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Ezekiel 7:27 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 27. 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 the LORD.
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Quick Meaning
The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people…” at Ezekiel 7:27 as a specific part of “Violence, Failed Counsel, and Collapsing Leadership Close the Oracle.”
Make a chain: the land is full of bloody crimes
This verse is one part of that explanation in Ezekiel 7:23–27. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Ezekiel 7:23–27
Read Ezekiel 7:27 with 7:23–27. By itself, “The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people…” 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 This Verse Appears Here
Within the same chapter, this unit advances from “Sword, Famine, Grief, and Useless Wealth Expose False Security” into “Violence, Failed Counsel, and Collapsing Leadership Close the Oracle.” Its non-interchangeable contribution is: A chain symbolizes a land filled with bloody crimes; strangers possess houses, and prophet, priest, elder, king, prince, and people lose reliable guidance. This verse's placement is specific: The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people…” at Ezekiel 7:27 as a specific part of “Violence, Failed Counsel, and Collapsing Leadership Close the Oracle.”
What Remains True
Worship, public violence, economic exploitation, leadership, and treatment of vulnerable people cannot be separated from moral accountability. In Ezekiel 7:27, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people…” at Ezekiel 7:27 as a specific part of “Violence, Failed Counsel, and Collapsing Leadership Close the Oracle.”
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Ezekiel 7:23–27 — Violence, Failed Counsel, and Collapsing Leadership Close the OracleSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
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
Open Scriptures
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
Open the fixed Hebrew Ezekiel file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Ezekiel
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2016; current official PDF
Supports: Verse-level controls for difficult Hebrew, syntax, older KJV language, dates, place names, textual issues, vision language, and material alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Ezekiel PDF, exact translator, study, and textual notes attached to Ezekiel 7:23–27
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