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Their silver and gold will not be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD&#8217s wrath. It will not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs, for it has caused them to stumble into sin. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> “They will throw their money in the streets, tossing it out like worthless trash. Their silver and gold won’t save them on that day of the LORD’s anger. It will neither satisfy nor feed them, for their greed can only trip them up. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> They cast their silver into the streets, and their gold is like an unclean thing. Their silver and gold are not able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs with it. For it was the stumbling block of their iniquity. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/7.htm">King James Bible</a> They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/7.htm">New King James Version</a> ‘They will throw their silver into the streets, And their gold will be like refuse; Their silver and their gold will not be able to deliver them In the day of the wrath of the LORD; They will not satisfy their souls, Nor fill their stomachs, Because it became their stumbling block of iniquity. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> They will fling their silver into the streets, and their gold will become an abhorrent thing; their silver and their gold will not be able to save them on the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetite, nor can they fill their stomachs, because their wrongdoing has become a cause of stumbling. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216They will fling their silver into the streets and their gold will become an abhorrent thing; their silver and their gold will not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetite nor can they fill their stomachs, for their iniquity has become an occasion of stumbling. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘They shall fling their silver into the streets, and their gold shall become an abhorrent thing; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetite, nor can they fill their stomachs, for their iniquity has become an occasion of stumbling. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will become an impure thing; their silver and their gold will not be able to deliver them in the day of the fury of Yahweh. They cannot satisfy their soul, nor can they fill their stomachs, for their iniquity has become an occasion of stumbling. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> They will fling their silver into the streets and their gold will be [discarded] like something unclean; their silver and their gold shall not be able to save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. These [things] cannot satisfy their soul nor fill their stomachs, for they have become their stumbling block and source of sin. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem like something filthy. Their silver and gold will be unable to save them in the day of the LORD’s wrath. They will not satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs, for these were the stumbling blocks that brought about their iniquity. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem like something filthy. Their silver and gold will be unable to save them in the day of the LORD&#8217s wrath. They will not satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs, for these were the stumbling blocks that brought about their iniquity. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Your silver and gold will be thrown into the streets like garbage, because those are the two things that led you into sin, and now they cannot save you from my anger. They are not even worth enough to buy food. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 the LORD; they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it hath been the stumblingblock of their iniquity. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They will throw their silver and gold into the streets like garbage. Their silver and gold won't be able to rescue them on the day of the LORD's anger. It will no longer satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs. Their silver and gold caused them to fall into sin. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> They will throw their gold and silver away in the streets like garbage, because neither silver nor gold can save them when the LORD pours out his fury. They cannot use it to satisfy their desires or fill their stomachs. Gold and silver led them into sin. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> They'll fling their silver into the streets, and their gold will be cast away as impure. Their silver and gold won't be able to deliver them during the time of the LORD's wrath. They won't be able to satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs, because their iniquity has tripped them up." <a href="/msb/ezekiel/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity. <a href="/net/ezekiel/7.htm">NET Bible</a> They will discard their silver in the streets, and their gold will be treated like filth. Their silver and gold will not be able to deliver them on the day of the LORD's fury. They will not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs because their wealth was the obstacle leading to their iniquity. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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 the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels; because it has been the stumbling block of their iniquity. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels because it is the stumbling-block of their iniquity. <a href="/web/ezekiel/7.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> They cast their silver into out-places, "" And their gold becomes impurity. Their silver and gold are not able to deliver them, "" In a day of the wrath of YHWH, "" They do not satisfy their soul, "" And they do not fill their bowels, "" For it has been the stumbling-block of their iniquity. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Their silver into out-places they cast, And their gold impurity becometh. Their silver and their gold is not able to deliver them, In a day of the wrath of Jehovah, Their soul they do not satisfy, And their bowels they do not fill, For the stumbling-block of their iniquity it hath been. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> They will cast their silver into the streets, and their gold shall be for uncleanness: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the outpouring of Jehovah: they shall not satisfy their souls, and they shall not fill their bowels: for it was the stumbling-block of their iniquity.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Their silver shall be cast forth, and their gold shall become a dunghill. Their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord. They shall not satisfy their soul, and their bellies shall not be filled: because it hath been the stumblingblock of their iniquity. