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They made it into vile images; therefore I will make it a thing unclean for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />His beautiful ornament they used for pride, and they made their abominable images and their detestable things of it. Therefore I make it an unclean thing to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />His 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations <i>and</i> of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘As for the beauty of his ornaments, He set it in majesty; But they made from it The images of their abominations— Their detestable things; Therefore I have made it Like refuse to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, they transformed the splendor of His jewels into pride, and they made the images of their abominations <i>and</i> their detestable things with it; therefore I will make it an abhorrent thing to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They transformed the beauty of His ornaments into pride, and they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things with it; therefore I will make it an abhorrent thing to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And they transformed the beauty of His ornaments into pride, and they made the images of their abominations <i>and</i> their detestable things with it; therefore I will make it an abhorrent thing to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They transformed the beauty of His ornaments into pride, and they made the images of their abominations <i>and</i> their detestable things with it; therefore I will make it an impure thing to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As for the beauty of [gold for] ornaments, they turned it to pride and from it made the images of their repulsive things (idols) and of their vile things. Therefore I will make it an unclean thing to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He appointed his beautiful ornaments for majesty, but they made their detestable images from them, their abhorrent things. Therefore, I have made these into something filthy to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He appointed His beautiful ornaments for majesty, but they made their abhorrent images from them, their detestable things. Therefore, I have made these into something filthy for them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You took great pride in using your beautiful jewelry to make disgusting idols of foreign gods. So I will make your jewelry worthless. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They were proud of their beautiful jewels and used them to make disgusting and detestable statues [of false gods]. That is why I will make their jewels disgusting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Once they were proud of their beautiful jewels, but they used them to make disgusting idols. That is why the LORD has made their wealth repulsive to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"As for his beautiful ornament, he set it up in majesty, but they made detestable images and loathsome idols. Therefore, I'll give them something loathsome— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />His 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They rendered the beauty of his ornaments into pride, and with it they made their abominable images--their detestable idols. Therefore I will render it filthy to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty; but they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things. Therefore I will render it an unclean thing to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As for the beauty of his ornament, "" He set it for excellence, "" And the images of their abominations, "" Their detestable things—they made in it, "" Therefore I have given it to them for impurity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As to the beauty of his ornament, For excellency He set it, And the images of their abominations, Their detestable things -- they made in it, Therefore I have given it to them for impurity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The matter of his ornament they set for pride; and they made the images of their abominations, their abominable things upon it: for this I gave it to them for uncleanness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they have turned the ornament of their jewels into pride, and have made of it the images of their abominations, and idols: therefore I have made it an uncleanness to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they have set arrogance as the ornament of their necklaces, and they have made images of their abominations and graven idols. Because of this, I have let it be an uncleanness for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In their beautiful ornaments they took pride; out of them they made their abominable images, their detestable things. For this reason I will make them unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />From their beautiful ornament, in which they took pride, they made their abominable images, their detestable things; therefore I will make of it an unclean thing to them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the beauty of their ornaments, which they made with excellency for the images and altars of their abominations, I have made, therefore, to be despised;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the glory of their ornaments that they made in their pride for the images of their abominations and of their idols, therefore I have made despised<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And as for the beauty of their ornament, which was set for a pride, they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things thereof; therefore have I made it unto them as an unclean thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>As for</i> their choice ornaments, they employed them for pride, and they made of them images of their abominations: therefore have I made them uncleanness to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/7-20.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=1532" 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">19</span>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. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6643.htm" title="6643: ū·ṣə·ḇî (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Splendor, a gazelle. From tsabah in the sense of prominence; splendor; also a gazelle.">His beautiful</a> <a href="/hebrew/5716.htm" title="5716: ‘eḏ·yōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Ornaments. From adah in the sense of trappings; finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall.">ornaments</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: śā·mā·hū (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">they transformed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1347.htm" title="1347: lə·ḡā·’ō·wn (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Arrogance, majesty, ornament. From ga'ah; the same as ga'avah.">into pride</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">and used them</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">to fashion</a> <a href="/hebrew/8441.htm" title="8441: ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯām (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Or tonebah; feminine active participle of ta'ab; properly, something disgusting, i.e. an abhorrence; especially idolatry or an idol.">their vile</a> <a href="/hebrew/6754.htm" title="6754: wə·ṣal·mê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- From an unused root meaning to shade; a phantom, i.e. illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol.">images</a> <a href="/hebrew/8251.htm" title="8251: šiq·qū·ṣê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Detested thing. Or shiqquts; from shaqats; disgusting, i.e. Filthy; especially idolatrous or an idol.">and detestable idols.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nə·ṯat·tîw (V-Qal-Perf-1cs:: 3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will make these</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.">into something unclean</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">for them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>And I will hand these things over as plunder to foreigners and loot to the wicked of the earth, who will defile them.