Ezekiel 7:24

Ezekiel 7:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.
• New International Version (NIV)I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the mighty, and their sanctuaries will be desecrated.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore 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.

Context of Ezekiel 7:24

22I will turn my eyes from them as these robbers invade and defile my treasured land. 23“Prepare chains for my people, for the land is bloodied by terrible crimes. Jerusalem is filled with violence. I will bring the most ruthless of nations to occupy their homes. I will break down their proud fortresses and defile their sanctuaries. 25Terror and trembling will overcome my people. They will look for peace but not find it. 26Calamity will follow calamity; rumor will follow rumor. They will look in vain for a vision from the prophets. They will receive no teaching from the priests and no counsel from the leaders.

Ezekiel 7:24 word by word

וְהֵֽבֵאתִי֙ רָעֵ֣י גוֹיִ֔ם וְיָרְשׁ֖וּ אֶת־בָּֽתֵּיהֶ֑ם וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ גְּא֣וֹן עַזִּ֔ים וְנִחֲל֖וּ מְקַֽדְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Wherefore I will bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• the worstרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
• of the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• and they shall possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• their housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• I will also make the pompגָּאוֹןgâ'ôn · prideH1347
• of the strongעַז‛az · strongH5794
• to ceaseשָׁבַתshâbath · to ceaseH7673
• and their holy placesקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: consecateH6942
• shall be defiledנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
• shall be defiledחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: profaneH2490

Cross-references for Ezekiel 7:24

• Ezekiel 21:31I will pour out my fury on you and blow on you with the fire of my anger. I will hand you over to cruel men who are skilled in destruction.
• Ezekiel 28:7I will now bring against you a foreign army, the terror of the nations. They will draw their swords against your marvelous wisdom and defile your splendor!
• Psalms 106:41He handed them over to pagan nations, and they were ruled by those who hated them.
• Jeremiah 4:7A lion stalks from its den, a destroyer of nations. It has left its lair and is headed your way. It’s going to devastate your land! Your towns will lie in ruins, with no one living in them anymore.
• Jeremiah 12:12On all the bare hilltops, destroying armies can be seen. The sword of the Lord devours people from one end of the nation to the other. No one will escape!
• Habakkuk 1:6I am raising up the Babylonians, a cruel and violent people. They will march across the world and conquer other lands.
• Jeremiah 6:12Their homes will be turned over to their enemies, as will their fields and their wives. For I will raise my powerful fist against the people of this land,” says the Lord.
• Lamentations 5:2Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners.
• Ezekiel 33:28I will completely destroy the land and demolish her pride. Her arrogant power will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will be so desolate that no one will even travel through them.
• Isaiah 5:14The grave is licking its lips in anticipation, opening its mouth wide. The great and the lowly and all the drunken mob will be swallowed up.
• Ezekiel 21:2“Son of man, turn and face Jerusalem and prophesy against Israel and her sanctuaries.
• 2 Chronicles 7:19“But if you or your descendants abandon me and disobey the decrees and commands I have given you, and if you serve and worship other gods,
• Psalms 83:12for they said, “Let us seize for our own use these pasturelands of God!”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 7:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24The worst of the heathen - The Chaldeans; the most cruel and idolatrous of all nations.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24The worst of the pagan - The most cruel and terrible of nations - the Chaldaeans. The pomp of the strong - Compare Leviticus 26:19 “The strong” are those who pride themselves in imaginary strength. Their holy places - What elsewhere is called “God‘s Holy place” is here “their holy places,” because God disowns the profaned sanctuary. In the marginal rendering “they” must mean “the worst of the pagan.”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. 2424. worst of the heathen--literally, "wicked of the nations"; the giving up of Israel to their power will convince the Jews that this is a final overthrow. pomp of ... strong--the pride wherewith men "stiff of forehead" despise the prophet. holy places--the sacred compartments of the temple (Psa 68:35; Jr 51:51) [Calvin]. God calls it "their holy places," because they had so defiled it that He regarded it no longer as His. However, as the defilement of…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