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A ruin! I will make it a ruin! The crown will not be restored until he to whom it rightfully belongs shall come; to him I will give it.&#8217 <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/21.htm">New Living Translation</a> Destruction! Destruction! I will surely destroy the kingdom. And it will not be restored until the one appears who has the right to judge it. Then I will hand it over to him. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> A ruin, ruin, ruin I will make it. This also shall not be, until he comes, the one to whom judgment belongs, and I will give it to him. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’ <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/21.htm">King James Bible</a> I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/21.htm">New King James Version</a> Overthrown, overthrown, I will make it overthrown! It shall be no longer, Until He comes whose right it is, And I will give it to Him.” ’ <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Ruins, ruins, ruins, I will make it! This also will be no longer until He comes whose right it is, and I will give it to Him.’ <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> A ruin, a ruin, a ruin, I will make it. This also will be no more until He comes whose right it is, and I will give it to Him.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘A ruin, a ruin, a ruin, I shall make it. This also will be no more, until He comes whose right it is; and I shall give it to Him.’ <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> A ruin, a ruin, a ruin, I will make it. This also will be no more until He comes to whom the legal judgment belongs, and I will give it to Him.’ <a href="/amp/ezekiel/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! It shall no longer exist until He comes whose right it is [to reign], and I will give it to Him.’ <a href="/csb/ezekiel/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! Yet this will not happen until he comes; I have given the judgment to him. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! Yet this will not happen until He comes; I have given the judgment to Him.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> I will overturn, overturn, overturn it: this also shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I will leave Jerusalem in complete ruins like no one has ever seen until my chosen one comes to punish this city. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> I will overturn, overturn, overturn it: this also shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Ruins! Ruins! I will turn this place into ruins! It will not be restored until its rightful owner comes. Then I will give it to him. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> Ruin, ruin! Yes, I will make the city a ruin. But this will not happen until the one comes whom I have chosen to punish the city. To him I will give it. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> A ruin! A ruin! I'm bringing about ruin!' But this also will not happen until he who has authority over it arrives, because I'll give it to him." <a href="/msb/ezekiel/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.? <a href="/net/ezekiel/21.htm">NET Bible</a> A total ruin I will make it! It will come to an end when the one arrives to whom I have assigned judgment.' <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I will overturn, overturn, overturn it: this also shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.' <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> I will overturn, overturn, overturn it: and it shall be no more, until he cometh whose right it is; and I will give it him. <a href="/web/ezekiel/21.htm">World English Bible</a> I will overturn, overturn, overturn it. This also will be no more, until he comes whose right it is; and I will give it.”’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> An overturn, overturn, overturn, I make it, "" Also this has not been until the coming of Him, "" Whose [is] the judgment, and I have given it. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> An overturn, overturn, overturn, I make it, Also this hath not been till the coming of Him, Whose is the judgment, and I have given it. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Perverted, perverted, perverted, will I set her: and this was not till he came which to him the judgment; and I gave him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I will shew it to be iniquity, iniquity, iniquity: but this was not done till he came to whom judgment belongeth, and I will give it him. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Iniquity, iniquity, iniquity I will make it. And this was not done until the one arrived to whom judgment belongs, and I will hand it over to him. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/21.htm">New American Bible</a> A ruin, a ruin, a ruin, I shall make it! Nothing will be the same until the one comes to whom I have given it for judgment. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> A ruin, a ruin, a ruin— I will make it! (Such has never occurred.) Until he comes whose right it is; to him I will give it.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Even this place I will cause to be a ruin; until he comes to whom it belongs by right, and I will deliver it to him. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Also I shall make this for evil and for deceit, until he will come whose is the judgment, and I shall hand it over to him<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> A ruin, a ruin, a ruin, will I make it; this also shall be no more, until he come whose right it is, and I will give it him. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Injustice, injustice, injustice, will I make it: woe to it: such shall it be until he comes to whom it belongs; and I will deliver it to him. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/21-27.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=5917" 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/21.htm">The LORD's Sword of Judgment</a> …26This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted. 27<a href="/hebrew/5754.htm" title="5754: ‘aw·wāh (N-fs) -- Distortion, ruin. Intensive from avah abbreviated; overthrow.">A ruin,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5754.htm" title="5754: ‘aw·wāh (N-fs) -- Distortion, ruin. Intensive from avah abbreviated; overthrow.">a ruin,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: ’ă·śî·men·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs:: 3fse) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">I will make it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5754.htm" title="5754: ‘aw·wāh (N-fs) -- Distortion, ruin. Intensive from avah abbreviated; overthrow.">a ruin!</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">And</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">it</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.">will not</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.">be restored</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bō (V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">the arrival</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">of Him to whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">it belongs,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ū·nə·ṯat·tîw (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">to whom I have assigned</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: ham·miš·pāṭ (Art:: N-ms) -- Judgment. ">the right of judgment.’