world is the losing of their souls. Riches profit not in the day of wrath. The wealth of this world has not that in it which will answer the desires of the soul, or be any satisfaction to it in a day of distress. God's temple shall stand them in no…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-27Comprehensive judgment is shown in two matching sections: Ezekiel 7:12–18 and 7:19–27. Each section begins by showing that material gain (money and property) is useless in light of the coming judgment. Then the text describes the arrival of war and its terrible results. Finally, each section ends with a picture of fear, helplessness, and deep mourning among the people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. cover them--as a garment. baldness--a sign of mourning (Is 3:24; Jr 48:37; Mi 1:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 7:18

• Baldness
• Remorse
• Sackcloth

In the dictionaries

• Counsel
• Devour
• Judge
• Living creatures
• Pour
• Cut; Cutting
• Cuttings in the Flesh
• Horror
• Shame
• 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