Ezekiel 7:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: An evil, an only evil; behold, it cometh.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

2 Kgs 21:12-13 : 12 therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Behold, I bring such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. 13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.
Ezek 5:9 : 9 And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.
Nah 1:9 : 9 What do ye devise against Jehovah? he will make a full end; affliction shall not rise up the second time.
Matt 24:21 : 21 for then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be.
Dan 9:12 : 12 And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil; for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.
Amos 3:2 : 2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will visit upon you all your iniquities.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ezek 7:6-10
5 verses
84%
6An end is come, the end is come; it awaketh against thee; behold, it cometh.
7Thy doom is come unto thee, O inhabitant of the land: the time is come, the day is near, [a day of] tumult, and not [of] joyful shouting, upon the mountains.
8Now will I shortly pour out my wrath upon thee, and accomplish mine anger against thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways; and I will bring upon thee all thine abominations.
9And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will bring upon thee according to thy ways; and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I, Jehovah, do smite.
10Behold, the day, behold, it cometh: thy doom is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.
Ezek 7:1-4
4 verses
77%
1Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto the land of Israel, An end: the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
3Now is the end upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways; and I will bring upon thee all thine abominations.
4And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity; but I will bring thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
Jer 1:14
76%
14Then Jehovah said unto me, Out of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
Jer 5:30
73%
30A wonderful and horrible thing is come to pass in the land:
Joel 1:15
73%
15Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
Mic 2:3
73%
3Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks, neither shall ye walk haughtily; for it is an evil time.
2 Kgs 22:16
72%
16Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read.
Ezek 22:1
72%
1Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Nah 1:11
72%
11There is one gone forth out of thee, that deviseth evil against Jehovah, that counselleth wickedness.
Ezek 24:15
72%
15Also the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Ezek 5:8
72%
8therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I, even I, am against thee; and I will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.
Ezek 16:23
72%
23And it is come to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord Jehovah,)
Ezek 39:8
72%
8Behold, it cometh, and it shall be done, saith the Lord Jehovah; this is the day whereof I have spoken.
Isa 13:9
71%
9Behold, the day of Jehovah cometh, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger; to make the land a desolation, and to destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
Jer 25:32
71%
32Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great tempest shall be raised up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
Mic 1:12
71%
12For the inhabitant of Maroth waiteth anxiously for good, because evil is come down from Jehovah unto the gate of Jerusalem.
Ezek 7:25-27
3 verses
71%
25Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.
26Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumor shall be upon rumor; and they shall seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.
27The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
Isa 13:6
71%
6Wail ye; for the day of Jehovah is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
Ezek 38:10
71%
10Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: It shall come to pass in that day, that things shall come into thy mind, and thou shalt devise an evil device:
Isa 47:11
71%
11Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know the dawning thereof: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it away: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou knowest not.
Prov 17:11
71%
11An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Ezek 12:21
71%
21And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Gen 6:5
71%
5And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Ezek 9:9
70%
9Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of wresting [of judgment]: for they say, Jehovah hath forsaken the land, and Jehovah seeth not.
2 Chr 34:24
70%
24Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah.
Ezek 21:8
70%
8And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Ezek 5:11
70%
11Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish [thee]; neither shall mine eye spare, and I also will have no pity.
Ezek 30:1
70%
1The word of Jehovah came again unto me, saying,
Prov 6:15
70%
15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.
Ezek 12:17
70%
17Moreover the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
Ezek 21:1
70%
1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Jer 18:11
70%
11Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.
Ezek 5:17
70%
17and I will send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee: I, Jehovah, have spoken it.
Ezek 22:23
70%
23And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Josh 23:15
70%
15And it shall come to pass, that as all the good things are come upon you of which Jehovah your God spake unto you, so will Jehovah bring upon you all the evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which Jehovah your God hath given you.
Jer 44:2
70%
2Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein,
Ezek 27:1
70%
1The word of Jehovah came again unto me, saying,
Ezek 22:31
70%
31Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I brought upon their heads, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Ezek 22:17
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17And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Ezek 35:1
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1Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Jer 50:31
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31Behold, I am against thee, O thou proud one, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts; for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.