Ezekiel 7:25

Study note

Setting — Ezekiel delivers this oracle to Israel during a period of impending national collapse, immediately after describing how foreign nations will occupy their land and profane their sanctuaries (Ezekiel 7:24). The prophet announces that divine judgment has arrived, leaving the people with no security.

The words — The opening phrase uses קְפָדָה (ke.Fa.dah), meaning anguish or terror, paired with בָא (Va'), meaning it has arrived. The verse contrasts this with שָׁלוֹם (sha.Lom), peace, and אָיִן ('A.yin), not, showing the people will actively search for safety but encounter only absence.

The thread — The theme of sought but unattained peace appears in Jeremiah 8:15, where the people confess, "We hoped for peace, but no good has come." Isaiah 57:21 records God stating there is no peace for the wicked, while Isaiah 59:8 notes that the way of peace remains unknown to them.

Why it lands — The text states that anguish has arrived and human efforts to secure peace will yield nothing. It demands the reader acknowledge the certainty of the declared judgment and the impossibility of finding security through human means alone.

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