Ezekiel 7:23

Ezekiel 7:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Prepare chains! For the land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Make a chain, For the land is filled with crimes of blood, And the city is full of violence.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Prepare chains for my people, for the land is bloodied by terrible crimes. Jerusalem is filled with violence.

Context of Ezekiel 7:23

21And I will give it into the hands of foreigners for prey, and to the wicked of the earth for spoil, and they shall profane it. 22I will turn my face from them, and they shall profane my treasured place. Robbers shall enter and profane it. "Forge a chain! For the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence. 24I 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. 25When anguish comes, they will seek peace, but there shall be none.

Ezekiel 7:23 word by word

עֲשֵׂ֖ה הָֽרַתּ֑וֹק כִּ֣י הָאָ֗רֶץ מָֽלְאָה֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣ט דָּמִ֔ים וְהָעִ֖יר מָלְאָ֥ה חָמָֽס׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• a chainרַתּוֹקrattôq · chainH7569
• for the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• is fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• of bloodyדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• crimesמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• and the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of violenceחָמָסchâmâs · violenceH2555

Cross-references for Ezekiel 7:23

• Ezekiel 19:3And she brought up one of her cubs; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured men.
• Jeremiah 27:2Thus the Lord said to me: "Make yourself straps and yoke-bars, and put them on your neck.
• Jeremiah 40:1The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he took him bound in chains along with all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon.
• Lamentations 3:7He has walled me about so that I cannot escape; he has made my chains heavy;
• Nahum 3:10Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity; her infants were dashed in pieces at the head of every street; for her honored men lots were cast, and all her great men were bound in chains.
• Ezekiel 9:9Then he said to me, "The guilt of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of blood, and the city full of injustice. For they say, 'The Lord has forsaken the land, and the Lord does not see.'
• Ezekiel 11:6You have multiplied your slain in this city and have filled its streets with the slain.
• Ezekiel 22:3You shall say, Thus says the Lord God: A city that sheds blood in her midst, so that her time may come, and that makes idols to defile herself!
• 2 Kings 21:16Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides the sin that he made Judah to sin so that they did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.
• 2 Kings 24:4and also for the innocent blood that he had shed. For he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord would not pardon.
• Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.
• Isaiah 59:3For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies; your tongue mutters wickedness.
• Jeremiah 2:34Also on your skirts is found the lifeblood of the guiltless poor; you did not find them breaking in. Yet in spite of all these things
• Jeremiah 7:6if you do not oppress the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not go after other gods to your own harm,
• Jeremiah 22:17But you have eyes and heart only for your dishonest gain, for shedding innocent blood, and for practicing oppression and violence."
• Hosea 4:2there is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 7:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Make a chain - Point out the captivity; show them that it shall come, and show them the reason: "Because the land is full of bloody crimes," etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Make a chain - Forge the chain, the chain of imprisonment determined for them.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. 2323. chain--symbol of the captivity (compare Jr 27:2). As they enchained the land with violence, so shall they be chained themselves. It was customary to lead away captives in a row with a chain passed from the neck of one to the other. Therefore translate as the Hebrew requires, "the chain," namely, that usually employed on such occasions. Calvin explains it, that the Jews should be dragged, whether they would or no, before God's tribunal to be tried as…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 7:23

• Chains

In the dictionaries

• Counsel
• Devour
• Judge
• Living creatures
• Pour
• Bloody
• Crime; Crimes
• Jerusalem
• 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