Tree of Life Version
Ezekiel 7:26
26Disaster upon disaster will come, and rumor upon rumor. They will seek a vision from a prophet, but Torah will perish from the kohen and counsel from the elders.
Ezekiel 7:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.
- New International Version (NIV)Calamity upon calamity will come, and rumor upon rumor. They will go searching for a vision from the prophet, priestly instruction in the law will cease, the counsel of the elders will come to an end.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Disaster comes upon disaster; rumor follows rumor. They seek a vision from the prophet, while the law perishes from the priest and counsel from the elders.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Disaster 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.
Context of Ezekiel 7:26
24I will bring the wicked of the nations. They will possess their houses. So I will end the pride of the strong, when their holy places are profaned. 25Shuddering comes. They will seek peace but there will be none. Disaster upon disaster will come, and rumor upon rumor. They will seek a vision from a prophet, but Torah will perish from the kohen and counsel from the elders. 27The king will mourn. The prince will be clothed with despair. The hands of the people of the land will tremble. By their conduct I will deal with them. By their own standards I will judge them. Then they will know that I am Adonai.”
Read all of Ezekiel 7Ezekiel 7:26 word by word
הֹוָ֤ה עַל־הֹוָה֙ תָּב֔וֹא וּשְׁמֻעָ֥ה אֶל־שְׁמוּעָ֖ה תִּֽהְיֶ֑ה וּבִקְשׁ֤וּ חָזוֹן֙ מִנָּבִ֔יא וְתוֹרָה֙ תֹּאבַ֣ד מִכֹּהֵ֔ן וְעֵצָ֖ה מִזְּקֵנִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Mischiefהֹוָהhôvâh · misfortuneH1943
- shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- and rumourשְׁמוּעָהshemû‛âh · tidingsH8052
- then shall they seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
- a visionחָזוֹןchâzôn · visionH2377
- of the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
- but the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
- shall perishאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
- from the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
- and counselעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
- from the ancientsזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
Cross-references for Ezekiel 7:26
- Leviticus 26:18“If you, in spite of these things, will not listen to Me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.
- Deuteronomy 32:23I will heap calamities upon them. With My arrows I will finish them.
- Jeremiah 4:20Disaster on disaster is reported. So the whole land is ruined. My tents are suddenly ravaged, my curtains in an instant.
- Ezekiel 14:1Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.
- Ezekiel 20:1On the tenth day of the fifth month of the seventh year, some of the elders of Israel came to seek Adonai. They sat before me.
- Ezekiel 33:31So they come to you, as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words—but they do not do them—for with their mouth they express doting love, but their heart goes after their own dishonest gain.
- Jeremiah 21:2“Please inquire of Adonai for us, since Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon is making war against us. Perhaps Adonai would deal with us according to all His wondrous miracles—so that he would withdraw from us?”
- Jeremiah 37:17Then King Zedekiah sent for him and received him in his palace secretly, and the king asked him: “Is there any word from Adonai?” “There is,” Jeremiah said, and he also said, “You shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon.”
- Jeremiah 38:14Then Zedekiah the king sent for the prophet Jeremiah and received him at the third entrance in the House of Adonai. The king said to Jeremiah: “I am going to ask you something—hide nothing from me.”
- Psalms 74:9We do not see our signs. No longer is there any prophet— and no one among us knows how long.
- Lamentations 2:9Her gates sank into the ground. Her bars He destroyed and shattered. Her king and princes are among nations. There is no more Torah. Also her prophets find no vision from Adonai.
- Amos 8:11“Behold, days are coming” —declares my Lord Adonai— “when I will send a famine on the land —not a famine of bread nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Adonai.
- Micah 3:6“Therefore you will have night without vision, and darkness without divination. The sun shall set on the prophets, the day shall become dark upon them.”
- Ezekiel 8:1In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house. The elders of Judah were sitting before me. There the hand of Adonai fell on me.
- Jeremiah 18:18Then they said: “Come, let us devise plans against Jeremiah. Surely Torah from the kohen will not be lost, nor will counsel from the wise, nor will the word from the prophet. Come, let’s strike at him with the tongue, and pay no attention to any of his words.”
Commentaries on Ezekiel 7:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Then shall they seek a vision - Vision shall perish from the prophet, the law from the priest, and counsel from the ancients. Previously to great national judgments, God restrains the influences of his Spirit. His word is not accompanied with the usual unction; and the wise men of the land, the senators and celebrated statesmen, devise foolish schemes; and thus, in endeavoring to avert it, they hasten on the national ruin. How true is the saying, Quem…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. 2626. Mischief ... upon ... mischief--(De 32:23; Jr 4:20). This is said because the Jews were apt to fancy, at every abatement of suffering, that their calamities were about to cease; but God will accumulate woe on woe. rumour--of the advance of the foe, and of his cruelty (Mt 24:6). seek a vision--to find some way of escape from their difficulties (Is 26:9). So Zedekiah consulted Jeremiah (Jr 37:17; 38:14). law shall perish--fulfilled (Eze 20:1, 3; Psa…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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