New King James Version
Ezekiel 7:25
25Destruction comes; They will seek peace, but there shall be none.
Ezekiel 7:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.
- New International Version (NIV)When terror comes, they will seek peace in vain.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When anguish comes, they will seek peace, but there shall be none.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Terror and trembling will overcome my people. They will look for peace but not find it.
Context of Ezekiel 7:25
23‘Make a chain, For the land is filled with crimes of blood, And the city is full of violence. 24Therefore 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. Destruction comes; They will seek peace, but there shall be none. 26Disaster will come upon disaster, And rumor will be upon rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet; But the law will perish from the priest, And counsel from the elders. 27‘The king will mourn, The prince will be clothed with desolation, And the hands of the common people will tremble. I will do to them according to their way, And according to what they deserve I will judge them; Then they shall know that I am the Lord!’ ”
Read all of Ezekiel 7Ezekiel 7:25 word by word
קְפָ֖דָה־בָ֑א וּבִקְשׁ֥וּ שָׁל֖וֹם וָאָֽיִן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 7:25
- Isaiah 57:21“There is no peace,” Says my God, “for the wicked.”
- Isaiah 59:8The way of peace they have not known, And there is no justice in their ways; They have made themselves crooked paths; Whoever takes that way shall not know peace.
- Jeremiah 8:15“We looked for peace, but no good came; And for a time of health, and there was trouble!
- Lamentations 4:17Still our eyes failed us, Watching vainly for our help; In our watching we watched For a nation that could not save us.
- Micah 1:12For the inhabitant of Maroth pined for good, But disaster came down from the Lord To the gate of Jerusalem.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 7:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25They shall seek peace - They see now that their ceasing to pay the tribute to the king of Babylon has brought the Chaldeans against them; and now they sue for peace in vain. He will not hear: he is resolved on their destruction.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. 2525. peace, and ... none--(1Th 5:3).Read the comment
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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
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