21 And I will give it into the hands of (A)foreigners for prey, (B)and to the wicked of the earth for spoil, and (C)they shall profane it. 22 I will turn my face from them, and (D)they shall profane my treasured[a] place. Robbers shall enter (E)and profane it.

23 (F)“Forge a chain![b] (G)For the land is full of bloody crimes (H)and the city is full of violence.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 7:22 Or secret
  2. Ezekiel 7:23 Probably refers to an instrument of captivity

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