Ezekiel 7:20
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New International Version (©1984)
They were proud of their beautiful jewelry and used it to make their detestable idols and vile images. Therefore I will turn these into an unclean thing for them.

New Living Translation (©2007)
They were proud of their beautiful jewelry and used it to make detestable idols and vile images. Therefore, I will make all their wealth disgusting to them.

English Standard Version (©2001)
His beautiful ornament they used for pride, and they made their abominable images and their detestable things of it. Therefore I make it an unclean thing to them.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
They transformed the beauty of His ornaments into pride, and they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things with it; therefore I will make it an abhorrent thing to them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
They were proud of their beautiful jewels and used them to make disgusting and detestable statues [of false gods]. That is why I will make their jewels disgusting.

King James Bible
As 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.

American King James Version
As 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.

American Standard Version
As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty; but they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things therein: therefore have I made it unto them as an unclean thing.

Bible in Basic English
As for their beautiful ornament, they had put it on high, and had made the images of their disgusting and hated things in it: for this cause I have made it an unclean thing to them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they have turned the ornament of their jewels into pride, and have made of it the images of their abominations, and idols: therefore I have made it an uncleanness to them.

Darby Bible Translation
And he set in majesty his beautiful ornament; but they made therein the images of their abominations and of their detestable things: therefore have I made it an impurity unto them.

English Revised Version
As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things therein: therefore have I made it unto them as an unclean thing.

Webster's Bible Translation
As 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.

World English Bible
As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty; but they made the images of their abominations [and] their detestable things therein: therefore have I made it to them as an unclean thing.

Young's Literal Translation
As to the beauty of his ornament, For excellency He set it, And the images of their abominations, Their detestable things -- they made in it, Therefore I have given it to them for impurity,

Geneva Study Bible

As for the beauty of his {p} ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things in it: therefore have I set it far from them.

(p) Meaning, the sanctuary.

Wesley's Notes

7:20 The beauty - The temple, and all that pertained to it, which was the beauty and glory of that nation. He set - God commanded it should be beautiful and magnificent. Images - Their idols. Far from them - I have sent them far from the temple.

King James Translators' Notes

set it far...: or, made it unto them an unclean thing

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

20. beauty of his ornament-the temple of Jehovah, the especial glory of the Jews, as a bride glories in her ornaments (the very imagery used by God as to the temple, Eze 16:10, 11). Compare Eze 24:21: "My sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes."

images . therein-namely, in the temple (Eze 8:3-17).

set it far from them-God had "set" the temple (their "beauty of ornament") "for His majesty"; but they had set up "abominations therein"; therefore God, in just retribution, "set it far from them," (that is, removed them far from it, or took it away from them [Vatablus]). The Margin translates, "Made it unto them an unclean thing" (compare Margin on Eze 7:19, "removed"); what I designed for their glory they turned to their shame, therefore I will make it turn to their ignominy and ruin.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

7:16-22 Sooner or later, sin will cause sorrow; and those who will not repent of their sin, may justly be left to pine away in it. There are many whose wealth is their snare and ruin; and the gaining the world is the losing of their souls. Riches profit not in the day of wrath. The wealth of this world has not that in it which will answer the desires of the soul, or be any satisfaction to it in a day of distress. God's temple shall stand them in no stead. Those are unworthy to be honoured with the form of godliness, who will not be governed by its power.


Jeremiah 7:30 "For the sons of Judah have done that which is evil in My sight," declares the LORD, "they have set their detestable things in the house which is called by My name, to defile it. (NASB ©1995)

Abhorrent Abominable Abominations Beautiful Beauty Cause Detestable Disgusting Excellency Far Hated High Idols Images Impurity Jewelry Majesty Ornament Ornaments Pride Proud Therein Thereof Transformed Unclean Used Vainglory Vile

As 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.

the beauty Eze 24:21 1Ch 29:1,2 2Ch 2:9 Ezr 3:12 Ps 48:2 50:2 87:2,3 Isa 64:11 Hag 2:3

but. Eze 5:11 8:7-10,15,16 2Ki 21:4,7 23:11 12:2 2Ch 33:4-7 36:14 Jer 7:30

set it far from them. or, made it unto them and unclean thing Eze 7:22 9:7 24:21 Jer 7:14 La 1:10 2:1,7

Bible Gateway: Ezekiel Chapter 7 Verse 20 NIV ESV NKJV NLT KJV Message Amplified

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