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Their silver will be thrown away, and their gold will be like a dunghill. Their silver and their gold will have no power to free them in the day of the fury of the Lord. They will not satisfy their soul, and their bellies will not be filled, because of the scandal of their iniquity. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/7.htm">New American Bible</a> They fling their silver into the streets, and their gold is considered unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them on the day of the LORD’s wrath. They cannot satisfy their hunger or fill their bellies, for it has been the occasion of their sin. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They shall fling their silver into the streets, their gold shall be treated as unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them on the day of the wrath of the LORD. They shall not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs with it. For it was the stumbling block of their iniquity.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> They shall cast their silver into the streets, and their gold shall be despised; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD; they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bellies; because this is their torment on account of their iniquity. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> They shall throw their silver into the streets and their gold. Their silver shall be despised and their gold cannot save them in the day of the anger of LORD JEHOVAH. Their souls will not be satisfied and they shall not fill their bellies. This suffering is the reward of their evils<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 the LORD; they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels; because it hath been the stumblingblock of their iniquity. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Their silver shall be cast forth in the streets, and their gold shall be despised: their souls shall not be satisfied, and their bellies shall not be filled: for it was the punishment of their iniquities. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=1510" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/7.htm">The Desolation of Israel</a> …18They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved. 19<a href="/hebrew/7993.htm" title="7993: yaš·lî·ḵū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- To throw, fling, cast. A primitive root; to throw out, down or away.">They will throw</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: kas·pām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">their silver</a> <a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: ba·ḥū·ṣō·wṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">into the streets,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: ū·zə·hā·ḇām (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">and their gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will seem</a> <a href="/hebrew/5079.htm" title="5079: lə·nid·dāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Impurity. From nadad; properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal or moral.">unclean.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: kas·pām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">Their silver</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: ū·zə·hā·ḇām (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">and gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: yū·ḵal (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: lə·haṣ·ṣî·lām (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 3mp) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">save them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">in the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/5678.htm" title="5678: ‘eḇ·raṯ (N-fsc) -- Overflow, arrogance, fury. Feminine of eber; an outburst of passion.">of the wrath</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">They cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/7646.htm" title="7646: yə·śab·bê·‘ū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To be sated, satisfied or surfeited. Or sabeay; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. Fill to satisfaction.">satisfy</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">their appetites</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: yə·mal·lê·’ū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">or fill</a> <a href="/hebrew/4578.htm" title="4578: ū·mê·‘ê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Internal organs, inward parts, belly. ">their stomachs with wealth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">it became</a> <a href="/hebrew/4383.htm" title="4383: miḵ·šō·wl (N-msc) -- Or mikshol; masculine from kashal; a stumbling-block, literally or figuratively (specifically an idol), scruple).">the stumbling block</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wō·nām (N-csc:: 3mp) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">that brought their iniquity.</a> 20His beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm">Zephaniah 1:18</a> Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth. <a href="/proverbs/11-4.htm">Proverbs 11:4</a> Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death. <a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-3</a> Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. <a href="/isaiah/2-20.htm">Isaiah 2:20</a> In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship. <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a> Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Revelation 18:11-17</a> And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— / cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; / of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves. ... <a href="/isaiah/13-17.htm">Isaiah 13:17</a> Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold. <a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10</a> Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. <a href="/zechariah/14-14.htm">Zechariah 14:14</a> Judah will also fight at Jerusalem, and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected—gold, silver, and apparel in great abundance. <a href="/job/20-28.htm">Job 20:28</a> The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s wrath. <a href="/luke/12-15.htm">Luke 12:15-21</a> And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” / Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ ... <a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22</a> So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!” <a href="/revelation/3-17.htm">Revelation 3:17-18</a> You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked. / I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see. <a href="/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Jeremiah 4:30</a> And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life. <a href="/proverbs/10-2.htm">Proverbs 10:2</a> Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumbling block of their iniquity.shall cast<a href="/2_kings/7-7.htm">2 Kings 7:7,8,15</a> Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life… <a href="/proverbs/11-4.htm">Proverbs 11:4</a> Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.