Ezekiel 7:26
There shall be woe upon woe, and there shall be message upon message; and a vision shall be sought from a prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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In Context
25And though propitiation shall come, and one shall seek peace, yet there shall be none.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:18And if ye still refuse to hearken to me, then will I chasten you yet more even seven times for your sins.
Leviticus 26:24I also will walk with you with a perverse spirit, and I also will smite you seven times for your sins.
Deuteronomy 32:23I will gather evils upon them, 1 And will fight with my weapons against them. 1
Isaiah 47:11And destruction shall come upon thee, and thou shalt not be aware; there shall be a pit, and thou shalt fall into it: and grief shall come upon thee, and thou shalt not be able to be clear; and destruction shall come suddenly upon thee, and thou shalt not know.
Jeremiah 18:18Then they said, Come, and let us devise a device 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 we will hear all his words.
Jeremiah 37:17For I will bring about thy healing, I will heal thee of thy grievous wound, saith the Lord; for thou art called Dispersed: she is your prey, for no one seeks after her.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 7:24-27
The Desolation of Israel. ( b. c. 594.) 23 Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence. 24 Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled. 25 Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none. 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… Read the whole commentary →