Ezekiel · American Standard Version (1901)
Ezekiel 7 American Standard Version (1901)
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
1 Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
1 Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
2 And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto the land of Israel, An end: the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
2 “You, son of man, the Lord Yahweh says to the land of Israel, ‘An end! The end has come on the four corners of the land.
3 Now is the end upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways; and I will bring upon thee all thine abominations.
3 Now the end is on you, and I will send my anger on you, and will judge you according to your ways. I will bring on you all your abominations.
4 And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity; but I will bring thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
4 My eye will not spare you, neither will I have pity; but I will bring your ways on you, and your abominations will be among you. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.’
5 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: An evil, an only evil; behold, it cometh.
5 “The Lord Yahweh says: ‘A disaster! A unique disaster! Behold, it comes.
6 An end is come, the end is come; it awaketh against thee; behold, it cometh.
6 An end has come. The end has come! It awakes against you. Behold, it comes.
7 Thy doom is come unto thee, O inhabitant of the land: the time is come, the day is near, [a day of] tumult, and not [of] joyful shouting, upon the mountains.
7 Your doom has come to you, inhabitant of the land! The time has come! The day is near, a day of tumult, and not of joyful shouting, on the mountains.
8 Now will I shortly pour out my wrath upon thee, and accomplish mine anger against thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways; and I will bring upon thee all thine abominations.
8 Now I will shortly pour out my wrath on you, and accomplish my anger against you, and will judge you according to your ways. I will bring on you all your abominations.
9 And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will bring upon thee according to thy ways; and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I, Jehovah, do smite.
9 My eye won’t spare, neither will I have pity. I will punish you according to your ways. Your abominations will be among you. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, strike.
10 Behold, the day, behold, it cometh: thy doom is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.
10 “‘Behold, the day! Behold, it comes! Your doom has gone out. The rod has blossomed. Pride has budded.
11 Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness; none of them [shall remain], nor of their multitude, nor of their wealth: neither shall there be eminency among them.
11 Violence has risen up into a rod of wickedness. None of them will remain, nor of their multitude, nor of their wealth. There will be nothing of value among them.
12 The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn; for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.
12 The time has come! The day draws near. Don’t let the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn; for wrath is on all its multitude.
13 For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they be yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, none shall return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.
13 For the seller won’t return to that which is sold, although they are still alive; for the vision concerns the whole multitude of it. None will return. None will strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.
14 They have blown the trumpet, and have made all ready; but none goeth to the battle; for my wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.
14 They have blown the trumpet, and have made all ready; but no one goes to the battle, for my wrath is on all its multitude.
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.
15 “‘The sword is outside, and the pestilence and the famine within. He who is in the field will die by the sword. He who is in the city will be devoured by famine and pestilence.
16 But those of them that escape shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, every one in his iniquity.
16 But of those who escape, they will escape and will be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, everyone in his iniquity.
17 All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.
17 All hands will be feeble, and all knees will be weak as water.
18 They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.
18 They will also clothe themselves with sackcloth, and horror will cover them. Shame will be on all faces, and baldness on all their heads.
19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be as an unclean thing; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of Jehovah: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels; because it hath been the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
19 They will cast their silver in the streets, and their gold will be as an unclean thing. Their silver and their gold won’t be able to deliver them in the day of Yahweh’s wrath. They won’t satisfy their souls or fill their bellies; because it has been the stumbling block of their iniquity.
20 As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty; but they made the images of their abominations [and] their detestable things therein: therefore have I made it unto them as an unclean thing.
20 As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty; but they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things therein. Therefore I have made it to them as an unclean thing.
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 profane it.
21 I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a plunder; and they will profane it.
22 My face will I turn also from them, and they shall profane my secret [place]; and robbers shall enter into it, and profane it.
22 I will also turn my face from them, and they will profane my secret place. Robbers will enter into it, and profane it.
23 Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
23 “‘Make chains, for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
24 Wherefore I will bring the worst of the nations, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pride of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be profaned.
24 Therefore I will bring the worst of the nations, and they will possess their houses. I will also make the pride of the strong to cease. Their holy places will be profaned.
25 Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.
