18 They will (A)put on sackcloth and (B)shuddering will overwhelm them; and shame will be on all faces, and a [a](C)bald patch on all their heads. 19 They will (D)fling their silver into the streets, and their gold will become an abhorrent thing; their (E)silver and their gold will not be able to save them on the day of the wrath of the Lord. They cannot satisfy their [b]appetite, nor can they fill their stomachs, because their wrongdoing has become a cause of stumbling.

The Temple Profaned

20 Moreover, they transformed the splendor of His jewels into pride, and (F)they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things with it; therefore I will make it an abhorrent thing to them.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 7:18 I.e., shaved as a sign of mourning
  2. Ezekiel 7:19 Lit soul

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