Ezekiel 7:19
New International Version
“’They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will be treated as a thing unclean. Their silver and gold will not be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s wrath. It will not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs, for it has caused them to stumble into sin.

New Living Translation
“They will throw their money in the streets, tossing it out like worthless trash. Their silver and gold won’t save them on that day of the LORD’s anger. It will neither satisfy nor feed them, for their greed can only trip them up.

English Standard Version
They cast their silver into the streets, and their gold is like an unclean thing. Their silver and gold are not able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs with it. For it was the stumbling block of their iniquity.

Berean Standard Bible
They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity.

King James Bible
They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.

New King James Version
‘They will throw their silver into the streets, And their gold will be like refuse; Their silver and their gold will not be able to deliver them In the day of the wrath of the LORD; They will not satisfy their souls, Nor fill their stomachs, Because it became their stumbling block of iniquity.

New American Standard Bible
They will fling their silver into the streets, and their gold will become an abhorrent thing; their silver and their gold will not be able to save them on the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetite, nor can they fill their stomachs, because their wrongdoing has become a cause of stumbling.

NASB 1995
‘They will fling their silver into the streets and their gold will become an abhorrent thing; their silver and their gold will not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetite nor can they fill their stomachs, for their iniquity has become an occasion of stumbling.

NASB 1977
‘They shall fling their silver into the streets, and their gold shall become an abhorrent thing; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetite, nor can they fill their stomachs, for their iniquity has become an occasion of stumbling.

Legacy Standard Bible
They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will become an impure thing; their silver and their gold will not be able to deliver them in the day of the fury of Yahweh. They cannot satisfy their soul, nor can they fill their stomachs, for their iniquity has become an occasion of stumbling.

Amplified Bible
They will fling their silver into the streets and their gold will be [discarded] like something unclean; their silver and their gold shall not be able to save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. These [things] cannot satisfy their soul nor fill their stomachs, for they have become their stumbling block and source of sin.

Christian Standard Bible
They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem like something filthy. Their silver and gold will be unable to save them in the day of the LORD’s wrath. They will not satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs, for these were the stumbling blocks that brought about their iniquity.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem like something filthy. Their silver and gold will be unable to save them in the day of the LORD’s wrath. They will not satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs, for these were the stumbling blocks that brought about their iniquity.

American Standard Version
They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be as an unclean thing; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of Jehovah: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels; because it hath been the stumblingblock of their iniquity.

Contemporary English Version
Your silver and gold will be thrown into the streets like garbage, because those are the two things that led you into sin, and now they cannot save you from my anger. They are not even worth enough to buy food.

English Revised Version
They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be as an unclean thing; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD; they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it hath been the stumblingblock of their iniquity.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They will throw their silver and gold into the streets like garbage. Their silver and gold won't be able to rescue them on the day of the LORD's anger. It will no longer satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs. Their silver and gold caused them to fall into sin.

Good News Translation
They will throw their gold and silver away in the streets like garbage, because neither silver nor gold can save them when the LORD pours out his fury. They cannot use it to satisfy their desires or fill their stomachs. Gold and silver led them into sin.

International Standard Version
They'll fling their silver into the streets, and their gold will be cast away as impure. Their silver and gold won't be able to deliver them during the time of the LORD's wrath. They won't be able to satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs, because their iniquity has tripped them up."

Majority Standard Bible
They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity.

NET Bible
They will discard their silver in the streets, and their gold will be treated like filth. Their silver and gold will not be able to deliver them on the day of the LORD's fury. They will not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs because their wealth was the obstacle leading to their iniquity.

New Heart English Bible
They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be as an unclean thing; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels; because it has been the stumbling block of their iniquity.

Webster's Bible Translation
They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels because it is the stumbling-block of their iniquity.

World English Bible
They will cast their silver in the streets, and their gold will be as an unclean thing. Their silver and their gold won’t be able to deliver them in the day of Yahweh’s wrath. They won’t satisfy their souls or fill their bellies; because it has been the stumbling block of their iniquity.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
They cast their silver into out-places, "" And their gold becomes impurity. Their silver and gold are not able to deliver them, "" In a day of the wrath of YHWH, "" They do not satisfy their soul, "" And they do not fill their bowels, "" For it has been the stumbling-block of their iniquity.

Young's Literal Translation
Their silver into out-places they cast, And their gold impurity becometh. Their silver and their gold is not able to deliver them, In a day of the wrath of Jehovah, Their soul they do not satisfy, And their bowels they do not fill, For the stumbling-block of their iniquity it hath been.