</a> 28Now prophesy, son of man, and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: ‘A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning—…<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="/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10</a> The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his. <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a> For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. / Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. <a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5-6</a> Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness. <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a> In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. / And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. <a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a> He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” <a href="/matthew/21-42.htm">Matthew 21:42-44</a> Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? / Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. / He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.” <a href="/acts/2-30.htm">Acts 2:30-36</a> But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne. / Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay. / God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses. ... <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a> Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. / He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. ... <a href="/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6-9</a> “I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.” / I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father. / Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession. ... <a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9-10</a> Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. / And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth. <a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1-5</a> Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. / The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. / And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, ... <a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a> But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity. <a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-34</a> When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. / He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left. ... <a href="/hebrews/1-8.htm">Hebrews 1:8-9</a> But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom. / You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.” <a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Revelation 11:15</a> Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.<a href="/haggai/2-21.htm">Haggai 2:21,22</a> Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth; … <a href="/hebrews/12-26.htm">Hebrews 12:26,27</a> Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven… until<a href="/ezekiel/21-13.htm">Ezekiel 21:13</a> Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD.<a href="/ezekiel/17-22.htm">Ezekiel 17:22,23</a> Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent: … <a href="/ezekiel/34-23.htm">Ezekiel 34:23</a> And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/18-4.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-36.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/psalms/69-5.htm">Overturn</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-6.htm">Overturned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Restored</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-22.htm">Right</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-24.htm">Rightfully</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-1.htm">Trace</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/46-17.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-10.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/haggai/2-22.htm">Overturn</a> <a href="/daniel/8-11.htm">Overturned</a> <a href="/daniel/4-26.htm">Restored</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-10.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/112-5.htm">Rightfully</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-33.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Trace</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 21</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/21-1.htm">Ezekiel prophesies against Jerusalem with a sign of sighing</a> 8. <a href="/ezekiel/21-8.htm">The sharp and bright sword</a> 18. <a href="/ezekiel/21-18.htm">against Jerusalem</a> 25. <a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">against the kingdom</a> 28. <a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">and against the Ammonites</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/21.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/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! This phrase emphasizes the certainty and completeness of the destruction decreed by God. The repetition of "ruin" underscores the total devastation that will come upon Jerusalem and its temple. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled with the Babylonian conquest and the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC. Theologically, it reflects God's judgment on the unfaithfulness of His people, a theme consistent throughout the prophetic books. The use of repetition is a common Hebrew literary device to emphasize the severity and inevitability of the judgment.And it will not be restored This indicates a period of desolation and abandonment. Historically, Jerusalem remained in ruins for many years after the Babylonian exile. Theologically, this suggests a divine pause, where restoration is withheld until a divinely appointed time. This period of waiting is significant in the biblical narrative, as it points to the need for repentance and the hope of future redemption.until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs This phrase is messianic, pointing to the coming of the rightful ruler. In Christian theology, this is seen as a prophecy of Jesus Christ, the Messiah, who is the rightful heir to the throne of David. The phrase "to whom it belongs" suggests ownership and authority, indicating that the restoration of Jerusalem and the establishment of God's kingdom will occur under the leadership of the Messiah.to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’ This highlights the divine authority given to the Messiah. In the New Testament, Jesus is often depicted as the judge of the living and the dead (e.g., <a href="/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22-27</a>). The assignment of judgment to the Messiah underscores His role in executing God's justice and establishing His kingdom. This connects to the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty and the ultimate fulfillment of His promises through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the mouthpiece of God, delivering messages of judgment and restoration to the people of Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city facing impending judgment and destruction due to the people's disobedience and idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_crown.htm">The Crown</a> Symbolizes the kingship and authority over Israel, which is being removed due to the nation's unfaithfulness. 