Ezekiel 21:29
in Ezekiel 21while they offer false visions for you and lying divinations about you—to be placed on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
while they see for thee false visions, while they divine lies unto thee, to lay thee upon the necks of the wicked that are deadly wounded, whose day is come in the time of the iniquity of the end.
KJV
Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.
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This verse in Ezekiel 21
Commentary
6 notes on this verseWhen we speak to people about their souls we should study plainness, and express ourselves as we may be the best understood. Christ expounded his parables to his disciples, Mark iv. The prophet is here more plainly directed against whom to level the arrow of this prophecy.
This site's exposition
The sword, the sword is drawn
on Ezekiel 21:28-29
The two ways from verses eighteen through twenty have their second half addressed directly, prophesy concerning the Ammonites, whose day of judgment lags behind Jerusalem's. Gill reads the reprieve as only postponement, the chapter having already promised that Ammon's own reckoning still waits at its own appointed time.
This site's exposition
false visions for you
Ammon's diviners promised safety while the sword was already drawn against them. Henry saw a people ripe for judgment after mocking Israel in its distress, a charge chapter 25 sets out. Their day comes with Judah's.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 28 and following) And you, son of man, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord God to the sons of Ammon and to their disgrace. And you shall say: Sword, sword, draw yourself out for slaughter: hone yourself to kill and to shine. Although they seem vain to you and their divinations are lies, so that you may be given over to the necks of the wicked wounded, whose appointed day has come in the time of iniquity. Return to your sheath, in the place where you were created: in the land of your birth I will judge you.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
We shall meet with this again, ch. xxv. Note, Those are ripening apace for misery who trample upon the people of God in their distress, whereas they ought to tremble when judgment begins at the house of God. The utter destruction of the Ammonites is threatened.
Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee,....
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בַּחֲז֥וֹת | bachazot | when see | H2372 → | 55 times |
| לָךְ֙ | lokh | for you | ||
| שָׁ֔וְא | shav' | falsehood | H7723 → | 53 times |
| בִּקְסָם־ | biksom- | when divine | H7080 → | 20 times |
| לָ֖ךְ | lakh | for you | ||
| כָּזָ֑ב | kazav | falsehood | H3577 → | 31 times |
| לָתֵ֣ת | latet | to give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אוֹתָ֗ךְ | ʾotakh | <obj.> you | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֶֽל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| צַוְּארֵי֙ | tzaverei | [the] necks of | H6677 → | |
| חַֽלְלֵ֣י | chalei | [those] profaned of | H2491 → | 94 times |
| רְשָׁעִ֔ים | reshaim | wicked [people] | H7563 → | 263 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בָּ֣א | ba' | it has come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| יוֹמָ֔ם | yomam | day their | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| בְּעֵ֖ת | beet | at a time of | H6256 → | 296 times |
| עֲוֹ֥ן | ʾavon | punishment of | H5771 → | 233 times |
| קֵֽץ׃ | ketz | [the] end | H7093 → | 67 times |
בַּחֲז֥וֹתwhen see
bachazotH2372 →55 times
לָךְ֙for you
lokh
שָׁ֔וְאfalsehood
shav'H7723 →53 times
בִּקְסָם־when divine
biksom-H7080 →20 times
לָ֖ךְfor you
lakh
כָּזָ֑בfalsehood
kazavH3577 →31 times
לָתֵ֣תto give
latetH5414 →2011 times
אוֹתָ֗ךְ<obj.> you
ʾotakhH853 →10935 times
אֶֽל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
צַוְּארֵי֙[the] necks of
tzavereiH6677 →
חַֽלְלֵ֣י[those] profaned of
chaleiH2491 →94 times
רְשָׁעִ֔יםwicked [people]
reshaimH7563 →263 times
אֲשֶׁר־whom
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
בָּ֣אit has come
ba'H935 →2568 times
יוֹמָ֔םday their
yomamH3117 →2304 times
בְּעֵ֖תat a time of
beetH6256 →296 times
עֲוֹ֥ןpunishment of
ʾavonH5771 →233 times
קֵֽץ׃[the] end
ketzH7093 →67 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 37:13but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
it leads to
- Psalms 2:4
The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.
- Proverbs 1:26
in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,
- Daniel 5:26
And this is the interpretation of the message: MENE means that God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.
- 1 Samuel 26:10
David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.
- Ezekiel 21:25
And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’
- Psalms 2:4
Through
Ezekiel 22:28Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 13:6–7
They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message.
- Ezekiel 13:10–16
Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,
- Ezekiel 13:6–7
Through
Jeremiah 27:9But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’
it leads to
- Jeremiah 14:14
“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination,…
- Jeremiah 14:14
Where this verse is studied
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.