Smith's Literal Translation
They will cast their silver into the streets, and their gold shall be for uncleanness: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the outpouring of Jehovah: they shall not satisfy their souls, and they shall not fill their bowels: for it was the stumbling-block of their iniquity.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Their silver shall be cast forth, and their gold shall become a dunghill. Their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord. They shall not satisfy their soul, and their bellies shall not be filled: because it hath been the stumblingblock of their iniquity.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Their silver will be thrown away, and their gold will be like a dunghill. Their silver and their gold will have no power to free them in the day of the fury of the Lord. They will not satisfy their soul, and their bellies will not be filled, because of the scandal of their iniquity.

New American Bible
They fling their silver into the streets, and their gold is considered unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them on the day of the LORD’s wrath. They cannot satisfy their hunger or fill their bellies, for it has been the occasion of their sin.

New Revised Standard Version
They shall fling their silver into the streets, their gold shall be treated as unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them on the day of the wrath of the LORD. They shall not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs with it. For it was the stumbling block of their iniquity.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
They shall cast their silver into the streets, and their gold shall be despised; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD; they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bellies; because this is their torment on account of their iniquity.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
They shall throw their silver into the streets and their gold. Their silver shall be despised and their gold cannot save them in the day of the anger of LORD JEHOVAH. Their souls will not be satisfied and they shall not fill their bellies. This suffering is the reward of their evils
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be as an unclean thing; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD; they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels; because it hath been the stumblingblock of their iniquity.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Their silver shall be cast forth in the streets, and their gold shall be despised: their souls shall not be satisfied, and their bellies shall not be filled: for it was the punishment of their iniquities.

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Context
The Desolation of Israel
18They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved. 19They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity. 20His beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them.…

Cross References
Zephaniah 1:18
Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.

Proverbs 11:4
Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

James 5:1-3
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.

Isaiah 2:20
In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship.

Matthew 6:19-21
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Revelation 18:11-17
And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— / cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; / of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves. ...

Isaiah 13:17
Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold.

1 Timothy 6:9-10
Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Zechariah 14:14
Judah will also fight at Jerusalem, and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected—gold, silver, and apparel in great abundance.

Job 20:28
The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s wrath.

Luke 12:15-21
And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” / Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ ...

Isaiah 30:22
So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!”

Revelation 3:17-18
You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked. / I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.

Jeremiah 4:30
And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.

Proverbs 10:2
Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.


Treasury of Scripture

They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumbling block of their iniquity.

shall cast

2 Kings 7:7,8,15
Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life…

Proverbs 11:4
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

Isaiah 2:20
In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

Job 20:12-23
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue; …

Psalm 78:30,31
They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths, …

Ecclesiastes 5:10
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

Ezekiel 14:3,4,7
Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them? …

Ezekiel 44:12
Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.

Romans 11:9
And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:

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Ezekiel 7
1. The final desolation of Israel
16. The mournful repentance from that escape
20. The enemies defile the sanctuary because of the Israelites' abominations
23. Under the type of a chain is shown the miserable captivity of all orders of men














They will throw their silver into the streets
The act of throwing silver into the streets symbolizes the utter worthlessness of material wealth in the face of divine judgment. In the Hebrew context, silver (כֶּסֶף, "kesef") was a common medium of exchange and a symbol of wealth. Historically, silver was highly valued, yet in times of calamity, it becomes useless. This imagery reflects the futility of relying on earthly riches when spiritual poverty is the true crisis. The streets, often places of commerce and social interaction, become the dumping grounds for what was once treasured, highlighting a reversal of values.

and their gold will seem unclean
Gold (זָהָב, "zahav"), another symbol of wealth and purity, is described as unclean (טָמֵא, "tamei"), a term often used in Levitical law to denote impurity or defilement. This suggests a profound transformation in perception; what was once considered pure and desirable is now seen as tainted. In the historical context of Israel, gold was used in the temple and for idols, indicating that even sacred or revered objects lose their value when they become idols or distractions from God.

