Ezekiel 21:25 - Easy To Read Version And you, evil leader of Israel, you will be killed. Your time of punishment has come! The end is here!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And you, O dishonored and wicked one [Zedekiah], the prince of Israel, whose day will come at the time of your final reckoning and punishment, American Standard Version (1901) And thou, O deadly wounded wicked one, the prince of Israel, whose day is come, in the time of the iniquity of the end, Common English Bible But you vile, wicked prince of Israel whose day has come, the time of final punishment, Catholic Public Domain Version But as for you, O impious leader of Israel, whose day has arrived that was predetermined at the time of iniquity: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But thou profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, that hath been appointed in the time of iniquity: |
Zedekiah turned against King Nebuchadnezzar. In the past Nebuchadnezzar forced Zedekiah to make a promise to be faithful to Nebuchadnezzar. Zedekiah used God’s name and promised to be faithful to Nebuchadnezzar. But Zedekiah was very stubborn and refused to change his life and come back and obey the Lord God of Israel.
But our Master laughs\par at those evil people.\par He sees what will happen to them.\par
See the tall walls.\par Admire Zion’s palaces.\par Then you can tell the next generation\par about it.\par
Punish the bad people,\par and help the good people.\par God, you are good.\par And you can look into peoples’ hearts.\par
“But Zedekiah king of Judah will be like those figs that are too rotten to eat. Zedekiah, his high officials, all the people that are left in Jerusalem, and those people of Judah that are living in Egypt will be like those rotten figs.
The Lord says,\par “The time will come in Rabbah of Ammon {\cf2\super [396]} \par when people hear the sounds of battle.\par Rabbah of Ammon will be destroyed.\par It will be an empty hill\par covered with destroyed buildings.\par And the towns around it will be burned.\par Those people forced the people of Israel\par to leave their own land.\par But later, Israel will force them to leave.”\par The Lord said these things.\par
Babylon, you live near much water.\par You are rich with treasures.\par But your end as a nation has come.\par It is time for you to be destroyed.\par
Zedekiah did evil things, just like King Jehoiakim had done. The Lord did not like Zedekiah doing those evil things.
The Lord my Master makes this promise: “By my life, I swear that I will punish the king of Judah. Why? Because he ignored my warnings. He broke our agreement.
“‘Shout out and scream, Son of man! {\cf2\super [158]} Why? Because the sword will be used against my people and all the rulers of Israel! Those rulers wanted war—so they will be with my people when the sword comes! So slap your thigh \{and make loud noises to show your sadness\}!
The Lord my Master says this, “You have done many bad things. Your sins are very clear. You forced me to remember that you are guilty. So the enemy will catch you in his hand.
Your visions {\cf2\super [166]} are useless.\par Your magic won’t help you.\par It is only a bunch of lies.\par The sword is now at the throats of evil men.\par They will soon be only dead bodies.\par Their time has come.\par The time has come for their evil to end.\par
“‘I will make the city Rabbah a pasture for camels and the country of Ammon a sheep pen. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
That day is near!\par Yes, the Lord’s day for judging is near.\par It will be a cloudy day,\par It will be the time for judging the nations!\par
Why? Because you have always been\par against my people.\par You used your sword against Israel\par at the time of their trouble,\par at the time of their final punishment.’”\par
He said, “Now, Son of man, {\cf2\super [53]} here is a message from the Lord my Master. This message is for the land of Israel.
Your end is coming now!\par I will show how angry I am at you.\par I will punish you for the bad things you did.\par I will make you pay for all the terrible things you did.\par
So I will start a fire at the wall of Rabbah. {\cf2\super [28]} That fire will destroy the high towers of Rabbah. Troubles will come to them like a whirlwind {\cf2\super [29]} into their country.