Bible Strands
Ezekiel 7:11
Their violence has grown into a rod to punish their wickedness. None of them will remain: none of their multitude, none of their wealth, and nothing of value.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Ezekiel addresses Israel during a period of imminent national collapse, declaring that the day of doom has arrived and divine judgment is actively unfolding.
The words — חָמָס (ḥāmās) translates to violence, and מַטֶּה (maṭṭeh) means rod, describing how their own brutality has become the very instrument of their punishment.
The thread — Zephaniah 1:18 notes that wealth cannot avert wrath; Isaiah 59:6 contrasts futile human works with divine judgment; Jeremiah 16:5 describes God removing peace and compassion during judgment.
Why it lands — The text states that violence has matured into the tool of punishment and that neither population nor possessions will survive the coming day. It demands the reader acknowledge that human systems and resources cannot withstand divine judgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither shall there be wailing for them.
Cross-references
- Zephaniah 1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.
- Isaiah 59:6 Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.
- Jeremiah 16:5 Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal. Do not go to mourn or show sympathy, for I have removed from this people My peace, My loving devotion, and My compassion,” declares the LORD.
- Ezekiel 7:23 Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.
- Psalms 78:64 His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament.
- Isaiah 5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.
- Isaiah 9:4 For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.
- Isaiah 14:29 Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg.
- Jeremiah 6:7 As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me.
- Jeremiah 22:18 Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’