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◄ Ezekiel 7:24►

New International Version
I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the mighty, and their sanctuaries will be desecrated.

New Living Translation
I will bring the most ruthless of nations to occupy their homes. I will break down their proud fortresses and defile their sanctuaries.

English Standard Version
I will bring the worst of the nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the strong, and their holy places shall be profaned.

Berean Standard Bible
So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned.

King James Bible
Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.

New King James Version
Therefore I will bring the worst of the Gentiles, And they will possess their houses; I will cause the pomp of the strong to cease, And their holy places shall be defiled.

New American Standard Bible
Therefore, I will bring the worst of the nations, and they will take possession of their houses. I will also put an end to the pride of the strong ones, and their holy places will be profaned.

NASB 1995
‘Therefore, I will bring the worst of the nations, and they will possess their houses. I will also make the pride of the strong ones cease, and their holy places will be profaned.

NASB 1977
‘Therefore, I shall bring the worst of the nations, and they will possess their houses. I shall also make the pride of the strong ones cease, and their holy places will be profaned.

Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore, I will bring themost evil of the nations, and they will possess their houses. I will also make the pride of the strong ones cease, and their holy places will be profaned.

Amplified Bible
Therefore, I will bring the worst of the [Gentile] nations, and they will take possession of their houses [those of the people of Judah]; I will also silence their pride, and their holy places will be profaned.

Christian Standard Bible
So I will bring the most evil of nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the strong, and their sacred places will be profaned.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So I will bring the most evil of nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the strong, and their sacred places will be profaned.

American Standard Version
Wherefore I will bring the worst of the nations, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pride of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be profaned.

Contemporary English Version
so I will tell the most wicked nations to come and take over your homes. They will put an end to the pride you have in your strong army, and they will make your places of worship unfit to use.

English Revised Version
Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pride of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be profaned.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So I will send the most evil nation, and it will take possession of people's houses. I will stop those who are strong from feeling proud, and their holy places will be dishonored.

Good News Translation
I will bring the most evil nations here and let them have your homes. Your strongest men will lose their confidence when I let the nations profane the places where you worship.

International Standard Version
Therefore, I'm bringing the worst of the nations, who will take possession of their houses. I'll cause the pride of the mighty to cease, and their sanctuaries will be profaned.

NET Bible
I will bring the most wicked of the nations and they will take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the arrogance of the strong, and their sanctuaries will be desecrated.

New Heart English Bible
Therefore I will bring the worst of the nations, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pride of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be profaned.

Webster's Bible Translation
Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease, and their holy places shall be defiled.

Majority Text Translations

Majority Standard Bible
So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned.

World English Bible
Therefore I will bring the worst of the nations, and they will possess their houses. I will also make the pride of the strong to cease. Their holy places will be profaned.

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
And I have brought in the wicked of the nations, "" And they have possessed their houses, "" And I have caused the excellence of the strong to cease, "" And those sanctifying them have been defiled.

Young's Literal Translation
And I have brought in the wicked of the nations, And they have possessed their houses, And I have caused to cease the excellency of the strong, And polluted have been those sanctifying them.

Smith's Literal Translation
And I brought the evil ones of the nations, and they inherited their houses: and I caused the pride of the strong ones to cease, and their holy places were profaned.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will bring the worse of the nations, and they shall possess their houses: and I will make the pride of the mighty to cease, and they shall possess their sanctuary.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And I will lead in the most sinful among the Gentiles, and they will possess their houses. And I will cause the arrogance of the powerful to be quieted. And they will possess their sanctuaries.

New American Bible
I will bring in the worst of the nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to their proud strength, and their sanctuaries will be defiled.

New Revised Standard Version
I will bring the worst of the nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the arrogance of the strong, and their holy places shall be profaned.

