Ezekiel 7:18

Ezekiel 7:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.
• New International Version (NIV)They will put on sackcloth and be clothed with terror. Every face will be covered with shame, and every head will be shaved.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They put on sackcloth, and horror covers them. Shame is on all faces, and baldness on all their heads.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They will also be girded with sackcloth; Horror will cover them; Shame will be on every face, Baldness on all their heads.

Context of Ezekiel 7:18

16Those survivors who escape will head for the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, each one over his iniquity. 17All hands will be feeble. All knees will turn to water. They will also gird on sackcloth. Horror will cover them. Shame will be upon all faces. Baldness will be upon all their heads. 19They will throw their silver in the streets. Their gold will be as garbage. Their silver and their gold cannot deliver them in the day of Adonai’s wrath. They will not satisfy their appetite or fill their bellies, for their iniquity is a stumbling block. 20They took pride in their beautiful jewelry and made images of their abominations and their detestable idols. Therefore I made it niddah to them.

Ezekiel 7:18 word by word

וְחָגְר֣וּ שַׂקִּ֔ים וְכִסְּתָ֥ה אוֹתָ֖ם פַּלָּצ֑וּת וְאֶ֤ל כָּל־פָּנִים֙ בּוּשָׁ֔ה וּבְכָל־רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם קָרְחָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They shall also girdחָגַרchâgar · to girdH2296
• with sackclothשַׂקώaq · sackclothH8242
• and horrorפַּלָּצוּתpallâtsûth · shudderingH6427
• shall coverכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• them; and shameבּוּשָׁהbûshâh · shameH955
• upon all facesפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• and baldnessקׇרְחָהqorchâh qorchâ' · bald spotH7144
• upon all their headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218

Cross-references for Ezekiel 7:18

• Isaiah 3:24Now it will come to pass: Instead of sweet spices there will be rottenness; instead of a sash, rags; instead of curled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty.
• Isaiah 15:2He has gone up to the shrine, to Dibon, to the high places to weep. Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba. Every head is bald, every beard shaven.
• Jeremiah 48:37For every head is bald, every beard clipped, on all the hands are gashes, and around the waist sackcloth.
• Amos 8:10I will turn your festivals into mourning and all your songs into a dirge. I will pull up sackcloth on every waist and baldness on every head. I will make it like the mourning for an only son— its end a bitter day.”
• Genesis 15:12When the sun was about to set and a deep sleep fell on Abram, behold, terror of great darkness was falling upon him!
• Job 21:6When I think of it, I am terrified and my flesh shudders.
• Psalms 35:26May they be ashamed and humiliated, those who rejoice over my misery. May they who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace.
• Psalms 55:4because of the voice of the enemy, because of the pressure of the wicked. For they thrust trouble on me, and in anger bear a grudge against me.
• Jeremiah 3:25Let’s lie down with our shame and let our disgrace cover us! For we have sinned against Adonai Eloheinu —both we and our fathers— from our youth even to this day. We have not paid attention to the voice of Adonai Eloheinu.”
• Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the military commanders and the rich and the mighty and everyone—slave and free—hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 7:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Various signs of mourning common in eastern countries. Baldness was forbidden to the Israelites Deuteronomy 14:1. They seem, however, in later times to have adopted the custom of foreign nations in this matter, not without permission. Compare Isaiah 22:12.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. 12-27Comprehensive judgment is shown in two matching sections: Ezekiel 7:12–18 and 7:19–27. Each section begins by showing that material gain (money and property) is useless in light of the coming judgment. Then the text describes the arrival of war and its terrible results. Finally, each section ends with a picture of fear, helplessness, and deep mourning among the people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. cover them--as a garment. baldness--a sign of mourning (Is 3:24; Jr 48:37; Mi 1:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 7:18

• Baldness
• Remorse
• Sackcloth

In the dictionaries

• Counsel
• Devour
• Judge
• Living creatures
• Pour
• Cut; Cutting
• Cuttings in the Flesh
• Horror
• Shame
• 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