Into the hands of strangers,
And to the wicked of the earth as spoil;
And they shall defile it.
And they will defile My secret place;
For robbers shall enter it and defile it.
And they will possess their houses;
I will cause the pomp of the strong to cease,
And their holy places shall be bdefiled.
And rumor will be upon rumor.
bThen they will seek a vision from a prophet;
But the law will perish from the priest,
And counsel from the elders.
The prince will be clothed with desolation,
And the hands of the common people will tremble.
I will do to them according to their way,
And according to what they deserve I will judge them;
Then they shall know that I am the Lord!’ ”
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What Does Ezekiel 7:23 Mean?
Ezekiel 7:23
Ezekiel personifies the end as an executioner who has woken early to await his orders to execute judgment. God warns us that what we face is not an end, but the end, a singular disaster awaits those of us in this end-time generation. We have earned it as a result of the violent abominations done in our midst. This singular unique occurrence corresponds to Jeremiah 30:7, "the time of Jacob's trouble."
Ezekiel 7:10 gives a cause for this: "Pride has budded." What has it produced? Violence! God shows in Proverbs 13:10, "By pride comes only contention, but with the well-advised is wisdom."
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Sixth Commandment (Part One) (1997)
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