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I will put an end to the pride of the mighty, and their sanctuaries will be desecrated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will bring the most ruthless of nations to occupy their homes. I will break down their proud fortresses and defile their sanctuaries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will bring the worst of the nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the strong, and their holy places shall be profaned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore I 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 their holy places shall be defiled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore I will bring the worst of the Gentiles, And they will possess their houses; I will cause the pomp of the strong to cease, And their holy places shall be defiled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, I will bring the worst of the nations, and they will take possession of their houses. I will also put an end to the pride of the strong ones, and their holy places will be profaned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Therefore, 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Therefore, I shall bring the worst of the nations, and they will possess their houses. I shall also make the pride of the strong ones cease, and their holy places will be profaned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore, I will bring the <i>most</i> evil 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, I will bring the worst of the [Gentile] nations, and they will take possession of their houses [those of the people of Judah]; I will also silence their pride, and their holy places will be profaned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will bring the most evil of nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the strong, and their sacred places will be profaned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will bring the most evil of nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the strong, and their sacred places will be profaned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />so I will tell the most wicked nations to come and take over your homes. They will put an end to the pride you have in your strong army, and they will make your places of worship unfit to use. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pride of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be profaned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will bring the most evil nations here and let them have your homes. Your strongest men will lose their confidence when I let the nations profane the places where you worship. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, I'm bringing the worst of the nations, who will take possession of their houses. I'll cause the pride of the mighty to cease, and their sanctuaries will be profaned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will bring the most wicked of the nations and they will take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the arrogance of the strong, and their sanctuaries will be desecrated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore I 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 their holy places shall be defiled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have brought in the wicked of the nations, "" And they have possessed their houses, "" And I have caused the excellence of the strong to cease, "" And those sanctifying them have been defiled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I brought the evil ones of the nations, and they inherited their houses: and I caused the pride of the strong ones to cease, and their holy places were profaned.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will bring the worse of the nations, and they shall possess their houses: and I will make the pride of the mighty to cease, and they shall possess their sanctuary. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will lead in the most sinful among the Gentiles, and they will possess their houses. And I will cause the arrogance of the powerful to be quieted. And they will possess their sanctuaries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will bring in the worst of the nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to their proud strength, and their sanctuaries will be defiled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will bring the worst of the nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the arrogance of the strong, and their holy places shall be profaned.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I will bring shepherds of Gentiles, and they shall possess their houses; I will also make the excellency of the mighty ones to cease; and the Gentiles shall possess their sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall bring Shepherds of the Gentiles, and they shall possess their households, and I shall overturn the magnificence of the mighty, and they shall possess their sanctuary<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will turn back the boasting of their strength; and their holy things shall be defiled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=1574" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/7.htm">The Desolation of Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wə·hê·ḇê·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">So I will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘ê (Adj-mpc) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">the most wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ḡō·w·yim (N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">of nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: wə·yā·rə·šū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">to take possession of</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bāt·tê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">their houses.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7673.htm" title="7673: wə·hiš·bat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To repose, desist from exertion. A primitive root; to repose, i.e. Desist from exertion; used in many implied relations.">I will end</a> <a href="/hebrew/1347.htm" title="1347: gə·’ō·wn (N-msc) -- Arrogance, majesty, ornament. From ga'ah; the same as ga'avah.">the pride</a> <a href="/hebrew/5794.htm" title="5794: ‘az·zîm (Adj-mp) -- Strong, mighty, fierce. From azaz; strong, vehement, harsh.">of the mighty,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4720.htm" title="4720: mə·qaḏ·šê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A sacred place, sanctuary. Or miqqdash; from qadash; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary or asylum.">and their holy places</a> <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: wə·ni·ḥă·lū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">will be profaned.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>Anguish is coming! They will seek peace, but find none.