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

16Those who survive will escape to the mountains. They will moan like doves in the valleys. They will moan because of their sins. 17Every hand will hang limp, and every knee will be as weak as water. They will put on sackcloth, and horror will cover them. All their faces will be covered with shame, and every head will be shaved. 19They will throw their silver and gold into the streets like garbage. Their silver and gold won’t be able to rescue them on the day of the Lord’s anger. It will no longer satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs. Their silver and gold caused them to fall into sin. 20They were proud of their beautiful jewels and used them to make disgusting and detestable statues ⌞of false gods⌟. That is why I will make their jewels disgusting.

Ezekiel 7:18 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• They shall also girdחָגַרchâgar · to girdH2296
• with sackclothשַׂקώaq · sackclothH8242
• and horrorפַּלָּצוּתpallâtsûth · shudderingH6427
• shall coverכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• them; and shameבּוּשָׁהbûshâh · shameH955
• upon all facesפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• and baldnessקׇרְחָהqorchâh qorchâ' · bald spotH7144
• upon all their headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218

Cross-references for Ezekiel 7:18

• Isaiah 3:24Instead of the smell of perfume, there will be the smell of decay. They will wear ropes instead of belts. They will have bald heads instead of beautiful hair. They will wear sackcloth instead of expensive clothes. Their beauty will be scarred.
• Isaiah 15:2The people of Dibon go to the temple, to the worship sites, to cry. Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba. Every head is shaved bald, and every beard is cut off.
• Jeremiah 48:37“Every head is shaved, and every beard is cut off. There are gashes on every hand and sackcloth on every waist.
• Amos 8:10I will turn your festivals into funerals and all your songs into funeral songs. I will put sackcloth around everyone’s waist and shave everyone’s head. I will make that day seem like a funeral for an only child, and its end will be bitter.
• Genesis 15:12As the sun was just about to set, a deep sleep—a dreadful, deep darkness—came over Abram.
• Job 21:6When I remember it, I’m terrified, and shuddering seizes my body.
• Psalms 35:26Let those who gloat over my downfall be thoroughly put to shame and confused. Let those who promote themselves at my expense be clothed with shame and disgrace.
• Psalms 55:4My heart is in turmoil. The terrors of death have seized me.
• Jeremiah 3:25We must lie down in our shame and be covered by our disgrace. Ever since we were young, we and our ancestors have sinned against the Lord our God. We haven’t obeyed the Lord our God.
• Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth, the important people, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and all the slaves and free people hid themselves in caves and among the rocks in 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