Their silver and gold will not be able to deliver them
The inability of silver and gold to deliver (נָצַל, "natsal") underscores the impotence of material wealth in providing salvation or protection. In the day of judgment, only God can deliver, and reliance on wealth is a misplaced trust. This echoes the broader biblical theme that salvation is not achieved through human means but through divine grace and intervention.

in the day of the wrath of the LORD
The "day of the wrath of the LORD" (יוֹם עֶבְרַת יְהוָה, "yom evrat YHWH") refers to a time of divine judgment and retribution. This phrase is a reminder of God's sovereignty and justice. Throughout scripture, the "day of the LORD" is depicted as a time when God sets things right, punishing sin and vindicating righteousness. It serves as a warning to those who place their trust in anything other than God.

They will not satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs
The inability to satisfy appetites (נֶפֶשׁ, "nephesh") or fill stomachs (בֶּטֶן, "beten") with wealth highlights the spiritual emptiness that material possessions cannot fill. In biblical terms, the "nephesh" often refers to the soul or life force, indicating that true satisfaction is spiritual, not physical. This reflects the teaching that man does not live by bread alone but by every word from God (Deuteronomy 8:3).

for these became the stumbling blocks that brought their iniquity
The term "stumbling blocks" (מִכְשׁוֹל, "mikshol") refers to obstacles that lead to sin or downfall. Iniquity (עָוֹן, "avon") is a term for sin or moral corruption. The wealth that was supposed to be a blessing becomes a curse when it leads people away from God. This serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of idolatry and the moral pitfalls of wealth, urging believers to prioritize their relationship with God above all else.

(19) Cast their silver in the streets.--As in the rout of an army the soldier throws away everything, even his most valuable things, as impediments to his flight and temptations to the pursuing enemy, so the Israelites in their terror should abandon everything. Their riches will be utterly unavailing. The expression in the original is even stronger: their gold shall be to them "an unclean thing," "filth," because they shall perceive that it has been to them an occasion of sin.

Verse 19. - They shall cast their silver, etc. The words remind us of Isaiah 2:20 and Isaiah 30:22, with the difference that here it is the silver and gold as such, and not the idols made of them, that are to be flung away. They had made the actual metal their idol, and their confidence in it should be powerless to deliver them (Zephaniah 1:18). Their gold shall be removed; better, with the Revised Version, as an unclean thing. The word implies the kind of impurity of Ezekiel 18:6; Ezekiel 22:10; Ezekiel 36:17; Isaiah 30:22. Instead of gloating, as they had done, over their money, men should shrink from it, as though its very touch brought pollution. The Vulgate gives in sterquilinium, "to the dunghill." They shall not satisfy their souls. In the horrors of the siege, with everything at famine prices (2 Kings 6:25), and little or nothing to be had for them, their money would not stop the cravings of hunger. It is characteristic that he applies to riches as such the very same epithet, stumbling block of their iniquity, as he had applied before (Ezekiel 3:20) to actual idolatry (comp. Colossians 3:5).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
They will throw
יַשְׁלִ֗יכוּ (yaš·lî·ḵū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away

their silver
כַּסְפָּ֞ם (kas·pām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

into the streets,
בַּחוּצ֣וֹת (ba·ḥū·ṣō·wṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors

and their gold
וּזְהָבָם֮ (ū·zə·hā·ḇām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

will seem
יִֽהְיֶה֒ (yih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

unclean.
לְנִדָּ֣ה (lə·nid·dāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5079: Rejection, impurity, personal, moral

Their silver
כַּסְפָּ֨ם (kas·pām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

and gold
וּזְהָבָ֜ם (ū·zə·hā·ḇām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

cannot
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

save them
לְהַצִּילָ֗ם (lə·haṣ·ṣî·lām)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver

in the day
בְּיוֹם֙ (bə·yō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3117: A day

of the wrath
עֶבְרַ֣ת (‘eḇ·raṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 5678: Overflow, arrogance, fury

of the LORD.
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

They cannot
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

satisfy
יְשַׂבֵּ֔עוּ (yə·śab·bê·‘ū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7646: To be sated, satisfied or surfeited

their appetites
נַפְשָׁם֙ (nap̄·šām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

or fill
יְמַלֵּ֑אוּ (yə·mal·lê·’ū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of

their stomachs with [wealth],
וּמֵעֵיהֶ֖ם (ū·mê·‘ê·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4578: The intestines, the abdomen, sympathy, a vest, the stomach, the uterus, the heart

for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

it became
הָיָֽה׃ (hā·yāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

the stumbling block
מִכְשׁ֥וֹל (miḵ·šō·wl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4383: A stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, a stumbling block

that brought their iniquity.
עֲוֺנָ֖ם (‘ă·wō·nām)
Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity


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