25 Destruction comes! They will seek peace, and there will be none.
26 Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumor shall be upon rumor; and they shall seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.
26 Mischief will come on mischief, and rumor will be on rumor. They will seek a vision of the prophet; but the law will perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.
27 The king 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 according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
27 The king will mourn, and the prince will be clothed with desolation. The hands of the people of the land will be troubled. I will do to them after their way, and according to their own judgments I will judge them. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.’”
Cross references (26)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 2 Amos 8:2; Ezekiel 7:3; Amos 8:10; 1 Peter 4:7; Ezekiel 11:13
- 3 Ezekiel 18:30; Ezekiel 5:13; Ezekiel 33:20; Ezekiel 7:8–9; Ezekiel 16:38
- 4 Ezekiel 6:7; Ezekiel 11:21; Ezekiel 5:11; Hosea 12:2; Ezekiel 7:27
- 5 2 Kings 21:12–13; Nahum 1:9; Ezekiel 5:9; Amos 3:2; Daniel 9:12
- 6 Zechariah 13:7; Ezekiel 7:10; Ezekiel 7:3; Jeremiah 44:27; Ezekiel 21:25
- 7 Ezekiel 12:28; Genesis 19:15; Isaiah 22:5; Ezekiel 7:12; Ezekiel 12:23–25
- 8 Ezekiel 9:8; Ezekiel 14:19; Ezekiel 20:8; Isaiah 42:25; Nahum 1:6
- 9 Revelation 20:13; Galatians 6:7; Micah 6:9; Isaiah 9:13
- 10 Isaiah 10:5; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; James 4:6; Proverbs 16:18; Isaiah 28:1
- 11 Zephaniah 1:18; Jeremiah 16:5–6; Ezekiel 7:23; Isaiah 59:6–8; Psalm 78:64
- 12 Isaiah 5:13–14; 1 Corinthians 7:29–31; Ezekiel 7:10; Isaiah 24:1–2; Jeremiah 32:7–8
- 13 Leviticus 25:24–28; Ezekiel 33:26–27; Job 15:25; Ezekiel 13:22; Psalm 52:7
- 14 Jeremiah 4:5; Jeremiah 7:20; Jeremiah 6:11; Isaiah 24:1–7; Jeremiah 12:12
- 15 Ezekiel 5:12; Jeremiah 14:18; Lamentations 1:20; Jeremiah 15:2–3; Deuteronomy 32:23–25
- 16 Ezra 9:15; Isaiah 59:11; Isaiah 38:14; Isaiah 37:31; Zechariah 12:10–14
- 17 Ezekiel 21:7; Hebrews 12:12; Ezekiel 22:14; Isaiah 13:7–8; Jeremiah 6:24
- 18 Amos 8:10; Isaiah 15:2–3; Ezekiel 27:31; Isaiah 3:24; Job 21:6
- 19 Proverbs 11:4; Zephaniah 1:18; Ezekiel 14:7; Luke 12:19–20; Isaiah 2:20
- 20 Ezekiel 24:21; Jeremiah 7:30; Ezekiel 8:15–16; Ezekiel 9:7; Isaiah 64:11
- 21 2 Kings 24:13; Psalm 74:2–8; 2 Kings 25:13–16; 2 Kings 25:9; 2 Chronicles 36:18–19
- 22 Jeremiah 18:17; Psalm 35:22; Psalm 10:11; Ezekiel 39:23–24; Psalm 74:18–23
- 23 Jeremiah 27:2; Ezekiel 9:9; 2 Kings 21:16; Hosea 4:2; Ezekiel 11:6
- 24 Ezekiel 28:7; Psalm 106:41; Ezekiel 33:28; Ezekiel 21:31; 2 Chronicles 7:19–20
- 25 Isaiah 59:8–12; Jeremiah 8:15–16; Lamentations 4:17–18; Isaiah 57:21; Ezekiel 13:10
- 26 Jeremiah 4:20; Ezekiel 14:1; Micah 3:6; Psalm 74:9; Jeremiah 37:17
- 27 Ezekiel 7:4–8; Ezekiel 18:30; Ezekiel 12:10–22; Ezekiel 26:16; Joel 3:17
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