They have blown the trumpet, and have made all ready; but no one goes to the battle; for my wrath is on all its multitude.
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They have blown the trumpet, and have made all ready; but no one goes to the battle; for my wrath is on all its multitude.
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They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready; but none goeth to the battle: for my wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.
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They have blown the horn, and have made all ready, but none goeth to the battle; for My wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.
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Passages linked to Ezekiel 7:14 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Jeremiah 4:5 Declare in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, ‘Blow the trumpet in the land!’ Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves! Let’s go into the fortified cities!’
- Isaiah 24:1-7 Behold, Yahweh makes the earth empty, makes it waste, turns it upside down, and scatters its inhabitants. It will be as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest. The earth will be utterly emptied and utterly laid waste; for Yahweh has spoken this word. The earth mourns and fades away. The world languishes and fades away. The lofty people of the earth languish. The earth also is polluted under its inhabitants, because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, and broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, and those who dwell therein are found guilty. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men are left. The new wine mourns. The vine languishes. All the merry-hearted sigh.
- Jeremiah 6:1 “Flee for safety, you children of Benjamin, out of the middle of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa and raise up a signal on Beth Haccherem, for evil looks out from the north with a great destruction.
- Jeremiah 6:11 Therefore I am full of Yahweh’s wrath. I am weary with holding it in. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the assembly of young men together; for even the husband with the wife will be taken, the aged with him who is full of days.
- Jeremiah 7:20 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “Behold, my anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, on man, on animal, on the trees of the field, and on the fruit of the ground; and it will burn and will not be quenched.”
- Jeremiah 12:12 Destroyers have come on all the bare heights in the wilderness; for the sword of Yahweh devours from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land. No flesh has peace.
- Jeremiah 51:27 “Set up a standard in the land! Blow the trumpet among the nations! Prepare the nations against her! Call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz! Appoint a marshal against her! Cause the horses to come up as the rough canker worm!
- Ezekiel 7:11-12 Violence has risen up into a rod of wickedness. None of them will remain, nor of their multitude, nor of their wealth. There will be nothing of value among them. The time has come! The day draws near. Don’t let the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn; for wrath is on all its multitude.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain Here the Prophet adds, although the Israelites provide themselves…
Here the Prophet adds, although the Israelites provide themselves with every aid, and prepare all things for carrying on the war, nay, while they omit nothing for the best fortification, yet when it came to the point, their hopes would be vain, and all the supplies which they prepared for themselves of no avail. However, therefore, they may blow the trumpet, and prepare all things, he says, yet no one goes out to battle The reason must be marked, since God’s indignation was upon the whole multitude of them, that is, because God determined to destroy them all. Now it follows —
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain The Israelites made a brag, but their hearts failed…
The Israelites made a brag, but their hearts failed them.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 7:14 They have blown the trumpet, even to…
Eze 7:14 They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready; but none goeth to the battle: for my wrath [is] upon all the multitude thereof.
Ver. 14. They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready.] But all to no purpose, since God hath dispirited them (as he did the old Canaanites, the Saxons and Piers in that Victoria Halleluiatica, the Germans against the Hussites in Bohemia, &c.), and struck them with a panic terror, with utter despondency, so that they were feeble and fainthearted, and the strong were become as tow. {Isa 1:31}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The house of Israel have published their resolution for…
The house of Israel have published their resolution for war, and summoned in all fit for arms, if the words be read as here. Or if in the imperative mood, Blow ye, &c., they are a smart irony against the preparations the Jews can possibly make for repelling the enemy, and defending their city.
To make all ready; persons fit for the war and all warlike provisions, a thing necessary in case of invasions, but in their case a vain attempt. There is not a man going to the war, (as the Hebrew,) all are backward in this danger.
