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Ezekiel 7:23
‘Make chains, for the land is guilty of blood and the city is full of angry actions.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Forge the chain,for the land is filled with crimes of bloodshed,and the city is filled with violence.
Forge the chain,for the land is filled with crimes of bloodshed,and the city is filled with violence.
Hebrew Names Version
Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
King James Version
Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
English Standard Version
"Forge a chain! For the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence.
"Forge a chain! For the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence.
New American Standard Bible
'Make the chain, for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
'Make the chain, for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
New Century Version
"Make chains for captives, because the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence.
"Make chains for captives, because the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence.
Amplified Bible
'Prepare the chain [for imprisonment], for the land is full of bloody crimes [murders committed under the pretense of civil justice] and the city is full of violence.
'Prepare the chain [for imprisonment], for the land is full of bloody crimes [murders committed under the pretense of civil justice] and the city is full of violence.
World English Bible
Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Make a chaine: for the lande is full of the iudgement of blood, and the citie is full of crueltie.
Make a chaine: for the lande is full of the iudgement of blood, and the citie is full of crueltie.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Make the chain, for the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence.
'Make the chain, for the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence.
Legacy Standard Bible
‘Make the chain, for the land is full of judgments that promote bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.
‘Make the chain, for the land is full of judgments that promote bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.
Berean Standard Bible
Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.
Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.
Contemporary English Version
Your whole country is in confusion! Murder and violence are everywhere in Israel,
Your whole country is in confusion! Murder and violence are everywhere in Israel,
Complete Jewish Bible
"‘Forge a chain, for the land is full of capital crimes and the city full of violence.
"‘Forge a chain, for the land is full of capital crimes and the city full of violence.
Darby Translation
Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
Easy-to-Read Version
"Make chains for the prisoners, because many people will be punished for killing other people. There will be violence every place in the city.
"Make chains for the prisoners, because many people will be punished for killing other people. There will be violence every place in the city.
George Lamsa Translation
And they shall attack it with bricks; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of iniquity.
And they shall attack it with bricks; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of iniquity.
Good News Translation
"Everything is in confusion—the land is full of murders and the cities are full of violence.
"Everything is in confusion—the land is full of murders and the cities are full of violence.
Lexham English Bible
Make a chain for the land; it is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence.
Make a chain for the land; it is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence.
Literal Translation
Take the chain, for the land is full of bloody judgments, and the city is full of violence.
Take the chain, for the land is full of bloody judgments, and the city is full of violence.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I wil make clene ryddaunse, for the londe is whole defyled with vnrightuous iudgment of innocent bloude, & the cite is full off abhominacions.
I wil make clene ryddaunse, for the londe is whole defyled with vnrightuous iudgment of innocent bloude, & the cite is full off abhominacions.
American Standard Version
Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
Bible in Basic English
Make the chain: for the land is full of crimes of blood, and the town is full of violent acts.
Make the chain: for the land is full of crimes of blood, and the town is full of violent acts.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
King James Version (1611)
Make a chaine: for the land is full of bloody crimes, the citie is full of violence.
Make a chaine: for the land is full of bloody crimes, the citie is full of violence.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Make a chayne: for the lande is full of the iudgement of blood, and the citie is full of extortion.
Make a chayne: for the lande is full of the iudgement of blood, and the citie is full of extortion.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they shall work uncleanness: because the land is full of strange nations, and the city is full of iniquity.
And they shall work uncleanness: because the land is full of strange nations, and the city is full of iniquity.
English Revised Version
Make the chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
Make the chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Make thou a closyng to gidere; for the lond is ful of doom of bloodis, and the citee is ful of wickidnesse.
Make thou a closyng to gidere; for the lond is ful of doom of bloodis, and the citee is ful of wickidnesse.
Update Bible Version
Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
Webster's Bible Translation
Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
New English Translation
(Make the chain, because the land is full of murder and the city is full of violence.)
(Make the chain, because the land is full of murder and the city is full of violence.)
New King James Version
"Make a chain, For the land is filled with crimes of blood, And the city is full of violence.
"Make a chain, For the land is filled with crimes of blood, And the city is full of violence.
New Living Translation
"Prepare chains for my people, for the land is bloodied by terrible crimes. Jerusalem is filled with violence.
"Prepare chains for my people, for the land is bloodied by terrible crimes. Jerusalem is filled with violence.
New Revised Standard
Make a chain! For the land is full of bloody crimes; the city is full of violence.
Make a chain! For the land is full of bloody crimes; the city is full of violence.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Prepare thou a chain, For the land is full of the crime of bloodshed, And the city is full of violence.
Prepare thou a chain, For the land is full of the crime of bloodshed, And the city is full of violence.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Make a shutting up: for the land is full of the judgment of blood, and the city is full of iniquity.