…<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="/exodus/32-4.htm">Exodus 32:4</a></span><br />He took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-8.htm">Isaiah 2:8</a></span><br />Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-30.htm">Jeremiah 7:30</a></span><br />For the people of Judah have done evil in My sight, declares the LORD. They have set up their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-7.htm">2 Kings 21:7</a></span><br />Manasseh even took the carved Asherah pole he had made and set it up in the temple, of which the LORD had said to David and his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will establish My Name forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-7.htm">2 Chronicles 33:7</a></span><br />Manasseh even took the carved image he had made and set it up in the house of God, of which God had said to David and his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will establish My Name forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-4.htm">Hosea 8:4</a></span><br />They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-2.htm">Hosea 13:2</a></span><br />Now they sin more and more and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say of them, “They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-25.htm">Deuteronomy 7:25-26</a></span><br />You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God. / And you must not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-30</a></span><br />After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” / One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. / And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-8</a></span><br />Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a></span><br />All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? / Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-23.htm">Romans 1:23</a></span><br />and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-29.htm">Acts 17:29</a></span><br />Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-19.htm">1 Corinthians 10:19-20</a></span><br />Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? / No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-20.htm">Revelation 9:20</a></span><br />Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.</p><p class="hdg">the beauty</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/24-21.htm">Ezekiel 24:21</a></b></br> Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/29-1.htm">1 Chronicles 29:1,2</a></b></br> Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, <i>is yet</i> young and tender, and the work <i>is</i> great: for the palace <i>is</i> not for man, but for the LORD God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/2-9.htm">2 Chronicles 2:9</a></b></br> Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build <i>shall be</i> wonderful great.</p><p class="hdg">but.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/5-11.htm">Ezekiel 5:11</a></b></br> Wherefore, <i>as</i> I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish <i>thee</i>; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/8-7.htm">Ezekiel 8:7-10,15,16</a></b></br> And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/21-4.htm">2 Kings 21:4,7</a></b></br> And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name… </p><p class="hdg">set it far from them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/7-22.htm">Ezekiel 7:22</a></b></br> My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret <i>place</i>: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/9-7.htm">Ezekiel 9:7</a></b></br> And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/24-21.htm">Ezekiel 24:21</a></b></br> Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Abhorrent</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-9.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-7.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-17.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-9.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-9.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-9.htm">Excellency</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-12.htm">Far</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-4.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-13.htm">High</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-13.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-6.htm">Images</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-17.htm">Impurity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-32.htm">Jewelry</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-6.htm">Majesty</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-18.htm">Ornament</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-10.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-32.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-10.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-14.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/job/28-5.htm">Transformed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">Used</a> <a href="/philippians/2-3.htm">Vainglory</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-11.htm">Vile</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/11-11.htm">Abhorrent</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-10.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-6.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-12.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-7.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-1.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-6.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-9.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Excellency</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-6.htm">Far</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-18.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-4.htm">High</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-10.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-10.htm">Images</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-6.htm">Impurity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-11.htm">Jewelry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-14.htm">Majesty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-7.htm">Ornament</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-7.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-19.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Transformed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-23.htm">Used</a> <a href="/philippians/2-3.htm">Vainglory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-9.htm">Vile</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/7-1.htm">The final desolation of Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/7-16.htm">The mournful repentance from that escape</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/7-20.htm">The enemies defile the sanctuary because of the Israelites' abominations</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/7-23.htm">Under the type of a chain is shown the miserable captivity of all orders of men</a></span><br></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'; 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In the context of ancient Israel, these ornaments could include items used in the temple, such as gold, silver, and other valuable materials. These were meant to reflect the beauty and holiness of God, as seen in the detailed descriptions of the tabernacle and temple furnishings in <a href="/exodus/25.htm">Exodus 25-31</a> and <a href="/1_kings/6.htm">1 Kings 6-7</a>.<p><b>they transformed into pride</b><br>The transformation into pride indicates a shift from using these ornaments for God's glory to using them for self-glorification. This reflects a common biblical theme where blessings from God become sources of pride and idolatry when misused. <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a> warns that pride precedes destruction, highlighting the spiritual danger of such transformation.<p><b>and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols</b><br>This phrase underscores the idolatry that plagued Israel, where sacred items were repurposed to create idols. This act violated the first and second commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-4</a>) and was a recurring issue in Israel's history, leading to divine judgment. The use of "vile" and "detestable" emphasizes God's abhorrence of idolatry, as seen in passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/7-25.htm">Deuteronomy 7:25-26</a>.