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They will enter it and will defile it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will turn my eyes from them as these robbers invade and defile my treasured land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will turn my face from them, and they shall profane my treasured place. Robbers shall enter and profane it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will turn My face from them, And they will defile My secret place; For robbers shall enter it and defile it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will also turn My face away from them, and they will profane My treasure; then robbers will enter and profane it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216I will also turn My face from them, and they will profane My secret place; then robbers will enter and profane it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘I shall also turn My face from them, and they will profane My secret place; then robbers will enter and profane it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will also turn My face from them, and they will profane My secret place; then robbers will enter and profane it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will also turn My face away from them, and they will desecrate My secret treasure (the Jerusalem temple); and robbers will enter [irreverently] into it (the Holy of Holies) and violate it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will turn my face from them as they profane my treasured place. Violent men will enter it and profane it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will turn My face from the wicked as they profane My treasured place. Violent men will enter it and profane it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My face will I turn also from them, and they shall profane my secret place; and robbers shall enter into it, and profane it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They will break into my temple and leave it unfit as a place to worship me, but I will look away and let it happen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My face will I turn also from them, and they shall profane my secret place: and robbers shall enter into it, and profane it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will turn my face away from the people of Israel, and foreigners will dishonor my treasured place. Robbers will go in and dishonor it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will not interfere when my treasured Temple is profaned, when robbers break into it and defile it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll turn my face away from them so that they'll defile my treasured place. Robbers will enter and profane it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will turn my face away from them and they will desecrate my treasured place. Vandals will enter it and desecrate it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My face will I turn also from them, and they shall profane my secret place; and robbers shall enter into it, and profane it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will also turn my face from them, and they will profane my secret place. Robbers will enter into it, and profane it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have turned My face from them, "" And they have defiled My hidden place, "" Indeed, destroyers have come into it, and defiled it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have turned My face from them, And they have polluted My hidden place, Yea, come into it have destroyers, and polluted it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I turned my face from them, and they profaned my secret; and the rapacious came into it and profaned it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will turn away my face from them, and they shall violate my secret place: and robbers shall enter into it, and defile it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will avert my face from them, and they will violate my place of mystery. And untamed persons will enter into it, and they will defile it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will turn my face away from them. My treasure will be defiled; the violent will enter and defile it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will avert my face from them, so that they may profane my treasured place; the violent shall enter it, they shall profane it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will turn my face from them, and they shall pollute my sanctuary, and robbers shall enter into it and defile it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall turn my face from them and they shall defile my watchtowers, and they shall enter into the gate and they shall defile it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I will also turn My face from them, and they shall profane My secret place; and robbers shall enter into it, and profane it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will turn away my face from them, and they shall defile my charge, and shall go in to them unguardedly, and profane them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/7-22.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=1555" 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">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. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437: wa·hă·sib·bō·w·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively.">I will turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: p̄ā·nay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">My face</a> <a href="/hebrew/mê·hem (Prep-m:: Pro-3mp) -- ">away from them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: wə·ḥil·lə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">and they will defile</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6845.htm" title="6845: ṣə·p̄ū·nî (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-msc:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to hide; by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically to protect, to lurk.">My treasured place.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6530.htm" title="6530: pā·rî·ṣîm (N-mp) -- Violent one. From parats; violent, i.e. A tyrant.">Violent men</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇā·’ū- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">will enter</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: wə·ḥil·lə·lū·hā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3cp:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">and they will defile it.</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">Jeremiah 7:29-30</a></span><br />Cut off your hair and throw it away. Raise up a lamentation on the barren heights, for the LORD has rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath.’ / 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="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7</a></span><br />The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-4.htm">2 Kings 21:4-7</a></span><br />Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven. / He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14-17</a></span><br />Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. / Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm">Isaiah 64:11</a></span><br />Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-4.htm">Jeremiah 19:4-5</a></span><br />because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent. / They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-26.htm">Daniel 9:26-27</a></span><br />Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed. / And he will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of the temple will come the abomination that causes desolation, until the decreed destruction is poured out upon him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15-16</a></span><br />So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), / then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-14.htm">Mark 13:14</a></span><br />So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-22</a></span><br />But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1-2</a></span><br />Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there. / But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/74-3.htm">Psalm 74:3-7</a></span><br />Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed. / Your foes have roared within Your meeting place; they have unfurled their banners as signs, / like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-13.htm">Jeremiah 52:13</a></span><br />He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">1 Kings 9:7-9</a></span><br />then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples. / And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ / And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, the LORD has brought all this disaster upon them.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a></span><br />Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it.</p><p class="hdg">face</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/10-11.htm">Psalm 10:11</a></b></br> He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/35-22.htm">Psalm 35:22</a></b></br> <i>This</i> thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-10.htm">Psalm 74:10,11,18-23</a></b></br> O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? … </p><p class="hdg">robbers.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/7-21.htm">Defile</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-15.htm">Desecrate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">Destroyers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-11.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-2.htm">Face</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-10.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-21.htm">Pollute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-21.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-2.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-21.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Robbers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-16.