4. <a href="/topical/h/he_to_whom_it_rightly_belongs.htm">He to Whom it Rightly Belongs</a> A messianic reference, pointing to the future rightful king, traditionally understood as Jesus Christ in Christian theology. 5. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The historical context of Ezekiel's prophecies, where the Israelites were taken captive by Babylon as a consequence of their sins.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment_and_restoration.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment and Restoration</a> God is in control of both the judgment and the restoration of His people. The removal of the crown signifies His authority to discipline, while the promise of its rightful return points to His plan for redemption. <a href="/topical/t/the_messianic_hope.htm">The Messianic Hope</a> This verse foreshadows the coming of Christ, the ultimate King. Believers are reminded of the hope and assurance found in Jesus, who fulfills God's promises. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> The repeated declaration of "a ruin" serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. It calls believers to examine their own lives for areas of disobedience. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_promises.htm">The Certainty of God's Promises</a> Despite the immediate context of destruction, the promise of the rightful king assures us of God's faithfulness to His word. Believers can trust in God's ultimate plan and timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 21</a> <a href="/q/is_ezekiel_44's_temple_purely_symbolic.htm">Ezekiel 44's temple regulations appear highly specific, yet no archaeological site conclusively matches this description--could this be evidence the prophecy was purely symbolic or never fulfilled?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_ezekiel_21_25-27_events_align_historically.htm">How do the events foretold in Ezekiel 21:25–27 align with known historical records of Israel’s leadership and exile? </a> <a href="/q/does_ezekiel_24_24-27_conflict_with_mourning.htm">Does the command to remain silent in Ezekiel 24:24-27 conflict with other biblical instructions on mourning or expressions of grief?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_a_good_conscience.htm">What are the key themes of the Minor Prophets?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) And it shall be no more.--Literally, this also shall not be. After the emphatic repetition of "over-turn" at the beginning of the verse, it is now added that the condition which follows the overthrow shall not be permanent; "the foundations" shall be put "out of course," and everything thrown into that condition of flux and change, without permanent settlement, which was so characteristic of the state of Judaea until the coming of Christ.Until he come whose right it is.--This is generally acknowledged as a reference to <a href="/genesis/49-10.htm" title="The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and to him shall the gathering of the people be.">Genesis 49:10</a>, "until Shiloh come" even by those who reject the interpretation of Shiloh as meaning "he to whom it belongs." The promise here made refers plainly both to the priestly and to the royal prerogatives, and a still more distinct foretelling of the union of both in the Messiah may be found in <a href="/context/zechariah/6-12.htm" title="And speak to him, saying, Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:">Zechariah 6:12-13</a>. In Him, and in Him alone, will all this confusion and uncertainty come to an end; for, as Ezekiel's contemporary declared, "His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed" (<a href="/daniel/7-14.htm" title="And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.">Daniel 7:14</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 27. - I will overthrow. The sentence of destruction is emphasized, after the Hebrew manner, by a threefold iteration (<a href="/isaiah/6-3.htm">Isaiah 6:3</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/22-29.htm">Jeremiah 22:29</a>). It shall be no more. The pronoun in both clauses probably refers to the established order of the kingdom and the priesthood. "That order," Ezekiel says, "shall be no more." Keil, however, takes the second "it" - the "this" of the Revised Version - as meaning the fact of the overthrow. That also was not final; all things were as in a state of flux till the Messianic kingdom hinted at in the next clause should restore the true order. Until he come whose right it is. The words contain a singularly suggestive allusion to <a href="/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10</a>, where a probable interpretation of the word "Shiloh" is "he to whom it belongs;" or, as the LXX. gives it, τὰ ἀποκείμενα αὐτᾷ. The passage is noticeable as being Ezekiel's first distinct utterance of the hope of a personal Messiah. Afterwards, in <a href="/ezekiel/34-23.htm">Ezekiel 34:23</a>, it is definite enough. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/21-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>A ruin, עַוָּ֥ה (‘aw·wāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5754.htm">Strong's 5754: </a> Distortion, ruin a ruin, עַוָּ֖ה (‘aw·wāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5754.htm">Strong's 5754: </a> Distortion, ruin I will make it אֲשִׂימֶ֑נָּה (’ă·śî·men·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set a ruin! עַוָּ֣ה (‘aw·wāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5754.htm">Strong's 5754: </a> Distortion, ruin And גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and it זֹאת֙ (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, will not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no be restored הָיָ֔ה (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 until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while He comes בֹּ֛א (bō) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to whom אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that it belongs, ל֥וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> to whom I have assigned וּנְתַתִּֽיו׃ (ū·nə·ṯat·tîw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set judgment.’ הַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט (ham·miš·pāṭ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/21-27.htm">Ezekiel 21:27 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/21-27.htm">Ezekiel 21:27 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/21-27.htm">Ezekiel 21:27 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/21-27.htm">Ezekiel 21:27 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/21-27.htm">Ezekiel 21:27 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/21-27.htm">Ezekiel 21:27 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/21-27.htm">Ezekiel 21:27 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/21-27.htm">Ezekiel 21:27 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/21-27.htm">Ezekiel 21:27 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/21-27.htm">Ezekiel 21:27 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-27.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 21:27 I will overturn overturn overturn it: this (Ezek. 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