Ezekiel 7:23

Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.

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What does Ezekiel 7:23 mean?

Whoever break the bands of God's law, will find themselves bound and held by the chains of his judgments. Since they encouraged one another to sin, God would dishearten them.

Key themes

Justice and mercyGlory of GodJudgmentExile

Read with

Keep this verse inside Ezekiel 7:23-27 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Ezekiel 7:24 Ezekiel 7:25 Micah 6:8 Amos 5:24

Glossary

City People: The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).
Jerusalem Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.