Ezekiel 21:25

Ezekiel 21:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘You profane and wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come, whose time of punishment has reached its climax,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you, O profane wicked one, prince of Israel, whose day has come, the time of your final punishment,
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Now to you, O profane, wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come, whose iniquity shall end,

Context of Ezekiel 21:25

23And it will be to them like a false divination in their eyes; they have sworn solemn oaths. But he brings iniquity to remembrance, that they may be seized. 24“Therefore, thus says the Lord God, ‘Because you have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are uncovered, so that in all your deeds your sins appear--because you have come to remembrance, you will be seized with the hand. And you, O slain, wicked one, the prince of Israel, whose day has come, in the time of the punishment of the end,’ 26thus says the Lord God, ‘Remove the turban and take off the crown; this will no longer be the same. Exalt that which is low and abase that which is high. 27A ruin, a ruin, a ruin, I will make it. This also will be no more until He comes whose right it is, and I will give it to Him.’

Ezekiel 21:25 word by word

וְאַתָּה֙ חָלָ֣ל רָשָׁ֔ע נְשִׂ֖יא יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣א יוֹמ֔וֹ בְּעֵ֖ת עֲוֹ֥ן קֵֽץ׃ סRead the interlinear

• And you, O slainחָלָלchâlâl · profanedH2491
• wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• the princeנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• whoseאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• has comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• in the timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• punishmentעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: punishmentH5771
• of the endקֵץqêts · endH7093

Cross-references for Ezekiel 21:25

• Ezekiel 17:19Therefore, thus says the Lord God, “As I live, surely My oath which he despised and My covenant which he broke, I will inflict on his head.
• 2 Chronicles 36:13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. But he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord God of Israel.
• Jeremiah 24:8‘But like the bad figs which cannot be eaten due to rottenness--indeed, thus says the Lord--so I will abandon Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land and the ones who dwell in the land of Egypt.
• Jeremiah 52:2He did evil in the sight of the Lord like all that Jehoiakim had done.
• Ezekiel 21:29while they see for you false visions, while they divine lies for you--to place you on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, in the time of the punishment of the end.
• Ezekiel 7:6An end is coming; the end has come! It has awakened against you; behold, it has come!
• Ezekiel 30:3For the day is near, Even the day of the Lord is near; It will be a day of clouds, A time of doom for the nations.
• Ezekiel 35:5Because you have had everlasting enmity and have delivered the sons of Israel to the power of the sword at the time of their calamity, at the time of the punishment of the end,
• Psalms 7:9O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.
• Psalms 9:5You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever.
• Jeremiah 51:13O you who dwell by many waters, Abundant in treasures, Your end has come, The measure of your end.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 21:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25And thou profane wicked prince of Israel - Zedekiah, called here profane, because he had broken his oath; and wicked, because of his opposition to God and his prophet. Whose day is come - Who in a short time shalt be delivered into the hands of thy enemies.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18-32Verses 18-32 The third word of judgment. The king of Babylon‘s march upon Judaea and upon the Ammonites. Destruction is to go forth not on Judah only, but also on such neighboring tribes as the Ammonites (compare Jeremiah 27:2-3). Ezekiel 21:19 Appoint thee - Set before thee. Choose thou a place, choose it - Rather, “mark a spot, mark it,” as upon a map, at the head of the two roads, one leading to Jerusalem, the other to Ammon. These were the two roads…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-27Verses 18-27 By the Spirit of prophecy Ezekiel foresaw Nebuchadnezzar's march from Babylon, which he would determine by divination. The Lord would overturn the government of Judah, till the coming of Him whose right it is. This seems to foretell the overturnings of the Jewish nation to the present day, and the troubles of states and kingdoms, which shall make way for establishing the Messiah's kingdom throughout the earth. The Lord secretly leads all to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-27This judgment would affect Zedekiah, the corrupt and wicked leader of Israel, and the people. Ezekiel refers to Zedekiah by his title, showing that his position was also judged. He would lose his royal symbols and be humbled, while the Lord would lift up the humble. The old order would face destruction. the arrival of Him … to whom I have assigned the right of judgment: Many people understand this coming judge to be the Messiah (God’s chosen one), as in…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. profane--as having desecrated by idolatry and perjury his office as the Lord's anointed. Havernick translates, as in Eze 21:14, "slain," that is, not literally, but virtually; to Ezekiel's idealizing view Zedekiah was the grand victim "pierced through" by God's sword of judgment, as his sons were slain before his eyes, which were then put out, and he was led a captive in chains to Babylon. English Version is better: so Gesenius (2Ch 36:13; Jr 52:2)…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 21:25

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 21

• 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