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Contemporary English Version

Ezekiel 21:27

I will leave Jerusalem in ruins when my chosen one comes to punish this city.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Government;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Babylon;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Zedekiah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Murder;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Repentance;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Babel;   Dispensations;   Gedaliah;   Gentiles;   Number;   Shiloh (1);   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Mitre;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - King, Christ as;   Messiah;   Number;   Shiloh (1);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
A ruin, a ruin,I will make it a ruin!Yet this will not happenuntil he comes;I have given the judgment to him.
Hebrew Names Version
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].
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
'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.'
New Century Version
A ruin! A ruin! I will make it a ruin! This place will not be rebuilt until the one comes who has a right to be king. Then I will give him that right.'
Amplified Bible
'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.'
World English Bible
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].
Geneva Bible (1587)
I wil ouerturne, ouerturne, ouerturne it, and it shall be no more vntill he come, whose right it is, and I will giue it him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'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.'
Legacy Standard Bible
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.'
Berean Standard Bible
A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until He comes to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned judgment.'
Complete Jewish Bible
Into his right hand comes the lot for Yerushalayim, to set up battering rams, give the order for slaughter, raise a shout, set battering rams against the gates, build siege ramps and erect watchtowers.
Darby Translation
I will overturn, overturn, overturn it! This also shall be no [more], until he come whose right it is; and I will give it [to him].
Easy-to-Read Version
I will completely destroy that city! But this will not happen until the right man becomes the new king. Then I will let him have this city."
George Lamsa Translation
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.
Good News Translation
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.
Lexham English Bible
A ruin, a ruin, a ruin I will make it! Also this has not ever happened; it will remain until the coming of the one to whom the judgment belongs and I have given it to him.'
Literal Translation
Ruin, ruin, ruin! I will appoint it! Also this shall not be until the coming of Him to whom is the right, and I will give it.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Punysh, punysh, yee punysh them will I, and destroye them: and that shall not be fulfilled, vntill he come, to whom the iudgment belongeth, and to whom I haue geue it.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
I will let it be overturned, overturned, overturned: this will not be again till he comes whose right it is; and I will give it to him.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
In his right hand is the lot Jerusalem, to set battering rams, to open the mouth for the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the gates, to cast up mounds, to build forts.
King James Version (1611)
I will ouerturne, ouerturne, ouerturne it, and it shall be no more, vntill he come, whose right it is, and I wil giue it him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Ouerthrowen, ouerthrowen, ouerthrowen wyll I put it, and it shall not be, vntyll he come to whom the iudgement belongeth, and to whom I haue geuen it.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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.
English Revised Version
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wickidnesse, wickidnesse, wickidnesse Y schal putte it; and this schal not be doon til he come, whos the doom is, and Y schal bitake to hym.
Update Bible Version
I will overturn, overturn, overturn it: neither has this taken place, until he comes whose right it is; and I will give it [to him].
Webster's Bible Translation
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].
New English Translation
A total ruin I will make it! It will come to an end when the one arrives to whom I have assigned judgment.'
New King James Version
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."'
New Living Translation
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.
New Life Bible
A waste, a waste. I will lay the city waste. It will be no more, until He comes whose right it is, and I will give it to Him.'
New Revised Standard
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.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
An overthrow, overthrow, overthrow, will I make it, - Even this hath not befallen unto the coming of One to whom belongeth the right Then will I bestow it.
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.
Revised Standard Version
A ruin, ruin, ruin I will make it; there shall not be even a trace of it until he comes whose right it is; and to him I will give it.
Young's Literal Translation
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.

Contextual Overview

18 The Lord said: 19 Ezekiel, son of man, mark two roads for the king of Babylonia to follow when he comes with his sword. The roads will begin at the same place, but be sure to put up a signpost where the two roads separate and go in different directions. 20 Clearly mark where the two roads lead. One goes to Rabbah, the capital of Ammon, and the other goes to Jerusalem, the fortified capital of Judah. 21 When the Babylonian king stands at that signpost, he will decide which way to go by shaking his arrows, by asking his idols, and by carefully looking at the liver of a sacrificed animal. 22 His right hand will pull out the arrow marked "Jerusalem." Then he will immediately give the signal to shout the battle cry, to build dirt ramps to the top of the city walls, to break down its walls and gates with large wooden poles, and to kill the people. 23 Everyone in Jerusalem had promised to be loyal to Babylonia, and so none of them will believe that this could happen to them. But Babylonia's king will remind them of their sinful ways and warn them of their coming captivity. 24 Ezekiel, tell the people of Jerusalem and their ruler that I, the Lord God, am saying: Everything you do is wicked and shows how sinful you are. You are guilty and will be taken away as prisoners. 25 And now, you evil and wicked ruler of Israel, your day of final punishment is almost here. 26 I, the Lord God, command you to take off your royal turban and your crown, because everything will be different. Those who had no power will be put in charge, and those who now rule will become nobodies. 27 I will leave Jerusalem in ruins when my chosen one comes to punish this city.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: Heb. Perverted, perverted, perverted, will I make it. Haggai 2:21, Haggai 2:22, Hebrews 12:26, Hebrews 12:27

