Cross Reference EZEKIEL 7:24 WHEREFORE I WILL BRING THE WORST OF THE HEATHEN AND THEY SHALL POSSESS THEIR HOUSES I WILL ALSO MAKE THE POMP OF THE STRONG TO CEASE AND THEIR HOLY PLACES SHALL BE DEFILED

{Ezekiel 7:24} Wherefore I will bring 935 z8689 the worst 7451 of the heathen, 1471 and they shall possess 3423 z8804 x853 their houses: 1004 I will also make the pomp 1347 of the strong 5794 to cease; 7673 z8689 and their holy places y6942 z8764 x4720 shall be defiled. 2490 z8738 z8676 y5157 z8765

I will bring:
"And I will pour outª ° mine indignationª upon¹ thee, I will blowª ° against¹ thee in the fireª of my wrath,ª and deliverª ° thee into the handª of brutishª ° men,² ¹ [and] skilfulª to destroy.ª" {Ezk 21:31} + "Behold,¹ therefore¹ I will bringª ° strangersª ° upon¹ thee, the terribleª of the nations:ª and they shall drawª ° their swordsª against¹ the beautyª of thy wisdom,ª and they shall defileª ° thy brightness.ª" {Ezk 28:7} + "And he gaveª ° them into the handª of the heathen;ª and they that hatedª ° them ruledª ° over them." {Psa 106:41} + "The lionª is come upª ° from his thicket,ª ¹ and the destroyerª ° of the Gentilesª is on his way;ª ° he is gone forthª ° from his placeª ¹ to makeª ° thy landª desolate;ª [and] thy citiesª shall be laid waste,ª ° without¹ ¹ an inhabitant.ª °" {Jer 4:7} + "The spoilersª ° are comeª ° upon¹ all¹ high placesª through the wilderness:ª for¹ the swordª of the LORDª shall devourª ° from the [one] endª ¹ of the landª even to¹ the [other] endª of the land:ª no¹ ¹ fleshª shall have peace.ª" {Jer 12:12} + "For,¹ lo,¹ I raise upª °¹ the Chaldeans,ª [that] bitterª and hastyª ° nation,ª which shall marchª ° through the breadthª of the land,ª to possessª ° the dwellingplacesª [that are] not¹ theirs. ... And they¹ shall scoffª ° at the kings,ª and the princesª ° shall be a scornª unto them: they¹ shall derideª ° every¹ strong hold;ª for they shall heapª ° dust,ª and takeª ° it." {Hab 1:6-10}

they shall:
That is, "the Chaldeans shall possess the houses of the Jews." The antecedents of pronouns are thus frequently understood in Hebrew poetry. "And their housesª shall be turnedª ° unto others,ª [with their] fieldsª and wivesª together:ª for¹ I will stretch outª °¹ my handª upon¹ the inhabitantsª ° of the land,ª saithª ° the LORD.ª" {Jer 6:12} + "Our inheritanceª is turnedª ° to strangers,ª ° our housesª to aliens.ª" {Lam 5:2}

I will also:
"For I will layª °¹ the landª most² desolate,ª ¹ and the pompª of her strengthª shall cease;ª ° and the mountainsª of Israelª shall be desolate,ª ° that none¹ ¹ shall pass through.ª °" {Ezk 33:28} + "Therefore¹ hellª hath enlargedª ° herself,ª and openedª ° her mouthª without¹ measure:ª and their glory,ª and their multitude,ª and their pomp,ª and he that rejoiceth,ª shall descendª ° into it." {Isa 5:14}

the pomp:
That is, the magnificence of their greatest and haughtiest princes.

their holy places shall be defiled:
or, they shall inherit their holy places, "Sonª of man,ª setª ° thy faceª toward¹ Jerusalem,ª and dropª ° [thy word] toward¹ the holy places,ª and prophesyª ° against¹ the landª of Israel,ª" {Ezk 21:2} + "But if¹ ye¹ turn away,ª ° and forsakeª ° my statutesª and my commandments,ª which¹ I have setª ° beforeª you, and shall goª ° and serveª ° otherª gods,ª and worshipª ° them;" {2Ch 7:19} + "Who¹ said,ª ° Let us take¹ to ourselves¹ the housesª of Godª in possession.² °" {Psa 83:12}

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