<p><b>Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them</b><br>God's response to their idolatry is to render these once-beautiful ornaments unclean, signifying judgment and the removal of His blessing. This reflects the principle that what is dedicated to God should not be defiled (<a href="/leviticus/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10</a>). The transformation into something unclean serves as a metaphor for the spiritual corruption that results from idolatry, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a>, where even righteous acts become like filthy rags when tainted by sin.<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, tasked with delivering God's messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were in rebellion against Him, leading to their exile and judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city central to Jewish worship and identity, which was under threat due to the people's idolatry and sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The period when the Israelites were taken captive by Babylon as a consequence of their disobedience to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/idolatry.htm">Idolatry</a></b><br>The worship of idols, which was a significant sin among the Israelites, leading to their downfall.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but anything that takes the place of God in our hearts. We must examine our lives for modern-day idols.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a></b><br>Pride can lead us to misuse the gifts and blessings God has given us, turning them into objects of sin rather than worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_holiness_and_judgment.htm">God's Holiness and Judgment</a></b><br>God's response to idolatry and pride is one of judgment, reminding us of His holiness and the seriousness of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While judgment is severe, God's desire is for repentance and restoration. We are called to turn back to Him and seek His forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_holiness.htm">The Call to Holiness</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to live lives set apart for God, avoiding the defilement of sin and pursuing holiness.<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/main_themes_in_ezekiel.htm">What are the main themes in the Book of Ezekiel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_ezekiel_20_5-8's_claim_credible.htm">In Ezekiel 20:5-8, how credible is the claim that the Israelites rebelled immediately after God's promise to deliver them from Egypt, given the differing details in Exodus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_judah's_judgment_unique.htm">(Amos 2:4-5) Why does God's judgment on Judah differ from judgments described in other prophetic books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_ezekiel's_and_1_kings'_temples_differ.htm">What explains inconsistencies between the Temple vision in Ezekiel 40 and other biblical Temple descriptions, such as in 1 Kings 6-7?</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>(20) <span class= "bld">In majesty.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">for pride. </span>That which had been given them "for the beauty of ornament," viz., their silver and gold (<a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm" title="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.">Ezekiel 7:19</a>), they had perverted to purposes of pride. Nay, further, they had even made their idols of it; therefore God "set it far from them." The same strong word is used here as in <a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm" title="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.">Ezekiel 7:19</a> = made it filth unto them. The singular and plural pronouns, "he," "his," "they," "their," "them," all alike refer to the people.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As for the beauty of his ornament.</span> The latter word is commonly used of the necklaces, armlets, etc., of women (<a href="/exodus/33-4.htm">Exodus 33:4-6</a>; <a href="/isaiah/49-18.htm">Isaiah 49:18</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/2-32.htm">Jeremiah 2:32</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Jeremiah 4:30</a>). So again in <a href="/ezekiel/16-7.htm">Ezekiel 16:7, 11</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Ezekiel 23:40</a>. The singular is used of the people collectively, or of each man individually, like German <span class="accented">man</span> or French <span class="accented">on</span>. He set it in majesty; better, <span class="accented">he</span> - or to give the sense <span class="accented">they</span> - <span class="accented">turned it to pride.</span> Wealth and art had ministered, as in <a href="/isaiah/2-16.htm">Isaiah 2:16</a>, first to mere pride and pomp; then they made out of their ornaments the idols which they worshipped, and which were now, the same emphatic word being repeated, as a pollution to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/7-20.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">His beautiful</span><br /><span class="heb">וּצְבִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ṣə·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6643.htm">Strong's 6643: </a> </span><span class="str2">Splendor, a gazelle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ornaments</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶדְיוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘eḏ·yōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5716.htm">Strong's 5716: </a> </span><span class="str2">Finery, an outfit, a headstall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they transformed</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂמָ֔הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(śā·mā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into pride</span><br /><span class="heb">לְגָא֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḡā·’ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<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">and used them</span><br /><span class="heb">ב֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">to fashion</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֣שׂוּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their vile</span><br /><span class="heb">תוֹעֲבֹתָ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8441.htm">Strong's 8441: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">images</span><br /><span class="heb">וְצַלְמֵ֧י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṣal·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6754.htm">Strong's 6754: </a> </span><span class="str2">A phantom, illusion, resemblance, a representative figure, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and detestable idols.</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(šiq·qū·ṣê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8251.htm">Strong's 8251: </a> </span><span class="str2">Disgusting, filthy, idolatrous, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Therefore</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will make these</span><br /><span class="heb">נְתַתִּ֥יו</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ṯat·tîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into something unclean for them.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְנִדָּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·nid·dāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5079.htm">Strong's 5079: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rejection, impurity, personal, moral</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Ezekiel 7:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Ezekiel 7:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Ezekiel 7:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Ezekiel 7:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Ezekiel 7:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Ezekiel 7:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Ezekiel 7:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Ezekiel 7:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Ezekiel 7:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Ezekiel 7:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/7-20.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 7:20 As for the beauty of his ornament (Ezek. 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