Ezekiel 7:21

Ezekiel 7:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it.
• New International Version (NIV)I will give their wealth as plunder to foreigners and as loot to the wicked of the earth, who will defile it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I will give it into the hands of foreigners for prey, and to the wicked of the earth for spoil, and they shall profane it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will give it as plunder Into the hands of strangers, And to the wicked of the earth as spoil; And they shall defile it.

Context of Ezekiel 7:21

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. I will give it into the hands of the strangers as plunder and to the wicked of the earth as spoil, and they will profane it. 22I will turn My face from them, as they will profane the place I treasure. Robbers will enter it and profane it. 23“Forge the chain! For the land is full of bloodshed. The city is full of violence.

Ezekiel 7:21 word by word

וּנְתַתִּ֤יו בְּיַֽד־הַזָּרִים֙ לָבַ֔ז וּלְרִשְׁעֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ לְשָׁלָ֑ל וְחִלְּלֽוּהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• it into the handsיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of the strangersזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114
• for a preyבַּזbaz · plunderH957
• and to the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• for a spoilשָׁלָלshâlâl · spoilH7998
• and they shall polluteחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: profaneH2490

Cross-references for Ezekiel 7:21

• 2 Kings 24:13He also carried off from there all the treasures of Adonai’s House and the treasures of the royal palace, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold that King Solomon of Israel had made in the Temple of Adonai—just as Adonai had said.
• 2 Kings 25:9He burned down the House of Adonai, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem—every notable building he burned with fire.
• 2 Chronicles 36:18All the vessels of the House of God, large and small, and the treasures of the House of Adonai, as well as the treasures of the king and his officers were all brought to Babylon.
• Psalms 74:2Remember Your congregation, which You purchased of old, redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance, and Mount Zion, where You dwelt.
• Psalms 79:1A Psalm of Asaph. God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance, defiled Your holy Temple, and reduced Jerusalem to ruins.
• Jeremiah 52:13Then he burned the House of Adonai, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He burned every large house with fire.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 7:21

• 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. 20-22Their once valuable objects became contaminated because they were used to make offensive idols and images. God would give his treasured land, the home of his sanctuary (Deuteronomy 12:5, 11), to harsh and ruthless pagans. Israel repeatedly failed to distinguish between true and false worship places, continued pagan worship at high places, and even brought idols into the temple (Ezekiel 8). Therefore, God would destroy the pagan worship centers in the land…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. strangers--barbarous and savage nations.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

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