Ezekiel 7:19

Ezekiel 7:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They cast their silver into the streets, and their gold is like an unclean thing. Their silver and gold are not able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord. They cannot satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs with it. For it was the stumbling block of their iniquity.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘They will throw their silver into the streets, And their gold will be like refuse; Their silver and their gold will not be able to deliver them In the day of the wrath of the Lord; They will not satisfy their souls, Nor fill their stomachs, Because it became their stumbling block of iniquity.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“They will throw their money in the streets, tossing it out like worthless trash. Their silver and gold won’t save them on that day of the Lord’s anger. It will neither satisfy nor feed them, for their greed can only trip them up.

Context of Ezekiel 7:19

17Every hand will go limp; every leg will be wet with urine. 18They will put on sackcloth and be clothed with terror. Every face will be covered with shame, and every head will be shaved. “ ‘They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will be treated as a thing unclean. Their silver and gold will not be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord’s wrath. It will not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs, for it has caused them to stumble into sin. 20They took pride in their beautiful jewelry and used it to make their detestable idols. They made it into vile images; therefore I will make it a thing unclean for them. 21I will give their wealth as plunder to foreigners and as loot to the wicked of the earth, who will defile it.

Ezekiel 7:19 word by word

כַּסְפָּ֞ם בַּחוּצ֣וֹת יַשְׁלִ֗יכוּ וּזְהָבָם֮ לְנִדָּ֣ה יִֽהְיֶה֒ כַּסְפָּ֨ם וּזְהָבָ֜ם לֹֽא־יוּכַ֣ל לְהַצִּילָ֗ם בְּיוֹם֙ עֶבְרַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה נַפְשָׁם֙ לֹ֣א יְשַׂבֵּ֔עוּ וּמֵעֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֣א יְמַלֵּ֑אוּ כִּֽי־מִכְשׁ֥וֹל עֲוֹנָ֖ם הָיָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They shall castשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• their silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• in the streetsחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• and their goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• shall be removedנִדָּהniddâh · impurityH5079
• shall not be ableיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• to deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• them in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of the wrathעֶבְרָה‛ebrâh · furyH5678
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• they shall not satisfyשָׂבֵעַώâba‛ ώâbêa‛ · to satisfyH7646
• their soulsנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: appetiteH5315
• neither fillמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• their bowelsמֵעֶהmê‛eh · bellyH4578
• because it is the stumblingblockמִכְשׁוֹלmikshôl mikshôl · stumblingH4383
• of their iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771

Cross-references for Ezekiel 7:19

• 2 Kings 7:7So they got up and fled in the dusk and abandoned their tents and their horses and donkeys. They left the camp as it was and ran for their lives.
• Proverbs 11:4Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
• Isaiah 2:20In that day people will throw away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made to worship.
• Isaiah 30:22Then you will desecrate your idols overlaid with silver and your images covered with gold; you will throw them away like a menstrual cloth and say to them, “Away with you!”
• Zephaniah 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of the Lord’s wrath.” In the fire of his jealousy the whole earth will be consumed, for he will make a sudden end of all who live on the earth.
• Matthew 16:26What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
• Job 20:12“Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,
• Psalms 78:30But before they turned from what they craved, even while the food was still in their mouths,
• Ecclesiastes 5:10Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless.
• Isaiah 55:2Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare.
• Luke 12:19And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.” ’
• Ezekiel 14:3“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all?
• Ezekiel 44:12But because they served them in the presence of their idols and made the people of Israel fall into sin, therefore I have sworn with uplifted hand that they must bear the consequences of their sin, declares the Sovereign Lord.
• Romans 11:9And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 7:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19They shall cast their silver in the streets - Their riches can be of no use; as in a time of famine there is no necessary of life to be purchased, and gold and silver cannot fill their bowels. It is the stumbling-block of their iniquity - They loved riches, and placed in the possession of them their supreme happiness. Now they find a pound of gold not worth an ounce of bread.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Shall be removed - literally, “shall be an unclean thing” Leviticus 20:21; their gold shall be unclean and abominable in their eyes. The stumblingblock of their iniquity - See Ezekiel 3:20. Their gold and silver used in making images was the occasion of their sin.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. 19Even silver and gold, which people usually trust in times of crisis, would not save them. These treasures would not protect their owners. They would not even satisfy their hunger. The people would throw their silver and gold away. They would treat these riches like worthless trash (something unclean, hateful, and disgusting). They would want to get rid of them as quickly as possible.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. cast ... silver in ... streets--just retribution; they had abused their silver and gold by converting them into idols, "the stumbling-block of their iniquity" (Eze 14:3, 4, that is, an occasion of sinning); so these silver and gold idols, so far from "being able to deliver them in the day of the Lord's wrath" (see Pr 11:4), shall, in despair, be cast by them into the streets as a prey to the foe, by whom they shall be "removed" (Grotius translates as…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 7:19

• Gold
• Idolatry
• Money
• Punishment
• Rich, the
• Stumbling
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Counsel
• Devour
• Judge
• Living creatures
• Pour
• Stumbling-Block; Stumbling-Stone
• 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