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm">Treasured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-13.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-2.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-21.htm">Unholy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-11.htm">Violent</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/9-7.htm">Defile</a> <a href="/matthew/12-5.htm">Desecrate</a> <a href="/daniel/11-14.htm">Destroyers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-9.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-3.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-19.htm">Pollute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-39.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/daniel/11-14.htm">Robbers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-24.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/malachi/3-17.htm">Treasured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-6.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-17.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/malachi/1-12.htm">Unholy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-23.htm">Violent</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'; </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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>I will turn My face away from them</b><br>This phrase indicates God's withdrawal of His presence and favor, a significant theme in the Old Testament when Israel turns away from God. It reflects the covenantal relationship where God's protection is contingent upon Israel's faithfulness. The turning away of God's face signifies judgment and abandonment, similar to the language used in <a href="/deuteronomy/31-17.htm">Deuteronomy 31:17-18</a>, where God warns of hiding His face due to Israel's idolatry. This withdrawal is a precursor to the coming destruction and exile, emphasizing the seriousness of Israel's sin.<p><b>and they will defile My treasured place</b><br>The "treasured place" refers to the temple in Jerusalem, considered the dwelling place of God and the center of Jewish worship. The defilement of the temple is a profound act of sacrilege, highlighting the depth of Israel's apostasy. Historically, the temple was defiled by idolatrous practices, as seen in <a href="/2_kings/21-4.htm">2 Kings 21:4-5</a>, where altars to foreign gods were erected. This defilement is both literal and symbolic, representing the nation's spiritual corruption and the loss of God's presence.<p><b>Violent men will enter it</b><br>This phrase predicts the invasion by foreign powers, specifically the Babylonians, who would conquer Jerusalem and desecrate the temple. The term "violent men" underscores the brutality and force with which the invaders would act, fulfilling the prophetic warnings given by Ezekiel and other prophets. This invasion is a direct consequence of Israel's disobedience, as outlined in <a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14-17</a>, where God warns of foreign domination as a result of breaking the covenant.<p><b>and they will defile it</b><br>The repetition of defilement emphasizes the complete desecration of the temple, both by the invading forces and by the Israelites' own actions. This act is a fulfillment of prophecy and serves as a type of the ultimate desecration that would occur in the future, as referenced in <a href="/daniel/9-27.htm">Daniel 9:27</a> and <a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15</a>, pointing to the abomination of desolation. The defilement of the temple is a powerful symbol of the broken relationship between God and His people, necessitating eventual restoration and redemption through Christ, who is the true temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who is pronouncing judgment on Israel for their idolatry and rebellion.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, now facing judgment due to their persistent sin and idolatry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>Referred to as "My treasured place," it is the sacred site in Jerusalem where God's presence dwelt among His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/robbers.htm">Robbers</a></b><br>Symbolic of the invading forces (likely the Babylonians) who will desecrate the temple, representing God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry leads to separation from God, as seen in His turning away from Israel. We must guard our hearts against modern forms of idolatry.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god's_dwelling.htm">The Holiness of God's Dwelling</a></b><br>The temple was desecrated due to Israel's sin. We are now God's temple (<a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16</a>), and must strive to keep our lives holy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is just and serves as a call to repentance. We should respond to His discipline with humility and a desire to return to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God’s desire is for His people to turn back to Him. Repentance restores our relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>While <a href="/ezekiel/7-22.htm">Ezekiel 7:22</a> speaks of judgment, the broader account of Scripture assures us of God's redemptive plan through Christ.<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/how_does_a_violent_parable_show_love.htm">Matthew 22:2-14: How can a parable that depicts a king using violent punishment align with a loving God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_cite_jerusalem's_violence.htm">In Ezekiel 22:2-5, why does God single out Jerusalem's bloodshed without clear archaeological evidence of such extensive violence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_esther_8_11_fit_ot_justice.htm">How does the violent response sanctioned in Esther 8:11 align with broader Old Testament teachings on justice and mercy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_witchcraft.htm">What does the Bible say about abuse and guilt?</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>(22) <span class= "bld">My secret place.</span>--The holy of holies, sacredly guarded from all intrusion, and representing the very culmination both of the religion and of the national life of Israel, shall be polluted. If the pronoun "they" represents any one in particular, it must be the Chaldaeans; but it is better to take the verb, as often in the third person plural, impersonally, <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>"shall be polluted." The agents in this pollution are immediately mentioned as "the robbers," <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the Chaldaean armies.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My secret place.</span> The work of the spoiler would not stop at the idols of silver and gold. Jehovah would surrender his own "secret place" (<span class="accented">secret treasure</span> in margin of Revised Version), that over which he had watched, <span class="accented">sc.</span> the sanctuary of his temple, to the hands of the spoiler. In <a href="/psalms/83-4.htm">Psalm 83:4</a> the same adjective is used of persons, the "hidden" or protected ones of God. In the name of Baal-zephon, "Lord of the secret place," we have possibly a kindred thought. In <a href="/psalms/17-14.htm">Psalm 17:14</a> we have "hid treasure." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/7-22.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">I will turn</span><br /><span class="heb">וַהֲסִבּוֹתִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·hă·sib·bō·w·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5437.htm">Strong's 5437: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, go around, surround</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My face</span><br /><span class="heb">פָנַי֙</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ā·nay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">away from them,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as they defile</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחִלְּל֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥil·lə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My treasured place.</span><br /><span class="heb">צְפוּנִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·p̄ū·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6845.htm">Strong's 6845: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, to hoard, reserve, to deny, to protect, to lurk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Violent men</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּרִיצִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(pā·rî·ṣîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6530.htm">Strong's 6530: </a> </span><span class="str2">Violent, a tyrant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will enter it</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָאוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·’ū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they will defile it.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחִלְּלֽוּהָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥil·lə·lū·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/7-22.htm">Ezekiel 7:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/7-22.htm">Ezekiel 7:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/7-22.htm">Ezekiel 7:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/7-22.htm">Ezekiel 7:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/7-22.htm">Ezekiel 7:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/7-22.htm">Ezekiel 7:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/7-22.htm">Ezekiel 7:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/7-22.htm">Ezekiel 7:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/7-22.htm">Ezekiel 7:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/7-22.htm">Ezekiel 7:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/7-22.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 7:22 My face will I turn also (Ezek. 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