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
Therefore I will bring shepherds of Gentiles, and they shall possess their houses; I will also make the excellency of the mighty ones to cease; and the Gentiles shall possess their sanctuary.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And I shall bring Shepherds of the Gentiles, and they shall possess their households, and I shall overturn the magnificence of the mighty, and they shall possess their sanctuary

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
Wherefore I will bring the worst of the nations, and they shall possess their houses; I will also make the pride of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be profaned.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I will turn back the boasting of their strength; and their holy things shall be defiled.

Additional Translations ...

Audio Bible

Context

The Desolation of Israel
…23Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.24So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses.I will end the pride of the mighty,and their holy places will be profaned.25Anguish is coming! They will seek peace, but find none.…

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Cross References

Jeremiah 6:12
Their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and wives as well, for I will stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land,” declares the LORD.

Isaiah 13:11
I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.

Lamentations 1:10
The adversary has seized all her treasures. For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary—those You had forbidden to enter Your assembly.

Jeremiah 7:34
I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.”

Isaiah 3:24
Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.

Jeremiah 8:10
Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.

Isaiah 10:6
I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.

Jeremiah 12:12
Over all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for the sword of the LORD devours from one end of the earth to the other. No flesh has peace.

Isaiah 24:3
The earth will be utterly laid waste and thoroughly plundered. For the LORD has spoken this word.

Jeremiah 25:9
behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.

Matthew 24:2
“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

Luke 21:24
They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

Mark 13:2
“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

Revelation 18:2
And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.

2 Thessalonians 2:4
He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.

Treasury of Scripture

Why I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.

I will bring

Ezekiel 21:31
And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men,and skilful to destroy.

Ezekiel 28:7
Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.

Psalm 106:41
And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.

they shall.

Jeremiah 6:12
And their houses shall be turned unto others,with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD.

Lamentations 5:2
Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.

I will also

Ezekiel 33:28
For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.

Isaiah 5:14
Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.

the pomp.

their holy places shall be defiled.

Ezekiel 21:2
Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and dropthy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,

2 Chronicles 7:19
But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;

Psalm 83:12
Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.

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Ezekiel 7

1.The final desolation of Israel
16.The mournful repentance from that escape
20.The enemies defile the sanctuary because of the Israelites' abominations
23.Under the type of a chain is shown the miserable captivity of all orders of men

Study Bible

Book ◦ Chapter

So I will bring the most wicked of nations
This phrase refers to God's judgment upon Israel through the use of foreign nations. Historically, this is understood to be the Babylonians, known for their brutality and idolatry. The Babylonians were used by God as instruments of His wrath, fulfilling prophecies of judgment against Israel for their disobedience and idolatry (2 Kings 24:2). This reflects the broader biblical theme of God using pagan nations to discipline His people, as seen inHabakkuk 1:6-7.

to take possession of their houses.
The seizure of houses symbolizes the complete overthrow and displacement of the Israelites. In ancient Near Eastern culture, losing one's home was a sign of total defeat and humiliation. This aligns with the covenant curses outlined inDeuteronomy 28:30, where disobedience leads to foreigners inhabiting the Israelites' homes. It underscores the severity of God's judgment and the loss of security and identity for the people of Israel.

I will end the pride of the mighty,
This phrase highlights God's opposition to human arrogance and self-reliance. The "mighty" likely refers to the leaders and warriors of Israel who trusted in their own strength rather than in God. This echoes the biblical principle found inProverbs 16:18, "Pride goes before destruction," and serves as a warning against the dangers of pride. It also foreshadows the humbling of all nations before God, as seen in the eschatological visions of Revelation.

and their holy places will be profaned.
The desecration of holy places, including the temple in Jerusalem, signifies the depth of Israel's spiritual decline and the seriousness of their sin. The temple, once the dwelling place of God's presence, becomes defiled, illustrating the consequences of idolatry and unfaithfulness. This event prefigures the ultimate cleansing and restoration through Christ, who declared Himself the true temple (John 2:19-21), and points to the future hope of a new, undefiled creation inRevelation 21:22.

Persons / Places / Events

1.Ezekiel
A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel was called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites.

2.Israel
The nation to whom Ezekiel prophesied, facing judgment due to their idolatry and rebellion against God.