until: Ezekiel 21:13, Ezekiel 17:22, Ezekiel 17:23, Ezekiel 34:23, Ezekiel 37:24, Ezekiel 37:25, Genesis 49:10, Numbers 24:19, Psalms 2:6, Psalms 72:7-10, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 23:6, Jeremiah 30:21, Jeremiah 33:15, Jeremiah 33:16, Jeremiah 33:21, Jeremiah 33:26, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 9:25, Hosea 3:5, Amos 9:11, Amos 9:12, Micah 5:2, Haggai 2:7, Zechariah 6:12, Zechariah 6:13, Zechariah 9:9, Malachi 3:1, Malachi 4:2, Matthew 28:18, Luke 1:32, Luke 1:69, Luke 2:11, John 1:4, John 1:9, Ephesians 1:20-22, Philippians 2:9, Philippians 2:10, 1 Peter 3:22, Revelation 19:11-16

Reciprocal: Job 22:29 - the humble person Psalms 113:7 - raiseth Matthew 24:7 - nation shall John 18:31 - It John 19:15 - We have Acts 26:6 - the promise

Cross-References

Genesis 21:22
About this time Abimelech and his army commander Phicol said to Abraham, "God blesses everything you do!
Genesis 21:23
Now I want you to promise in the name of God that you will always be loyal to me and my descendants, just as I have always been loyal to you in this land where you have lived as a foreigner."
Genesis 21:28
Abraham separated seven female lambs from his flock of sheep,
Genesis 21:31
So they called the place Beersheba, because they made a treaty there.
Genesis 31:44
So I am ready to make an agreement with you, and we will pile up some large rocks here to remind us of the agreement."
1 Samuel 18:3
Jonathan liked David so much that they promised to always be loyal friends.
Proverbs 17:8
A bribe works miracles like a magic charm that brings good luck.
Proverbs 18:16
A gift will get you in to see anyone.
Proverbs 18:24
Some friends don't help, but a true friend is closer than your own family.
Proverbs 21:14
A secret bribe will save you from someone's fierce anger.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it,.... The crown and kingdom of Judah; which being expressed three times, has not respect, as Kimchi thinks, to the three generations, in which the crown ceased after the captivity, as those of Asir, Shealtiel, Pedaiah; and in the fourth generation was restored to Zerubbabel; for he was no king, nor was there any of David's line after; nor were the Maccabees or Hasmoneans properly kings; but the phrase denotes the utter abolition of the kingly power, and the certainty of it, which could not be restored, notwithstanding the attempts made by Gedaliah and Ishmael; all their schemes were overturned, and so in successive ages and may also denote and include the troubles that were in the Jewish state, not only during the captivity, but from that time unto the Messiah's coming; there were nothing but overturnings, overturnings till that time came:

and it shall be no more; a kingdom governed by one of the seed of the then present family, or of the seed of David; there shall be no more a king of his race, as there was not till Shiloh came, intended in the next clause:

until he come whose right it is; the right of the crown and kingdom of Israel; which belongs to Jesus the Messiah, being descended from a race of kings of the house of Judah, and of the seed of David: or,

to whom the judgment is s; to whom the Father hath committed all judgment, John 5:22 all power of judging both his church and people, and the whole world:

and I will give it him; the crown and kingdom, which is his right; put him in the possession of it, as he was at his resurrection and ascension; and which will more fully appear in the latter day, when all kingdoms will become his; especially he has, and will appear to have, the throne of his father David, and of his kingdom there will be no end, Luke 1:31. This is understood and interpreted of the Messiah, by R. Abendana t, a modern Jew.

s אשר לו המשפט "cujus est judicium", Pagninus, Starckius; "[vel] jus", Junius & Tremellius, Polanus, Piscator. t Not. in Ben Melech, Miclol Yophi in loc.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The third word of judgment. The king of Babylon’s march upon Judaea and upon the Ammonites. Destruction is to go forth not on Judah only, but also on such neighboring tribes as the Ammonites (compare Jeremiah 27:2-3).

Ezekiel 21:19

Appoint thee - Set before thee.

Choose thou a place, choose it - Rather, “mark a spot, mark it,” as upon a map, at the head of the two roads, one leading to Jerusalem, the other to Ammon. These were the two roads by one or other of which an invading army must march from Babylon to Egypt.

