Ezekiel 7:21

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“And I will hand these things over as plunder to foreigners and loot to the wicked of the earth, who will defile them.”

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BSBPD

“And I will hand these things over as plunder to foreigners and loot to the wicked of the earth, who will defile them.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall profane it.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And I have given it into the hand of the strangers for a prey, And to the wicked of the land for a spoil, And they have polluted it.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 7:21 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Kings 24:13As the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD.
  2. 2 Kings 25:9He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.
  3. 2 Kings 25:13Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon.
  4. 2 Chronicles 36:18who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials.
  5. Psalms 74:2Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance— Mount Zion where You dwell.
  6. Psalms 79:1The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.
  7. Jeremiah 52:13He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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