Ezekiel 7 · Verse 26

Ezekiel 7:26

Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.
Ezekiel 7:26, King James Version

Ezekiel 7:26 in other translations

BSBDisaster upon disaster will come, and rumor after rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from the priests will perish, as will counsel from the elders.
WEBMischief will come on mischief, and rumor will be on rumor. They will seek a vision of the prophet; but the law will perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.
ASVMischief shall come upon mischief, and rumor shall be upon rumor; and they shall seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.
YLTMischief on mischief cometh, and report is on report, And they have sought a vision from a prophet, And law doth perish from the priest, And counsel from the elders,
DARBYMischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; and they shall seek a vision from a prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.
BBEDestruction will come on destruction, and one story after another; and the vision of the prophet will be shamed, and knowledge of the law will come to an end among the priests, and wisdom among the old.
WebsterMischief shall come upon mischief, and rumor shall be upon rumor; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.

What does Ezekiel 7:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
26. Mischief ... upon ... mischief--(De 32:23; Jr 4:20). This is said because the Jews were apt to fancy, at every abatement of suffering, that their calamities were about to cease; but God will accumulate woe on woe. rumour--of the advance of the foe, and of his cruelty (Mt 24:6). seek a vision--to find some way of escape from their difficulties (Is 26:9). So Zedekiah consulted Jeremiah (Jr 37:17; 38:14). law shall perish--fulfilled (Eze 20:1, 3; Psa 74:9; La 2:9; compare Am 8:11); God will thus set aside the idle boast, "The law shall not perish from the priest" (Jr 18:18). ancients--the ecclesiastical rulers of the people.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 Then shall they seek a vision - Vision shall perish from the prophet, the law from the priest, and counsel from the ancients. Previously to great national judgments, God restrains the influences of his Spirit. His word is not accompanied with the usual unction; and the wise men of the land, the senators and celebrated statesmen, devise foolish schemes; and thus, in endeavoring to avert it, they hasten on the national ruin. How true is the saying, Quem Deus vult perdere, prius dementat. "Those whom God designs to destroy, he first infatuates."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 7:23-27

Whoever break the bands of God's law, will find themselves bound and held by the chains of his judgments. Since they encouraged one another to sin, God would dishearten them. All must needs be in trouble, when God comes to judge them according to their deserts. May the Lord enable us to seek that good part which shall not be taken away.

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Ezekiel 7:26 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הֹוָ֤הho.VahdisasterH1943
עַל\־'al-toH5921
הֹוָה֙ho.VahdisasterH1943
תָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'it will comeH935
וּשְׁמֻעָ֥הu.she.mu.'Ahand reportH8052
אֶל\־'el-toH413
שְׁמוּעָ֖הshe.mu.'AhreportH8052
תִּֽהְיֶ֑הtih.Yehit will beH1961
וּבִקְשׁ֤וּu.vik.Shuand they will seekH1245
חָזוֹן֙cha.zOna visionH2377
מִנָּבִ֔יאmi.na.Vi'from a prophetH5030
וְתוֹרָה֙ve.to.Rahand instructionH8451
תֹּאבַ֣דto.Vadit will be lostH6
מִכֹּהֵ֔ןmi.ko.Henfrom [the] priestH3548
וְעֵצָ֖הve.'e.Tzahand counselH6098
מִזְּקֵנִֽים\׃mi.ze.ke.Nimfrom eldersH2205

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 7:26

  • Jeremiah 4:20

    Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.

  • Ezekiel 14:1

    Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

  • Micah 3:6

    Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.

  • Psalms 74:9

    We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.

  • Jeremiah 37:17

    Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the Lord? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

  • Jeremiah 21:2

    Enquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the Lord will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.

  • Lamentations 2:9

    Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 20:1-3

    And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the Lord, and sat before me. Then came the word of the Lord unto me, saying, Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not be enquired of by you.

  • Jeremiah 18:18

    Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

  • Ezekiel 33:31

    And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

  • Deuteronomy 32:23

    I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.

  • Amos 8:11-12

    Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mischief shall.
Le 26:18,21,24,28; De 32:23; Jer 4:20
then.
14:1; 20:1-3; 33:31; Jer 21:2; 37:17; 38:14-28
but.
Ps 74:9; La 2:9; Am 8:11,12; Mic 3:6
ancients.
8:1; 14:1; 20:1; Jer 18:18

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Context

  • Ezekiel 7:25

    Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.

  • Ezekiel 7:26

    Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.

  • Ezekiel 7:27

    The 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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Ezekiel 7:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Quebrantamiento vendrá sobre quebrantamiento, y rumor será sobre rumor; y buscarán respuesta del profeta, mas la ley perecerá del sacerdote, y el consejo de los ancianos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il viendra calamité sur calamité, et il y aura rumeur sur rumeur, et ils chercheront quelque vision de la part d’un prophète; mais la loi est périe de chez le sacrificateur, et le conseil, de chez les anciens.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Verderben auf Verderben wird kommen, und Gerücht auf Gerücht wird entstehen. Und sie werden von Propheten Gesichte suchen; aber das Gesetz wird dem Priester entschwinden und den Ältesten der Rat.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Conturbatio super conturbationem veniet, et auditus super auditum: et quærent visionem de propheta, et lex peribit a sacerdote, et consilium a senioribus.