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-12.htm">Jeremiah 6:12</a></span><br />Their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and wives as well, for I will stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Isaiah 13:11</a></span><br />I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm">Lamentations 1:10</a></span><br />The adversary has seized all her treasures. For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary—those You had forbidden to enter Your assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-34.htm">Jeremiah 7:34</a></span><br />I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-24.htm">Isaiah 3:24</a></span><br />Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-10.htm">Jeremiah 8:10</a></span><br />Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-6.htm">Isaiah 10:6</a></span><br />I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-12.htm">Jeremiah 12:12</a></span><br />Over all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for the sword of the LORD devours from one end of the earth to the other. No flesh has peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-3.htm">Isaiah 24:3</a></span><br />The earth will be utterly laid waste and thoroughly plundered. For the LORD has spoken this word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a></span><br />behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Matthew 24:2</a></span><br />“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a></span><br />They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-2.htm">Mark 13:2</a></span><br />“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-4.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:4</a></span><br />He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Why I 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 their holy places shall be defiled.</p><p class="hdg">I will bring</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/21-31.htm">Ezekiel 21:31</a></b></br> And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, <i>and</i> skilful to destroy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/28-7.htm">Ezekiel 28:7</a></b></br> Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-41.htm">Psalm 106:41</a></b></br> And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.</p><p class="hdg">they shall.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-12.htm">Jeremiah 6:12</a></b></br> And their houses shall be turned unto others, <i>with their</i> fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/5-2.htm">Lamentations 5:2</a></b></br> Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.</p><p class="hdg">I will also</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/33-28.htm">Ezekiel 33:28</a></b></br> For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Isaiah 5:14</a></b></br> Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.</p><p class="hdg">the pomp.</p><p class="hdg">their holy places shall be defiled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/21-2.htm">Ezekiel 21:2</a></b></br> Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop <i>thy word</i> toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/7-19.htm">2 Chronicles 7:19</a></b></br> But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/83-12.htm">Psalm 83:12</a></b></br> Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-6.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-11.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-15.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Excellency</a> <a 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</td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So I will bring the most wicked of nations</b><br>This phrase refers to God's judgment upon Israel through the use of foreign nations. Historically, this is understood to be the Babylonians, known for their brutality and idolatry. The Babylonians were used by God as instruments of His wrath, fulfilling prophecies of judgment against Israel for their disobedience and idolatry (<a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2</a>). This reflects the broader biblical theme of God using pagan nations to discipline His people, as seen in <a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6-7</a>.<p><b>to take possession of their houses.</b><br>The seizure of houses symbolizes the complete overthrow and displacement of the Israelites. In ancient Near Eastern culture, losing one's home was a sign of total defeat and humiliation. This aligns with the covenant curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-30.htm">Deuteronomy 28:30</a>, where disobedience leads to foreigners inhabiting the Israelites' homes. It underscores the severity of God's judgment and the loss of security and identity for the people of Israel.<p><b>I will end the pride of the mighty,</b><br>This phrase highlights God's opposition to human arrogance and self-reliance. The "mighty" likely refers to the leaders and warriors of Israel who trusted in their own strength rather than in God. This echoes the biblical principle found in <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>, "Pride goes before destruction," and serves as a warning against the dangers of pride. It also foreshadows the humbling of all nations before God, as seen in the eschatological visions of Revelation.<p><b>and their holy places will be profaned.</b><br>The desecration of holy places, including the temple in Jerusalem, signifies the depth of Israel's spiritual decline and the seriousness of their sin. The temple, once the dwelling place of God's presence, becomes defiled, illustrating the consequences of idolatry and unfaithfulness. This event prefigures the ultimate cleansing and restoration through Christ, who declared Himself the true temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>), and points to the future hope of a new, undefiled creation in <a href="/revelation/21-22.htm">Revelation 21:22</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel was called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom Ezekiel prophesied, facing judgment due to their idolatry and rebellion against God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_most_wicked_of_nations.htm">The Most Wicked of Nations</a></b><br>Likely referring to the Babylonians, who were used by God as instruments of judgment against Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_mighty.htm">The Mighty</a></b><br>The leaders and influential figures in Israel who were prideful and led the nation away from God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/holy_places.htm">Holy Places</a></b><br>The sacred sites in Israel, including the temple, which were defiled due to the nation's sin and subsequent judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God uses nations and events to fulfill His purposes. Even those who seem powerful and wicked are under His control.