Ezekiel 7:25

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 King James Version (NKJV)Destruction comes; They will seek peace, but there shall be none.

Context of Ezekiel 7:25

23“Prepare chains for my people, for the land is bloodied by terrible crimes. Jerusalem is filled with violence. 24I will bring the most ruthless of nations to occupy their homes. I will break down their proud fortresses and defile their sanctuaries. Terror 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. 27The king and the prince will stand helpless, weeping in despair, and the people’s hands will tremble with fear. I will bring on them the evil they have done to others, and they will receive the punishment they so richly deserve. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

Ezekiel 7:25 word by word

קְפָ֖דָה־בָ֑א וּבִקְשׁ֥וּ שָׁל֖וֹם וָאָֽיִן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Destructionקְפָדָהqephâdâh · anguishH7089
• comethבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and they shall seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965

Cross-references for Ezekiel 7:25

• Isaiah 57:21There is no peace for the wicked,” says my God.
• Isaiah 59:8They don’t know where to find peace or what it means to be just and good. They have mapped out crooked roads, and no one who follows them knows a moment’s peace.
• Jeremiah 8:15We hoped for peace, but no peace came. We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.’
• Lamentations 4:17We looked in vain for our allies to come and save us, but we were looking to nations that could not help us.
• Micah 1:12The people of Maroth anxiously wait for relief, but only bitterness awaits them as the Lord’s judgment reaches even to the gates 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

Topics related to Ezekiel 7:25

• Chains
• Conviction
• Remorse
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Counsel
• Devour
• Judge
• Living creatures
• Pour
• 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