Ezekiel 21:21

The Chaldaean king is depicted standing at the entrance of the holy land from the north, meditating his campaign, using rites of divination that really belonged to the Akkadians, a primitive race which originally occupied the plains of Mesopotamia. The Accadians and the Etruscans belong through the Finnish family to the Turanian stock; this passage therefore shows a characteristic mode of divination in use among two widely separated nations; and as the Romans acquired their divination from the conquered Etruscans, so the Chaldaeans acquired the same art from the races whose soil they had occupied as conquerors.

He made his arrows briqht - Rather, he shook his arrow; a mode of divination much in practice with the Arabians. It was usual to place in some vessel three arrows, on one of which was written, “My God orders me;” on the other, “My God forbids me;” on the third was no inscription. These three arrows were shaken together until one came out; if it was the first, the thing was to be done; if the second, it was to be avoided; if the third, the arrows were again shaken together, until one of the arrows bearing a decided answer should come forth.

Images - Teraphim (Genesis 31:19 note).

He looked in the liver - It was the practice both of the Greeks and the Romans (derived from the Etruscans) to take omens from the inspection of the entrails (especially the liver) of animals offered in sacrifice.

Ezekiel 21:22

The divination for Jerusalem - The lot fixing the campaign against Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 21:23

It shalt be unto them - The Jews in their vain confidence shall look upon the hopes gathered from the divinations by the Babylonians as false and groundless.

To them that have sworn oaths - According to some, “oaths of oaths are theirs;” i. e., they have the most solemn oaths sworn by God to His people, in these they trust, forgetful of the sin which broke the condition upon which these promises were given. More probably the allusion is to the oaths which the Jews had sworn to Nebuchadnezzar as vassals Ezekiel 17:18-19; therefore they trust he will not attack them, forgetting how imperfectly they had kept their oaths, and that Nebuchadnezzar knew this.

But he will call to remembrance the iniquity - The king of Babylon will by punishment remind them of their perjury 2 Kings 25:6-7; 2 Chronicles 36:17.

Ezekiel 21:25

Profane - Rather, “wounded,” - not dead but - having a death-wound. The prophet, turning from the general crowd, addresses Zedekiah.

When iniquity shall have an end - i. e., at the time when iniquity shall be closed with punishment. So in Ezekiel 21:29.

Ezekiel 21:26

The diadem (“the mitre,” the unique head-dress of the high priest) shall be removed, and the crown taken off (this shall not be as it is), the low exalted, and the high abased. Glory shall be removed alike from priest and king; the present glory and power attached to the government of God’s people shall be quite removed.

Ezekiel 21:27

It shall be no more - Or, “This also shall not be;” the present state of things shall not continue: all shall be confusion “until He come” to whom the dominion belongs of right. Not Zedekiah but Jeconiah and his descendants were the rightful heirs of David’s throne. Through the restoration of the true line was there hope for Judah (compare Genesis 49:10), the promised King in whom all power shall rest - the Son of David - Messiah the Prince. Thus the prophecy of destruction ends for Judah in the promise of restoration (as in Ezekiel 20:40 ff).

Ezekiel 21:28

The burden of the Song of the Sword, also in the form of poetry, is again taken up, directed now against the Ammonites, who, exulting in Judah’s destruction, fondly deemed that they were themselves to escape. For Judah there is yet hope, for Ammon irremediable ruin.

Their reproach - The scorn with which they reproach Judah (marginal references).

The sword ... the glittering - Or, “the sword is drawn for the slaughter; it is furbished that it may detour, in order that it may glitter.” In the Septuagint (and Vulgate) the sword is addressed; e. g., Septuagint, “Arise that thou mayest shine.”

Ezekiel 21:29

Whiles ... unto thee - A parenthesis. The Ammonites had their false diviners who deluded with vain hopes.

To bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain - To cast thee (Ammon) upon the heap of slaughtered men.

Shall have an end - Shall have its final doom.

Ezekiel 21:30

Shall I cause it to return ... - Or, Back to its sheath! The work of the sword is over.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 21:27. I will overturn — I will utterly destroy the Jewish government. Perverted will I make it. See the margin.

Until he come whose - is — משפט mishpat, the judgment; i.e., till the coming of the son of David, the Lord Jesus; who, in a mystic and spiritual sense, shall have the throne of Israel, and whose right it is. See the famous prophecy, Genesis 49:10, and Luke 1:32. The avah, which we translate overturn, is thrice repeated here; to point out, say the rabbins, the three conquests of Jerusalem, in which Jehoiakim, Jeconiah, and Zedekiah were overthrown.


 
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