Ezekiel 7:24

Ezekiel 7:24 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the mighty, and their sanctuaries will be desecrated.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will bring the worst of the nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the strong, and their holy places shall be profaned.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I will bring the worst of the Gentiles, And they will possess their houses; I will cause the pomp of the strong to cease, And their holy places shall be defiled.

Context of Ezekiel 7:24

22I will turn my face from them as they profane my treasured place. Violent men will enter it and profane it. 23Forge the chain, for the land is filled with crimes of bloodshed, and the city is filled with violence. So I will bring the most evil of nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the strong, and their sacred places will be profaned. 25Anguish is coming! They will look for peace, but there will be none. 26Disaster after disaster will come, and there will be rumor after rumor. Then they will look for a vision from a prophet, but instruction will perish from the priests and counsel from the elders.

Ezekiel 7:24 word by word

וְהֵֽבֵאתִי֙ רָעֵ֣י גוֹיִ֔ם וְיָרְשׁ֖וּ אֶת־בָּֽתֵּיהֶ֑ם וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ גְּא֣וֹן עַזִּ֔ים וְנִחֲל֖וּ מְקַֽדְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Wherefore I will bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• the worstרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
• of the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• and they shall possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• their housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• I will also make the pompגָּאוֹןgâ'ôn · prideH1347
• of the strongעַז‛az · strongH5794
• to ceaseשָׁבַתshâbath · to ceaseH7673
• and their holy placesקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: consecateH6942
• shall be defiledנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
• shall be defiledחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: profaneH2490

Cross-references for Ezekiel 7:24

• Ezekiel 21:31I will pour out my indignation on you; I will blow the fire of my fury on you. I will hand you over to brutal men, skilled at destruction.
• Ezekiel 28:7I am about to bring strangers against you, ruthless men from the nations. They will draw their swords against your magnificent wisdom and will pierce your splendor.
• Psalms 106:41He handed them over to the nations; those who hated them ruled over them.
• Jeremiah 4:7A lion has gone up from his thicket; a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to make your land a waste. Your cities will be reduced to uninhabited ruins.
• Jeremiah 12:12Over all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for the Lord has a sword that devours from one end of the earth to the other. No one has peace.
• Habakkuk 1:6Look! I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter, impetuous nation that marches across the earth’s open spaces to seize territories not its own.
• Jeremiah 6:12Their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and wives as well, for I will stretch out my hand against the inhabitants of the land. This is the Lord’s declaration.
• Lamentations 5:2Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners.
• Ezekiel 33:28I will make the land a desolate waste, and its proud strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, with no one passing through.
• Isaiah 5:14Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s dignitaries, her masses, her crowds, and those who celebrate in her!
• Ezekiel 21:2“Son of man, face Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel,
• 2 Chronicles 7:19However, if you turn away and abandon my statutes and my commands that I have set before you and if you go and serve other gods and bow in worship to them,
• Psalms 83:12who said, “Let’s seize God’s pastures for ourselves.”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 7:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24The worst of the heathen - The Chaldeans; the most cruel and idolatrous of all nations.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24The worst of the pagan - The most cruel and terrible of nations - the Chaldaeans. The pomp of the strong - Compare Leviticus 26:19 “The strong” are those who pride themselves in imaginary strength. Their holy places - What elsewhere is called “God‘s Holy place” is here “their holy places,” because God disowns the profaned sanctuary. In the marginal rendering “they” must mean “the worst of the pagan.”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. 2424. worst of the heathen--literally, "wicked of the nations"; the giving up of Israel to their power will convince the Jews that this is a final overthrow. pomp of ... strong--the pride wherewith men "stiff of forehead" despise the prophet. holy places--the sacred compartments of the temple (Psa 68:35; Jr 51:51) [Calvin]. God calls it "their holy places," because they had so defiled it that He regarded it no longer as His. However, as the defilement of…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 7:24

• Chains

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