<a href="/isaiah/2-20.htm">Isaiah 2:20</a> In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;<a href="/job/20-12.htm">Job 20:12-23</a> Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue; … <a href="/psalms/78-30.htm">Psalm 78:30,31</a> They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths, … <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:10</a> He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.<a href="/ezekiel/14-3.htm">Ezekiel 14:3,4,7</a> Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them? … <a href="/ezekiel/44-12.htm">Ezekiel 44:12</a> Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.<a href="/romans/11-9.htm">Romans 11:9</a> And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Abhorrent</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-14.htm">Able</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-19.htm">Appetite</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-20.htm">Block</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Bowels</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-4.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-8.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-1.htm">Fling</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-2.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-16.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-15.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-13.htm">Satisfy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-19.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-19.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-18.htm">Streets</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-20.htm">Stumbling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-20.htm">Stumblingblock</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-20.htm">Stumbling-Block</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-13.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-14.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Abhorrent</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-32.htm">Able</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Appetite</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-3.htm">Block</a> <a href="/jonah/1-17.htm">Bowels</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-16.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-9.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-17.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-4.htm">Fling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-13.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-16.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-42.htm">Satisfy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-13.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-18.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-6.htm">Streets</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-3.htm">Stumbling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-3.htm">Stumblingblock</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-3.htm">Stumbling-Block</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-18.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 7</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/7-1.htm">The final desolation of Israel</a> 16. <a href="/ezekiel/7-16.htm">The mournful repentance from that escape</a> 20. <a href="/ezekiel/7-20.htm">The enemies defile the sanctuary because of the Israelites' abominations</a> 23. <a href="/ezekiel/7-23.htm">Under the type of a chain is shown the miserable captivity of all orders of men</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </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>They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. In ancient times, silver and gold were symbols of wealth and security. The act of throwing them into the streets signifies a complete reversal of their perceived value. This imagery reflects the futility of material wealth in the face of divine judgment. The notion of gold seeming unclean suggests a ritual impurity, indicating that what was once treasured is now considered defiled and worthless. This echoes the prophetic theme found in <a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm">Zephaniah 1:18</a>, where neither silver nor gold can deliver in the day of the Lord's wrath.Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. This phrase underscores the impotence of material wealth against divine judgment. The "day of the wrath of the LORD" refers to a time of God's righteous anger and judgment, a recurring theme in prophetic literature. This is reminiscent of <a href="/proverbs/11-4.htm">Proverbs 11:4</a>, which states that riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. The emphasis is on the spiritual over the material, highlighting the need for repentance and righteousness.They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, Here, the focus shifts to the inability of wealth to provide true satisfaction or sustenance. This reflects a broader biblical principle that material possessions cannot fulfill spiritual needs. <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:10</a> supports this, noting that those who love money will never be satisfied with it. The imagery of unsatisfied appetites and empty stomachs serves as a metaphor for spiritual emptiness and the futility of relying on wealth for fulfillment.for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity. The term "stumbling block" indicates an obstacle that leads to sin or moral failure. In this context, wealth itself becomes a source of iniquity, leading people away from God. This is consistent with the warnings in <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">1 Timothy 6:10</a>, where the love of money is described as the root of all kinds of evil. The phrase suggests that the pursuit and reliance on wealth have led to moral and spiritual downfall, emphasizing the need for a heart aligned with God's will rather than material gain.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of God who are in exile due to their disobedience and idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The period when the Israelites were taken captive by Babylon, serving as a backdrop for Ezekiel's prophecies. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_wrath_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the Wrath of the LORD</a> A time of divine judgment against the sins of the people, emphasizing the futility of relying on material wealth. 5. <a href="/topical/s/silver_and_gold.htm">Silver and Gold</a> Symbols of wealth and material possessions that the Israelites wrongly trusted for security and satisfaction.