Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’Prepare chains! For the land is full of bloodshed, 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. English Standard Version “Forge a chain! For the land is full of bloody crimes 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. King James Bible Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, 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. New American Standard Bible ‘Make the chain, for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence. NASB 1995 ‘Make the chain, for the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence. NASB 1977 ‘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. 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. Christian Standard Bible Forge the chain, for the land is filled with crimes of bloodshed, and the city is filled with violence. Holman Christian Standard Bible Forge the chain, for the land is filled with crimes of bloodshed, and the city is filled with violence. American Standard Version Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence. Contemporary English Version Your whole country is in confusion! Murder and violence are everywhere in Israel, English Revised Version Make the chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Get the chains ready! The land is filled with murder, and the city is filled with violence. Good News Translation "Everything is in confusion--the land is full of murders and the cities are full of violence. International Standard Version "Forge a chain, because the land is full of bloody judgment and the city is filled with violence. Majority Standard Bible Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence. NET Bible (Make the chain, because the land is full of murder and the city is full of violence.) New Heart English Bible "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. World English Bible “‘Make chains, for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionMake the chain; for the land "" Has been full of bloody judgments, "" And the city has been 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. Smith's Literal Translation Make the chain: for the land was filled with judgment of bloods, and the city was filled with violence. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMake a shutting up: for the land is full of the judgment of blood, and the city is full of iniquity. Catholic Public Domain Version Cause it to be closed. For the land has been filled with the judgment of blood, and the city is full of iniquity. New American Bible They will wreak slaughter, for the land is filled with bloodshed and the city with violence. New Revised Standard Version Make a chain! For the land is full of bloody crimes; the city is full of violence. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they shall attack it with bricks; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of iniquity. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they shall pass by with bricks, because the land is filled with the judgment of blood, and the city is filled with evil OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they shall work uncleanness: because the land is full of strange nations, and the city is full of iniquity. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Desolation of Israel…22I will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it. 23Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence. 24So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned.… Cross References Jeremiah 6:7 As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me. Isaiah 59:7-8 Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake. / The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace. Micah 3:10 who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity. Habakkuk 1:3 Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds. Jeremiah 20:8 For whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long. Hosea 4:2 Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. Amos 3:10 “For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.” Isaiah 1:21 See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers! Jeremiah 7:9-11 Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? / Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD. Psalm 55:9-11 O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city. / Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within. / Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets. Matthew 23:28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Romans 3:15-17 “Their feet are swift to shed blood; / ruin and misery lie in their wake, / and the way of peace they have not known.” Luke 11:39 Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. Mark 7:21-22 For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, / greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. Treasury of Scripture Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence. a chain Ezekiel 19:3-6 And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men… Jeremiah 27:2 Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck, Jeremiah 40:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon. for Ezekiel 9:9 Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not. Ezekiel 11:6 Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain. Ezekiel 22:3-6,9,13,27 Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself… Jump to Previous Acts Blood Bloodshed Bloody Chain Chains City Crimes Desolation Full Judgments Prepare Violence ViolentJump to Next Acts Blood Bloodshed Bloody Chain Chains City Crimes Desolation Full Judgments Prepare Violence ViolentEzekiel 7 1. The final desolation of Israel16. 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 Forge the chain The phrase "forge the chain" in Ezekiel 7:23 is a powerful metaphor that conveys the idea of captivity and bondage. In the Hebrew text, the word for "forge" can be understood as "make" or "prepare," indicating an active process of creating something that binds. Historically, chains were used to restrain prisoners, symbolizing a loss of freedom and autonomy. In the context of Ezekiel, this imagery serves as a prophetic warning to the Israelites about the impending judgment and exile due to their persistent disobedience and idolatry. The chain represents the consequences of their actions, a tangible manifestation of their spiritual bondage. for the land is full of bloodshed and the city is full of violence (1) to "blood guiltiness" (compare the "judgment" in Jeremiah 51:9), or (2) to judgment perverted into judicial murder. The latter finds support in Ezekiel 9:9. In either case it is noticeable that Ezekiel points not only to idolatry, but to violence and wrong, as the sins that had cried for punishment (comp. Jeremiah 22:17 as a contemporary witness). Hebrew Forgeעֲשֵׂ֖ה (‘ă·śêh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make the chain, הָֽרַתּ֑וֹק (hā·rat·tō·wq) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7569: A chain for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the land הָאָ֗רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land is full מָֽלְאָה֙ (mā·lə·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of of crimes מִשְׁפַּ֣ט (miš·paṭ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style of bloodshed, דָּמִ֔ים (dā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed and the city וְהָעִ֖יר (wə·hā·‘îr) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement is full מָלְאָ֥ה (mā·lə·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of of violence. חָמָֽס׃ (ḥā·mās) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2555: Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain Links Ezekiel 7:23 NIVEzekiel 7:23 NLT Ezekiel 7:23 ESV Ezekiel 7:23 NASB Ezekiel 7:23 KJV Ezekiel 7:23 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 7:23 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 7:23 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 7:23 French Bible Ezekiel 7:23 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 7:23 Make the chain (Ezek. 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