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My wrath; that displeasure which takes away their prudence and courage, that these men of might sleep, and none finds his hands or weapons, Isa 29:14.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain The sword is without,.... Without the city, where the…
The sword is without,.... Without the city, where the enemy was besieging; so that those that went without, in order to make their escapes fell into their hands:
and the pestilence and the famine within; within the city; so that such who thought themselves safe in their own houses died by those judgments:
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he that is in the field shall die by the sword; by the hands of the Chaldeans:
and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him; and he shall die by the hand of God.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain They - The house of Israel have summoned in…
They - The house of Israel have summoned in all fit for arms. None - There is not a man going to the war. Wrath - That displeasure which takes away their courage.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 14. They have blown the trumpet] Vain are…
Verse 14. They have blown the trumpet] Vain are all the efforts you make to collect and arm the people, and stand on your own defence; for all shall be dispirited, and none go to the battle.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Ready. He describes the vain attempts of the Jews…
CHAPTER VII.
Ready. He describes the vain attempts of the Jews to make resistance.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain They have blown the trumpet--rather, "Blow the trumpet," or,…
They have blown the trumpet--rather, "Blow the trumpet," or, "Let them blow the trumpet" to collect soldiers as they will, "to make all ready" for encountering the foe, it will be of no avail; none will have the courage to go to the battle (compare Jer 6:1), [CALVIN].
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 14. Even to make — Literally, and made.
14. Even to make — Literally, and made.
None goeth to the battle — Here is pictured the “collapse of Judah’s military preparations in the hour of danger.” The soldiers are struck with fear before they have struck a blow. God has deserted them, and his wrath makes cowards of brave men. (Compare Lev_26:6; Deu_28:25; Deu_32:30.)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 14–18. Fruitlessness of the defence
14–18. Fruitlessness of the defence
14. Preparations for the defence are made but there is no courage to face the enemy, for the wrath of God upon them predetermines their defeat.
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even to make all ready] Rather: and have made (inf. abs.).
14–27. Picture of the dissolution of the state
(1) Eze_7:14-18. The trumpet shall sound the alarm, but none shall prepare himself for the battle. The sword shall devour without and famine consume within. A paralysing terror shall seize upon all.
(2) Eze_7:19-22. They shall cast their gold and silver into the streets, for it cannot buy wherewith to appease their hunger. Their wealth which was their pride and which they used to further their abominations shall become the prey of the invader.
(3) Eze_7:23-27. The city is full of violence therefore it shall be given over to the worst of the heathen. Perplexity and stupefaction shall seize king and people, priest and prophet alike. They shall know Jehovah when his judgments overtake them.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (14) None goeth to the battle.—The last thought is…
(14) None goeth to the battle.—The last thought is followed up here. The people are so enfeebled by their sins as to have no power against the enemy. Consequently (Eze_7:15) they shall all perish, directly or indirectly, at the hands of their foes.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain They have blown the trumpet. The word for "trumpet"…
They have blown the trumpet. The word for "trumpet" is not found elsewhere, but the corresponding verb is used continually in connection with the trumpet of war, and Ezekiel seems to have coined the corresponding substantive, not, perhaps, without a reminiscence of Jer_6:1. There may possibly be an allusion to the trumpet blowing with which the jubilee year (see ver. 13) was ushered in. The trumpet should sound, not for each man"s return to his own estate, but for the alarm of war. and even then the consciousness of guilt will hinder men from arming themselves for battle. (comp. Lev_26:36; Deu_28:25 Deu_32:30)
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These are Yahweh's words about Israel.
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They have blown the trumpet
"They have blown the trumpet to call people to fight against the enemy"
my anger is on the entire multitude
"I am angry with the whole multitude." See how you translated this in Ezekiel 7:12.
The sword is on the outside
The word "sword" is a metonym for soldiers who kill people using swords. AT:
the building
the city
while famine and plague will consume those in the city
The word "consume" is a metaphor for "totally destroy." AT: "and most of the people in the city will die from hunger and sickness" (See: Metaphor)
Like doves of the valleys, all of them will moan
Doves make a low-pitched noise that sounds like the sound a person makes when he is in constant pain or deep sadness. AT: "They will all be so sad that they will moan, and the sound will be as if they were a flock of doves" (See: Simile)
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trumpet
sword
plague
famine
dove
iniquity
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 7:14 When Israel sounded the trumpet in holy war,…
7:14 When Israel sounded the trumpet in holy war, the troops would not rally and the enemy would not be terrified, as in the past (see Num 10:9; Josh 6:4-20; Judg 6:34; 7:16-22; Neh 4:18-20).
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