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7:23 'Make
the
chain, for the
land is
full of
bloody
crimes and the
city is
full of
violence. |
Young's
Literal: Make the
chain; for the land Hath been full of bloody judgments, And the city hath
been full of violence.
GWT:
Get the chains ready! The land is filled with murder, and the city is filled
with violence.
WBC:
and cause havoc For the land is full of bloodshed, and the capital is
full of violence. |
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MAKE THE CHAIN:
(19:3-6;
Jer27:2;
40:1;
La3:7;
Na3:10)
 Ezekiel
is to perform another sign act that symbolizes Judah's coming captivity. The
verb "make"
is a command
and thus this is a dramatic
way of saying that fetters and captivity await the perpetrators of bloody,
violent crimes. Judah had sown violence and bloodshed and were now reaping
this captivity as its harvest.
FOR THE LAND IS FULL OF BLOODY CRIMES AND THE CITY IS FULL
OF VIOLENCE:(9:9;
11:6;
22:3-6,9,13,27;
2Ki21:16;
24:4;
Is1:15;
59:3,7;
Jer2:34;
7:6;
22:17;
Hos4:2;
Mic2:2;
7:2;
Zep3:3,4) "A
bloody massacre, as crime and violence fill the city." (Message) |
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7:24 'Therefore, I will
bring the
worst of the
nations, and they will
possess their
houses. I will also make the
pride of the
strong
ones
cease, and their
holy
places will be
profaned. |
Young's
Literal: And I have
brought in the wicked of the nations, And they have possessed their houses,
And I have caused to cease the excellency of the strong, And polluted have
been those sanctifying them.
GWT:
So I will send the most evil nation, and it will take possession of people's
houses. I will stop those who are strong from feeling proud, and their holy
places will be dishonored.
WBC:
I will send in the worst of the nations, who will occupy their houses. I
will put an end to their source of pride and power, and their
sanctuariesc will be desecrated. |
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THEREFORE, I WILL BRING THE WORST OF THE NATIONS AND THEY WILL POSSESS
THEIR HOUSES:
(21:31;
28:7;
Psalms 106:41;
Jeremiah 4:7;
12:12;
Habakkuk 1:6-10)
(Jer 6:12;
La 5:) "I’ll
bring in the dregs of humanity to move into their houses." (Message)
I WILL ALSO MAKE THE PRIDE OF THE STRONG ONES CEASE, AND THEIR HOLY PLACES
WILL BE PROFANED:
(33:28;
Isaiah 5:14) (21:2;
2 Chronicles 7:19;
Psalms 83:12) "I’ll
put a stop to the boasting and strutting of the high-and-mighty, And see to
it that there’ll be nothing holy left in their holy places." (Message) |
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7:25 'When
anguish
comes, they will
seek
peace, but
there will be
none. |
Young's
Literal: Destruction
hath come, And they have sought peace, and there is none.
GWT:
Anguish is coming. People will look for peace, but there will be none.
WBC:
Anguish is coming, and they will try to find safety, to no avail. |
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WHEN ANGUISH COMES, THEY WILL SEEK PEACE, BUT THERE WILL BE NONE:
(Isaiah 57:21;
59:8-12;
Jeremiah 8:15,16;Jer
14:19
Lamentations
4:17,18; Micah
1:12) "Catastrophe descends. They look for peace, but there’s no
peace to be found." (Message) |
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7:26
'Disaster will
come upon
disaster and
rumor will be added to
rumor; then they will
seek a
vision from a
prophet, but the
law will be
lost from the
priest and
counsel from the
elders.
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Young's
Literal: Mischief on
mischief cometh, and report is on report, And they have sought a vision from
a prophet, And law doth perish from the priest, And counsel from the elders,
GWT:
One disaster will happen after another. One rumor will follow another.
People will ask for a vision from a prophet. The teachings of priests and
the advice of leaders will disappear.
WBC:
Disaster will come on the heels of disaster; bad news will echo bad news.
They will try to get a revelation from the prophet, while a ruling will
elude the priest, and counsel the elders. |
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DISASTER WILL COME UPON DISASTER AND RUMOR WILL BE ADDED TO RUMOR:
(Leviticus
26:18,21,24,28;
Deuteronomy 32:23;
Jeremiah 4:20)
"Disaster on the heels of disaster, one rumor after another."
(Message)
THEN THEY WILL SEEK A VISION FROM A PROPHET:
(14:1;
20:1-3;
33:31;
Jeremiah 21:2;
37:17;
38:14-28) "They
clamor for the prophet to tell them what’s up, but nobody knows anything."
(Message)
BUT THE LAW WILL BE LOST FROM THE PRIEST AND COUNSEL FROM THE ELDERS:
(Psalms 74:9;
Lamentations 2:9;
Amos 8:11,12;
Micah 3:6)(8:1;
14:1;
20:1;
Jeremiah 18:18)
"Priests don’t have a clue; the elders don’t know what to say"
(Message) |
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7:27 'The
king will
mourn, the
prince will be
clothed with
horror, and the
hands of the
people of the
land will
tremble.
According to their
conduct I will
deal with them, and by their
judgments I will
judge them. And they will
know that I am the
LORD.' |
Young's
Literal: The king doth
become a mourner, And a prince putteth on desolation, And the hands of the
people of the land are troubled, From their own way I deal with them, And
with their own judgments I judge them, And they have known that I am
Jehovah!'
GWT:
Get the chains ready! The land is filled with murder, and the city is filled
with violence.
Kings will mourn, and princes will give up hope. The common people will
lose their courage. I will give them what they deserve and judge them as
they have judged others. Then they will know that I am the LORD."
WBC:The
head of state will wear the garb of consternation, while the people in the
land will be shocked into inactivity. I will make their way of life the
basis of my dealing with them and judge them by their own judgment of
others. Then they will realize that I am Yahweh.” |
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THE
KING WILL MOURN, THE PRINCE WILL BE CLOTHED WITH HORROR, AND THE HANDS OF
THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND WILL TREMBLE:
(12:10-22;
17:15-21;
21:25;
Jeremiah 52:8-11)
(4-8;
18:30;
Isaiah 3:11;
Romans 2:5-10)
"The king holds his head in despair; the prince is devastated. The common
people are paralyzed. Gripped by fear, they can’t move." (Message)
ACCORDING TO THEIR CONDUCT I WILL DEAL WITH THEM, AND BY THEIR JUDGMENTS I
WILL JUDGE THEM:(Matthew
7:2; James 2:13)
"I’ll deal with them where they are, judge them on their terms."
(Message)
God
had judged Israel by her own judgments--by the Mosaic covenant they should
have known and followed.
AND THEY WILL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD:
(1 Kings 20:28;
Psalms 9:16;
Joel 3:17)
"Will
know that I am the LORD"
occurs three times in this chapter (v4, 9, 27).
Ezekiel makes frequent use of this “recognition formula” (click
for all 63 uses in Ezekiel).
By judging Judah in accordance with the standards and punishments declared
to them from the beginning in the Mosaic covenant, the Lord would cause them
to recognize him as different from the gods of the nations, a God not to be
manipulated or taken for granted, but rather obeyed and trusted
wholeheartedly. |
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