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Ezekiel 7:20 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 20. 20As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty” at Ezekiel 7:20 as a specific part of “Sword, Famine, Grief, and Useless Wealth Expose False Security.”
Read It With
- Ezekiel 7:14–22
Read Ezekiel 7:20 with 7:14–22. By itself, “As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Outside is sword, inside famine and pestilence; survivors mourn, silver and gold cannot rescue, and treasured ornaments become vulnerable to invaders.
Why It Needs Context
Keep the line with Ezekiel 7:14–22. The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty” at Ezekiel 7:20 as a specific part of “Sword, Famine, Grief, and Useless Wealth Expose False Security.” The literary form and this limit govern it: Wealth's failure does not make possessions evil, excuse theft, or imply suffering people lacked faith.
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Read Ezekiel 7:14–22 — Sword, Famine, Grief, and Useless Wealth Expose False SecuritySources used for this context pointer
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Ezekiel 7:14–22, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 7:14–22
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