3.The Most Wicked of Nations
Likely referring to the Babylonians, who were used by God as instruments of judgment against Israel.

4.The Mighty
The leaders and influential figures in Israel who were prideful and led the nation away from God.

5.Holy Places
The sacred sites in Israel, including the temple, which were defiled due to the nation's sin and subsequent judgment.

Teaching Points

God's Sovereignty in Judgment
God uses nations and events to fulfill His purposes. Even those who seem powerful and wicked are under His control.

The Consequences of Pride
Pride leads to downfall. The mighty in Israel were brought low because they exalted themselves above God.

The Defilement of the Holy
Sin leads to the profanation of what is sacred. Our actions can desecrate what God has set apart as holy.

The Role of Prophets
Prophets like Ezekiel are called to deliver God's truth, even when it is a message of judgment. We must be willing to listen and respond to God's warnings.

Hope Beyond Judgment
While this passage focuses on judgment, the broader context of Ezekiel includes promises of restoration and hope for those who repent.

Lists and Questions

Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 7

Ezekiel 18 - Does any historical or archaeological evidence indicate that Israel ever fully practiced individual accountability rather than communal guilt?

Jeremiah 51:7 calls Babylon a 'golden cup' in God's hand; if God used Babylon, why should the nation be punished?

Proverbs 24:16: How can the wicked be said to 'fall' when many evil rulers throughout history prospered without clear downfall?

Ezekiel 7:3 speaks of God punishing 'according to your ways'--why does this seem to punish everyone collectively, conflicting with other scriptures emphasizing individual accountability?

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(24)Worst of the heathen.--Worstrefers to the power and thoroughness of their work against the Israelites. (Comp.Deuteronomy 28:49-50; alsoLeviticus 26:19, where the word here rendered "pomp of the strong" is translated "pride of power.") Both passages are the warnings, long ages ago, of the judgments now declared to be close at hand. "Theirholy places;" no longer God's, since He has abandoned them for the sin of the people. (SeeEzekiel 11:23.)

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 24. -The worst of the heathen; literally,evil ones of the nations - with the superlative implied rather than expressed. For the thought, comp.Deuteronomy 28:50;Lamentations 5:11-13;Jeremiah 6:23. The Chaldeans were probably most prominent in the prophet's thoughts, but ch. 35:5 andPsalm 137:7 suggest that there was a side glance at the Edomites.The pomp of the strong, etc. Another echo ofLeviticus 26. (ver. 31). The "pomp" is that of Judah trusting in her strength. The "holy places" find their chief representative in the temple, but, as the word is used also of a non-Jehovistic worship (Ezekiel 28:18;Amos 7:9), may include whatever the people looked on as sanctuaries - the "high places" and the like. The Vulgate givespossidebuut sanctuaria; the Revised Version margin,they that sanctify them; but the Authorized Version is probably right in both cases. Luther rendersihre kirchen, which reminds us ofActs 19:37.

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

So I will bring
וְהֵֽבֵאתִי֙(wə·hê·ḇê·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 935:To come in, come, go in, go

the most wicked
רָעֵ֣י(rā·‘ê)
Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 7451:Bad, evil

of nations
גוֹיִ֔ם(ḡō·w·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471:A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

to take possession of
וְיָרְשׁ֖וּ(wə·yā·rə·šū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3423:To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin

their houses.
בָּֽתֵּיהֶ֑ם(bāt·tê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1004:A house

I will end
וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙(wə·hiš·bat·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7673:To repose, desist from exertion

the pride
גְּא֣וֹן(gə·’ō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1347:Arrogance, majesty, ornament

of the mighty,
עַזִּ֔ים(‘az·zîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 5794:Strong, vehement, harsh

and their holy places
מְקַֽדְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃(mə·qaḏ·šê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6942:To be set apart or consecrated

will be profaned.
וְנִחֲל֖וּ(wə·ni·ḥă·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 2490:To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play

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OT Prophets: Ezekiel 7:24 Therefore I will bring the worst (Ezek. Eze Ezk)