Ezekiel 7:20-27
Christian Standard Bible
20 He appointed his beautiful ornaments for majesty,
but[a] they made their detestable images from them,
their abhorrent things.(A)
Therefore, I have made these
into something filthy to them.
21 I will hand these things over
to foreigners as plunder(B)
and to the wicked of the earth as spoil,
and they will profane them.
22 I will turn my face from them
as they profane my treasured place.
Violent men will enter it and profane it.
23 Forge the chain,(C)
for the land is filled with crimes of bloodshed,
and the city is filled with violence.(D)
24 So I will bring the most evil of nations(E)
to take possession of their houses.
I will put an end to the pride of the strong,
and their sacred places will be profaned.(F)
25 Anguish is coming!
They will look for peace, but there will be none.
26 Disaster after disaster will come,(G)
and there will be rumor after rumor.(H)
Then they will look for a vision from a prophet,(I)
but instruction will perish from the priests
and counsel from the elders.(J)
27 The king will mourn;
the prince will be clothed in grief;
and the hands of the people of the land will tremble.
I will deal with them according to their own conduct,
and I will judge them by their own standards.(K)
Then they will know that I am the Lord.
Footnotes
- 7:20 Or They turned their beautiful ornaments into objects of pride, and
Ezekiel 7:20-27
New Living Translation
20 They were proud of their beautiful jewelry
and used it to make detestable idols and vile images.
Therefore, I will make all their wealth
disgusting to them.
21 I will give it as plunder to foreigners,
to the most wicked of nations,
and they will defile it.
22 I will turn my eyes from them
as these robbers invade and defile my treasured land.
23 “Prepare chains for my people,
for the land is bloodied by terrible crimes.
Jerusalem is filled with violence.
24 I will bring the most ruthless of nations
to occupy their homes.
I will break down their proud fortresses
and defile their sanctuaries.
25 Terror and trembling will overcome my people.
They will look for peace but not find it.
26 Calamity will follow calamity;
rumor will follow rumor.
They will look in vain
for a vision from the prophets.
They will receive no teaching from the priests
and no counsel from the leaders.
27 The king and the prince will stand helpless,
weeping in despair,
and the people’s hands
will tremble with fear.
I will bring on them
the evil they have done to others,
and they will receive the punishment
they so richly deserve.
Then they will know that I am the Lord.”
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