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_material_wealth.htm">The Futility of Material Wealth</a> Material possessions cannot provide true security or salvation, especially in times of divine judgment. Believers should prioritize spiritual wealth over material gain. <a href="/topical/i/idolatry_of_wealth.htm">Idolatry of Wealth</a> Wealth can become an idol, leading to spiritual downfall. Christians must guard against allowing money to take the place of God in their lives. <a href="/topical/t/true_satisfaction.htm">True Satisfaction</a> Only God can truly satisfy the deepest needs of the human heart. Believers should seek fulfillment in their relationship with Him rather than in material possessions. <a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_judgment.htm">Preparation for Judgment</a> The certainty of God's judgment should motivate believers to live righteously and store up treasures in heaven, where they are secure. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_trust_in_god.htm">Repentance and Trust in God</a> In light of God's coming judgment, believers are called to repent from trusting in wealth and to place their trust in God alone for salvation and provision.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 7</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_silver_gold_discarded.htm">Ezekiel 7:19 mentions people throwing their silver and gold in the streets--has any archaeological evidence been found to support this kind of widespread act of desperation?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_nomads_craft_gold_cherubim.htm">Exodus 37:1-9: How could ancient desert nomads craft such detailed cherubim from pure gold with the tools and resources supposedly available?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_zephaniah_1_18_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">How does Zephaniah 1:18's claim that wealth can't save on the 'day of the Lord' align with biblical texts showing God's mercy and willingness to relent from punishment?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_defilement.htm">What does 'dross' mean in the Bible?</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>(19) Cast their silver in the streets.--As in the rout of an army the soldier throws away everything, even his most valuable things, as impediments to his flight and temptations to the pursuing enemy, so the Israelites in their terror should abandon everything. Their riches will be utterly unavailing. The expression in the original is even stronger: their gold shall be to them "an unclean thing," "filth," because they shall perceive that it has been to them an occasion of sin.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - They shall cast their silver, etc. The words remind us of <a href="/isaiah/2-20.htm">Isaiah 2:20</a> and Isaiah 30:22, with the difference that here it is the silver and gold as such, and not the idols made of them, that are to be flung away. They had made the actual metal their idol, and their confidence in it should be powerless to deliver them (<a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm">Zephaniah 1:18</a>). Their gold shall be removed; better, with the Revised Version, as an unclean thing. The word implies the kind of impurity of <a href="/ezekiel/18-6.htm">Ezekiel 18:6</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/22-10.htm">Ezekiel 22:10</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/36-17.htm">Ezekiel 36:17</a>; <a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22</a>. Instead of gloating, as they had done, over their money, men should shrink from it, as though its very touch brought pollution. The Vulgate gives in sterquilinium, "to the dunghill." They shall not satisfy their souls. In the horrors of the siege, with everything at famine prices (<a href="/2_kings/6-25.htm">2 Kings 6:25</a>), and little or nothing to be had for them, their money would not stop the cravings of hunger. It is characteristic that he applies to riches as such the very same epithet, stumbling block of their iniquity, as he had applied before (<a href="/ezekiel/3-20.htm">Ezekiel 3:20</a>) to actual idolatry (comp. <a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5</a>). <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>They will throw יַשְׁלִ֗יכוּ (yaš·lî·ḵū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7993.htm">Strong's 7993: </a> To throw out, down, away their silver כַּסְפָּ֞ם (kas·pām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> Silver, money into the streets, בַּחוּצ֣וֹת (ba·ḥū·ṣō·wṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors and their gold וּזְהָבָם֮ (ū·zə·hā·ḇām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky will seem יִֽהְיֶה֒ (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be unclean. לְנִדָּ֣ה (lə·nid·dāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5079.htm">Strong's 5079: </a> Rejection, impurity, personal, moral Their silver כַּסְפָּ֨ם (kas·pām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> Silver, money and gold וּזְהָבָ֜ם (ū·zə·hā·ḇām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky cannot לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no save them לְהַצִּילָ֗ם (lə·haṣ·ṣî·lām) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver in the day בְּיוֹם֙ (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of the wrath עֶבְרַ֣ת (‘eḇ·raṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5678.htm">Strong's 5678: </a> Overflow, arrogance, fury of the LORD. יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel They cannot לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no satisfy יְשַׂבֵּ֔עוּ (yə·śab·bê·‘ū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7646.htm">Strong's 7646: </a> To be sated, satisfied or surfeited their appetites נַפְשָׁם֙ (nap̄·šām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion or fill יְמַלֵּ֑אוּ (yə·mal·lê·’ū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> To fill, be full of their stomachs with [wealth], וּמֵעֵיהֶ֖ם (ū·mê·‘ê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4578.htm">Strong's 4578: </a> The intestines, the abdomen, sympathy, a vest, the stomach, the uterus, the heart for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction it became הָיָֽה׃ (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be the stumbling block מִכְשׁ֥וֹל (miḵ·šō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4383.htm">Strong's 4383: </a> A stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, a stumbling block that brought their iniquity. עֲוֺנָ֖ם (‘ă·wō·nām) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Ezekiel 7:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Ezekiel 7:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Ezekiel 7:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Ezekiel 7:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Ezekiel 7:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Ezekiel 7:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Ezekiel 7:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Ezekiel 7:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Ezekiel 7:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Ezekiel 7:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 7:19 They shall cast their silver (Ezek. 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