Ezekiel — Chapter 7

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Ezekiel 7:1 Moreover the word of the LORD came ^Runto me, saying,

Ezek 12:22; Ezek 21:2

Ezekiel 7:2 Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.

Ezekiel 7:3 Now is the end come upon thee, ^Rand I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will ^Trecompense upon thee all thine abominations.

Ezek 7:8-9; Ezek 5:13

give

Ezekiel 7:4 And ^Rmine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

Ezek 7:9; Ezek 5:11

Ezekiel 7:5 ^RThus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.

Ezek 5:9; 2 Kgs 21:12-13

Ezekiel 7:6 ^RAn end is come, the end is come: it ^Twatcheth for thee; behold, it is come.

Ezek 7:3; Jer 44:27

awaketh against

Ezekiel 7:7 The ^Rmorning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the ^Tsounding again of the mountains.

Gen 19:15,24; Isa 17:14

echo

Ezekiel 7:8 Now will I shortly ^Rpour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.

Ezek 9:8; Ezek 14:19

Ezekiel 7:9 And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense ^Tthee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am ^Rthe LORD that smiteth.

Isa 9:13; Mic 6:9

upon thee, etc

Ezekiel 7:10 Behold the day, ^Rbehold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.

Ezek 7:6; 1 Thess 5:3

Ezekiel 7:11 ^RViolence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of ^Ttheirs: neither shall there be wailing for them.

Ezek 7:23; Isa 5:7

their tumultuous persons: Heb. tumult

Ezekiel 7:12 The ^Rtime is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.

Ezek 7:5-7,10; 1 Cor 7:29-31

Ezekiel 7:13 For ^Rthe seller shall not return to that which is sold, ^Talthough they were yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any strengthen himself ^Tin ^Tthe iniquity of his life.

Eccl 8:8; Lev 25:24-28,31

though their life were yet among the living

whose life is in his iniquity

his iniquity

Ezekiel 7:14 They ^Rhave blown the trumpet, even to make all ready; but none goeth to the battle: for my wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.

Jer 4:5; Jer 6:1

Ezekiel 7:15 The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.

Ezekiel 7:16 But ^Rthey that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.

Ezek 6:8; Ezra 9:15

Ezekiel 7:17 All ^Rhands shall be feeble, and all knees shall ^Tbe weak as water.

Ezek 21:7; Isa 13:7-8

go into water

Ezekiel 7:18 They ^Rshall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.

Isa 3:24; Isa 15:2-3

Ezekiel 7:19 They ^Rshall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be ^Tremoved: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because ^Tit is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.

2 Kgs 7:7-8,15; Prov 11:4

for a separation, or, uncleanness

their iniquity is their stumblingblock

Ezekiel 7:20 As for ^Rthe beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I ^Tset it far from them.

Ezek 24:21; 1 Chr 29:1-2

made it unto them an unclean thing

Ezekiel 7:21 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.

Ezekiel 7:22 My ^Rface will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place: for the ^Trobbers shall enter into it, and defile it.

Ps 10:11; Ps 35:22

burglers

Ezekiel 7:23 Make ^Ra chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.

Ezek 19:3-6; Jer 27:2

Ezekiel 7:24 Wherefore ^RI 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 ^Ttheir holy places shall be defiled.

Ezek 21:31; Ezek 28:7

they shall inherit their holy places

Ezekiel 7:25 ^TDestruction cometh; ^Rand they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.

Isa 57:21; Isa 59:8-12

Cutting off

Ezekiel 7:26 ^RMischief 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.

Lev 26:18,21,24,28; Deut 32:23

Ezekiel 7:27 The ^Rking shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and ^Taccording to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Ezek 12:10-22; Ezek 17:15-21

with their judgments

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📖 What We’re Reading

Ezekiel 7:1–9 — The end is announced

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The Lord declares an end across Israel’s land and repayment according to its ways. Repeated announcements that the day has come emphasize the urgency of a judgment the people can no longer dismiss.

Key Truth: Do not treat repeated warning as empty repetition.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Ezekiel 7:10–18 — Ordinary security dissolves

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Pride and violence have grown, while buying, selling, and battle preparations lose their expected value. Sword outside and famine and pestilence within leave mourners trembling and ashamed.

Key Truth: Recognize how fragile assumed security can be.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Ezekiel 7:19–27 — Silver cannot deliver and leaders lack counsel

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Wealth cannot feed or rescue, and precious ornaments have been used for idols. Violence, loss of sanctuary, absent prophetic vision, and distressed rulers display accountability measured by the people’s conduct.

Key Truth: Seek faithfulness beyond wealth and institutional status.

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Related Scripture (KJV)

Zephaniah 1:18 — Silver and gold are also described as unable to deliver.

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What possession or position have you asked to provide more security than it can?

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