Verse Lens · Context pointer
Ezekiel 7:23 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 23. 23Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence” at Ezekiel 7:23 as a specific part of “Violence, Failed Counsel, and Collapsing Leadership Close the Oracle.”
Read It With
- Ezekiel 7:23–27
Read Ezekiel 7:23 with 7:23–27. By itself, “Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: A chain symbolizes a land filled with bloody crimes; strangers possess houses, and prophet, priest, elder, king, prince, and people lose reliable guidance.
Why It Needs Context
Ezekiel 7:23–27 gives Ezekiel 7:23 its literary owner and outcome. The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence” at Ezekiel 7:23 as a specific part of “Violence, Failed Counsel, and Collapsing Leadership Close the Oracle.” Application waits until that movement is understood.
Continue in Context
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Read Ezekiel 7:23–27 — Violence, Failed Counsel, and Collapsing Leadership Close the OracleSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? probable
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 7:23–27, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
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Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 7:23–27
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