Make a shutting up: for the land is full of the judgment of blood, and the city is full of iniquity.
Revised Standard Version
and make a desolation. "Because the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence,
and make a desolation. "Because the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence,
Young's Literal Translation
Make the chain; for the land Hath been full of bloody judgments, And the city hath been full of violence.
Make the chain; for the land Hath been full of bloody judgments, And the city hath been full of violence.
Contextual Overview
23 ‘Make chains, for the land is guilty of blood and the city is full of angry actions. 24 So I will bring the worst of the nations to take their houses for their own. I will put an end to the pride of the strong ones, and their holy places will become unclean. 25 When suffering comes, they will look for peace, but there will be none. 26 Trouble will come upon trouble, and one story will come after another. They will look for a special dream from a man of God, but the Law will be lost from the religious leader. And wisdom will be lost from the leaders. 27 The king will be full of sorrow. The king's son will be covered with fear. And the hands of the people of the land will shake in fear. I will punish them for their ways. I will give them the punishment they have earned. And they will know that I am the Lord.'"
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
a chain: Ezekiel 19:3-6, Jeremiah 27:2, Jeremiah 40:1, Lamentations 3:7, Nahum 3:10
for: Ezekiel 9:9, Ezekiel 11:6, Ezekiel 22:3-6, Ezekiel 22:9, Ezekiel 22:13, Ezekiel 22:27, 2 Kings 21:16, 2 Kings 24:4, Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:3, Isaiah 59:7, Jeremiah 2:34, Jeremiah 7:6, Jeremiah 22:17, Hosea 4:2, Micah 2:2, Micah 7:2, Zephaniah 3:3, Zephaniah 3:4
Reciprocal: Psalms 106:38 - the land Isaiah 59:6 - their works Isaiah 59:12 - our transgressions Jeremiah 6:7 - violence Lamentations 1:17 - commanded Ezekiel 7:11 - Violence Ezekiel 8:17 - for Ezekiel 12:19 - because Ezekiel 18:7 - hath spoiled
Cross-References
Genesis 7:1
Then the Lord said to Noah, "Go into the boat, you and all your family. For I have seen that you only are right and good at this time.
Then the Lord said to Noah, "Go into the boat, you and all your family. For I have seen that you only are right and good at this time.
Genesis 7:8
Clean animals and animals that were unclean and birds and every thing that moved on the ground
Clean animals and animals that were unclean and birds and every thing that moved on the ground
Genesis 7:9
went into the large boat with Noah. They went two by two, male and female, just as God had told Noah.
went into the large boat with Noah. They went two by two, male and female, just as God had told Noah.
Genesis 7:10
After seven days the waters of the flood came upon the earth.
After seven days the waters of the flood came upon the earth.
Genesis 7:14
With them went every kind of animal, and all the cattle, and every thing that moved on the earth, and every kind of bird.
With them went every kind of animal, and all the cattle, and every thing that moved on the earth, and every kind of bird.
Genesis 7:15
They went into the large boat with Noah, two of every living thing.
They went into the large boat with Noah, two of every living thing.
Genesis 7:17
The flood came upon the earth for forty days. The water got deeper and raised up the large boat so that it was lifted above the earth.
The flood came upon the earth for forty days. The water got deeper and raised up the large boat so that it was lifted above the earth.
Genesis 7:18
The water was very deep upon the earth. And the boat stayed upon the top of the water.
The water was very deep upon the earth. And the boat stayed upon the top of the water.
Genesis 7:20
But the water went about four times taller than a man above the tops of the mountains.
But the water went about four times taller than a man above the tops of the mountains.
Genesis 7:21
All flesh that moved on the earth was destroyed, birds and cattle and wild animals, and every man.
All flesh that moved on the earth was destroyed, birds and cattle and wild animals, and every man.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Make a chain,.... To bind them; not the robbers, the Chaldeans, but the Jews; in order either to bring them to the bar to be tried for capital crimes hereafter mentioned, or to be led bound in chains into captivity; see Nehemiah 3:10;
for the land is full of bloody crimes; or, "judgment of bloods" m; capital crimes, such as are deserving of death, particularly murder, or shedding of innocent blood; so the Targum interprets it of sins of murder:
and the city is full of violence; rapine, oppression, and injury done to the poor, the widow, and the fatherless; meaning the city of Jerusalem, where was the great court of judicature, and where justice ought to have been administered.
m משפט דמים "judicio sanguiuum", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Calvin, Polanus, Starckius; "criminibus capitalibus", Piscator; "sanguianariis judiciis", Castalio.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Make a chain - Forge the chain, the chain of imprisonment determined for them.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ezekiel 7:23. Make a chain — Point out the captivity; show them that it shall come, and show them the reason: "Because the land is full of bloody crimes," &c.
