Then Pharaoh Necoh imprisoned him at Riblah in the land of Hamath, so he would not reign in Jerusalem. He also imposed on the land a fine of 100 talents of silver and a talent of gold.
Ezekiel 19:7 - Tree of Life Version He ravaged their widows and laid waste their cities. The land and all who were in it were terrified from his roaring. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he knew and ravaged their strongholds and he laid waste their cities, and the land was appalled and all who were in it by the noise of his roaring. American Standard Version (1901) And he knew their palaces, and laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, because of the noise of his roaring. Common English Bible he ravaged their widows and laid waste to their cities. When the earth and everything in it became horrified by the sound of his raging, Catholic Public Domain Version He learned to make widows, and to lead their citizens into the desert. And the land, with its plenitude, was made desolate by the voice of his roaring. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He learned to make widows and to lay waste their cities: and the land became desolate and the fulness thereof by the noise of his roaring. |
Then Pharaoh Necoh imprisoned him at Riblah in the land of Hamath, so he would not reign in Jerusalem. He also imposed on the land a fine of 100 talents of silver and a talent of gold.
A king’s wrath is like a roaring lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
A poor man who oppresses the weak is like pounding rain without food.
“But your eyes and your heart are only on your unjust gain, and on shedding innocent blood, and committing extortion and fraud.”
Say to the people of the land, this is what Adonai says concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel: They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water with horror, because her land will be stripped of all that is in it, because of the violence of all who live there.
He prowled among the lions. He became a young lion, learned to catch prey, devoured men.
The nations gathered against him on every side from the provinces. They spread their net over him. He was caught in their pit.
There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst, like a roaring lion tearing prey. They have devoured lives, they take wealth and valuables, they multiply widows in her midst.
I will make the rivers dry. I will sell the land into the hand of evildoers. I will make the land desolate, and all that is in it, by the hand of strangers. I, Adonai, have spoken it.”
You do not strengthen the weak, heal the sick, bind up the broken, bring back the stray or seek the lost. Instead, you have ruled over them with force and cruelty.
It will be land for him as a possession in Israel. My princes will no longer oppress My people. They will give land to the house of Israel according to their tribes.”
My Lord Adonai has sworn by Himself —declares Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot— “I loathe the arrogance of Jacob, I despise his palaces, so I will shut down the city and everything in it.”
Hear, O peoples—all of you! Attention, O land and everything in it! Adonai Elohim will be witness against you— The Lord from His holy Temple.