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a></b><br>Pride leads to downfall. The mighty in Israel were brought low because they exalted themselves above God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_defilement_of_the_holy.htm">The Defilement of the Holy</a></b><br>Sin leads to the profanation of what is sacred. Our actions can desecrate what God has set apart as holy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Ezekiel are called to deliver God's truth, even when it is a message of judgment. We must be willing to listen and respond to God's warnings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>While this passage focuses on judgment, the broader context of Ezekiel includes promises of restoration and hope for those who repent.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_israel_practice_individual_accountability.htm">Ezekiel 18 - Does any historical or archaeological evidence indicate that Israel ever fully practiced individual accountability rather than communal guilt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_punish_babylon_if_god_used_it.htm">Jeremiah 51:7 calls Babylon a 'golden cup' in God's hand; if God used Babylon, why should the nation be punished?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_wicked_prosper_without_downfall.htm">Proverbs 24:16: How can the wicked be said to 'fall' when many evil rulers throughout history prospered without clear downfall?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_ezekiel_7_3_imply_collective_punishment.htm">Ezekiel 7:3 speaks of God punishing 'according to your ways'--why does this seem to punish everyone collectively, conflicting with other scriptures emphasizing individual accountability?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">Worst of the heathen.</span>--<span class= "ital">Worst </span>refers to the power and thoroughness of their work against the Israelites. (Comp. <a href="/context/deuteronomy/28-49.htm" title="The LORD shall bring a nation against you from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flies; a nation whose tongue you shall not understand;">Deuteronomy 28:49-50</a>; also <a href="/leviticus/26-19.htm" title="And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:">Leviticus 26:19</a>, where the word here rendered "pomp of the strong" is translated "pride of power.") Both passages are the warnings, long ages ago, of the judgments now declared to be close at hand. "<span class= "ital">Their </span>holy places;" no longer God's, since He has abandoned them for the sin of the people. (See <a href="/ezekiel/11-23.htm" title="And the glory of the LORD went up from the middle of the city, and stood on the mountain which is on the east side of the city.">Ezekiel 11:23</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The worst of the heathen;</span> literally, <span class="accented">evil ones of the nations</span> - with the superlative implied rather than expressed. For the thought, comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-50.htm">Deuteronomy 28:50</a>; <a href="/lamentations/5-11.htm">Lamentations 5:11-13</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/6-23.htm">Jeremiah 6:23</a>. The Chaldeans were probably most prominent in the prophet's thoughts, but ch. 35:5 and <a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a> suggest that there was a side glance at the Edomites. <span class="cmt_word">The pomp of the strong</span>, etc. Another echo of <a href="/leviticus/26.htm">Leviticus 26</a>. (ver. 31). The "pomp" is that of Judah trusting in her strength. The "holy places" find their chief representative in the temple, but, as the word is used also of a non-Jehovistic worship (<a href="/ezekiel/28-18.htm">Ezekiel 28:18</a>; <a href="/amos/7-9.htm">Amos 7:9</a>), may include whatever the people looked on as sanctuaries - the "high places" and the like. The Vulgate gives <span class="accented">possidebuut sanctuaria</span>; the Revised Version margin, <span class="accented">they that sanctify them</span>; but the Authorized Version is probably right in both cases. Luther renders <span class="accented">ihre kirchen</span>, which reminds us of <a href="/acts/19-37.htm">Acts 19:37</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So I will bring</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵֽבֵאתִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hê·ḇê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the most wicked</span><br /><span class="heb">רָעֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of nations</span><br /><span class="heb">גוֹיִ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḡō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to take possession of</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָרְשׁ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·rə·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their houses.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּֽתֵּיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(bāt·tê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will end</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiš·bat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7673.htm">Strong's 7673: </a> </span><span class="str2">To repose, desist from exertion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the pride</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּא֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(gə·’ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1347.htm">Strong's 1347: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arrogance, majesty, ornament</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the mighty,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַזִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘az·zîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5794.htm">Strong's 5794: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strong, vehement, harsh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and their holy places</span><br /><span class="heb">מְקַֽדְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mə·qaḏ·šê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6942.htm">Strong's 6942: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be set apart or consecrated</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be profaned.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִחֲל֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ni·ḥă·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Ezekiel 7:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Ezekiel 7:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Ezekiel 7:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Ezekiel 7:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Ezekiel 7:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Ezekiel 7:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Ezekiel 7:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Ezekiel 7:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Ezekiel 7:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Ezekiel 7:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 7:24 Therefore I will bring the worst (Ezek. 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