Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I will turn my face away from the people, and robbers will desecrate the place I treasure. They will enter it and will defile it. New Living Translation I will turn my eyes from them as these robbers invade and defile my treasured land. English Standard Version I will turn my face from them, and they shall profane my treasured place. Robbers shall enter and profane it. Berean Standard Bible I will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it. Berean Literal Bible And I will turn away My face from them, and they will defile My treasured place—and robbers will come into it, and they will defile it! King James Bible My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it. New King James Version I will turn My face from them, And they will defile My secret place; For robbers shall enter it and defile it. New American Standard Bible I will also turn My face away from them, and they will profane My treasure; then robbers will enter and profane it. NASB 1995 ‘I will also turn My face from them, and they will profane My secret place; then robbers will enter and profane it. NASB 1977 ‘I shall also turn My face from them, and they will profane My secret place; then robbers will enter and profane it. Legacy Standard Bible I will also turn My face from them, and they will profane My secret place; then robbers will enter and profane it. Amplified Bible I will also turn My face away from them, and they will desecrate My secret treasure (the Jerusalem temple); and robbers will enter [irreverently] into it (the Holy of Holies) and violate it. Berean Annotated Bible I will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it. Christian Standard Bible I will turn my face from them as they profane my treasured place. Violent men will enter it and profane it. Holman Christian Standard Bible I will turn My face from the wicked as they profane My treasured place. Violent men will enter it and profane it. American Standard Version My face will I turn also from them, and they shall profane my secret place; and robbers shall enter into it, and profane it. Contemporary English Version They will break into my temple and leave it unfit as a place to worship me, but I will look away and let it happen. English Revised Version My face will I turn also from them, and they shall profane my secret place: and robbers shall enter into it, and profane it. GOD'S WORD® Translation I will turn my face away from the people of Israel, and foreigners will dishonor my treasured place. Robbers will go in and dishonor it. Good News Translation I will not interfere when my treasured Temple is profaned, when robbers break into it and defile it. International Standard Version I'll turn my face away from them so that they'll defile my treasured place. Robbers will enter and profane it! NET Bible I will turn my face away from them and they will desecrate my treasured place. Vandals will enter it and desecrate it. New Heart English Bible My face will I turn also from them, and they shall profane my secret place; and robbers shall enter into it, and profane it. Webster's Bible Translation My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleI will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it. World English Bible I will also turn my face from them, and they will profane my secret place. Robbers will enter into it, and profane it. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd I have turned My face from them, "" And they have defiled My hidden place, "" Indeed, destroyers have come into it, and defiled it. Berean Literal Bible And I will turn away My face from them, and they will defile My treasured place—and robbers will come into it, and they will defile it! Young's Literal Translation And I have turned My face from them, And they have polluted My hidden place, Yea, come into it have destroyers, and polluted it. Smith's Literal Translation And I turned my face from them, and they profaned my secret; and the rapacious came into it and profaned it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd I will turn away my face from them, and they shall violate my secret place: and robbers shall enter into it, and defile it. Catholic Public Domain Version And I will avert my face from them, and they will violate my place of mystery. And untamed persons will enter into it, and they will defile it. New American Bible I will turn my face away from them. My treasure will be defiled; the violent will enter and defile it. New Revised Standard Version I will avert my face from them, so that they may profane my treasured place; the violent shall enter it, they shall profane it. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd I will turn my face from them, and they shall pollute my sanctuary, and robbers shall enter into it and defile it. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And I shall turn my face from them and they shall defile my watchtowers, and they shall enter into the gate and they shall defile it OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917I will also turn My face from them, and they shall profane My secret place; and robbers shall enter into it, and profane it. Brenton Septuagint Translation And I will turn away my face from them, and they shall defile my charge, and shall go in to them unguardedly, and profane them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Desolation of Israel…21And I will hand these things over as plunder to foreigners and loot to the wicked of the earth, who will defile them. 22I will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it. 23Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.… Cross References I will turn My face away from them, Ezekiel 39:23-24 And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their iniquity, because they were unfaithful to Me. So I hid My face from them and delivered them into the hands of their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword. / I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and transgressions, and I hid My face from them. Deuteronomy 31:17 On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’ Deuteronomy 31:18 And on that day I will surely hide My face because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods. and they will defile My treasured place. Ezekiel 5:11 Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you. Leviticus 20:3 And I will set My face against that man and cut him off from his people, because by giving his offspring to Molech, he has defiled My sanctuary and profaned My holy name. Psalm 74:7 They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name. Violent men will enter it, Jeremiah 51:51 “We are ashamed because we have heard reproach; disgrace has covered our faces, because foreigners have entered the holy places of the LORD’s house.” Lamentations 1:10 The adversary has seized all her treasures. For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary—those You had forbidden to enter Your assembly. Psalm 79:1 A Psalm of Asaph. The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble. and they will defile it. 2 Chronicles 36:14 Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. Ezekiel 23:38-39 They have also done this to Me: On that very same day, they defiled My sanctuary and profaned My Sabbaths. / On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house. Daniel 11:31 His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the daily sacrifice and set up the abomination of desolation. Jeremiah 7:29-30 Cut off your hair and throw it away. Raise up a lamentation on the barren heights, for the LORD has rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath.’ / For the people of Judah have done evil in My sight, declares the LORD. They have set up their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it. Lamentations 2:7 The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast. 2 Kings 21:4-7 Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven. / He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. … Isaiah 64:11 Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins. Treasury of Scripture My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it. face Psalm 10:11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it. Psalm 35:22 This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me. Psalm 74:10,11,18-23 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? … robbers. Jump to Previous Defile Desecrate Destroyers Enter Face Hidden Pollute Polluted Precious Profane Robbers Secret Treasured Turn Turned Unholy ViolentJump to Next Defile Desecrate Destroyers Enter Face Hidden Pollute Polluted Precious Profane Robbers Secret Treasured Turn Turned Unholy ViolentEzekiel 7 1. The final desolation of Israel16. The mournful repentance from that escape 20. The enemies defile the sanctuary because of the Israelites' abominations 23. Under the type of a chain is shown the miserable captivity of all orders of men I will turn My face away from them This phrase indicates God's withdrawal of His presence and favor, a significant theme in the Old Testament when Israel turns away from God. It reflects the covenantal relationship where God's protection is contingent upon Israel's faithfulness. The turning away of God's face signifies judgment and abandonment, similar to the language used in Deuteronomy 31:17-18, where God warns of hiding His face due to Israel's idolatry. This withdrawal is a precursor to the coming destruction and exile, emphasizing the seriousness of Israel's sin. and they will defile My treasured place Violent men will enter it and they will defile it Persons / Places / Events 1. EzekielA prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites. 2. God The sovereign Lord who is pronouncing judgment on Israel for their idolatry and rebellion. 3. Israel The nation chosen by God, now facing judgment due to their persistent sin and idolatry. 4. The Temple Referred to as "My treasured place," it is the sacred site in Jerusalem where God's presence dwelt among His people. 5. Robbers Symbolic of the invading forces (likely the Babylonians) who will desecrate the temple, representing God's judgment. Teaching Points The Consequences of IdolatryIdolatry leads to separation from God, as seen in His turning away from Israel. We must guard our hearts against modern forms of idolatry. The Holiness of God's Dwelling The temple was desecrated due to Israel's sin. We are now God's temple (1 Corinthians 3:16), and must strive to keep our lives holy. God's Sovereignty in Judgment God's judgment is just and serves as a call to repentance. We should respond to His discipline with humility and a desire to return to Him. The Importance of Repentance Even in judgment, God’s desire is for His people to turn back to Him. Repentance restores our relationship with God. Hope Beyond Judgment While Ezekiel 7:22 speaks of judgment, the broader account of Scripture assures us of God's redemptive plan through Christ. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Ezekiel 7:22?2. How does Ezekiel 7:22 illustrate God's response to Israel's idolatry and sin? 3. What does "My face from them" reveal about God's presence in judgment? 4. How can Ezekiel 7:22 guide us in avoiding spiritual complacency today? 5. Connect Ezekiel 7:22 with other scriptures on God's holiness and judgment. 6. How should Ezekiel 7:22 influence our understanding of God's justice and mercy? 7. What does Ezekiel 7:22 reveal about God's response to idolatry? 8. How does Ezekiel 7:22 reflect God's judgment on Israel? 9. Why does God allow His face to be turned away in Ezekiel 7:22? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 7? 11. Matthew 22:2-14: How can a parable that depicts a king using violent punishment align with a loving God? 12. In Ezekiel 22:2-5, why does God single out Jerusalem's bloodshed without clear archaeological evidence of such extensive violence? 13. How does the violent response sanctioned in Esther 8:11 align with broader Old Testament teachings on justice and mercy? 14. What does the Bible say about abuse and guilt? What Does Ezekiel 7:22 Mean I will turn My face away from them• The phrase pictures the Lord withdrawing His protective presence. As in Deuteronomy 31:17 “Then My anger will flare up against them… and I will surely hide My face,” the consequence of persistent rebellion is divine abandonment. • Psalm 27:9 pleads, “Do not hide Your face from me,” revealing that God’s face represents favor, blessing, and guidance (Numbers 6:25-26). • Here, the people of Judah have chosen idols (Ezekiel 6:4-6); God’s turning away is a righteous response, not capricious anger. • Literal exile will follow: without the Lord’s face shining upon them, they are exposed to enemy assault (2 Chronicles 24:20). and they will defile My treasured place • “My treasured place” points to the Temple, the earthly symbol of God’s dwelling (Psalm 68:35). Judah’s own sins will desecrate what should be holy. • Jeremiah 7:30 parallels this charge: “The sons of Judah have set up their detestable idols in the house that bears My Name to defile it.” • Sin is never confined to private corners; it spills into worship, corrupting what is meant for God’s glory (1 Corinthians 3:16-17). • The literal defilement prefigures the spiritual truth that unrepentant hearts pollute even the most sacred spaces. Violent men will enter it • The Babylonians, ruthless conquerors, are the immediate fulfillment (2 Kings 25:8-9). God’s withdrawal opens the door for violent men. • Habakkuk 1:6 refers to them as “a ruthless and impetuous nation,” instruments of divine judgment though unaware of their higher commission (Isaiah 10:5-7). • The invaders’ entrance into the Temple fulfills prophetic warnings that foreign armies would trample Jerusalem’s holy courts (Lamentations 1:10). and they will defile it • The enemy’s presence compounds the earlier internal defilement. What Judah began through idolatry, Babylon completes through destruction (2 Chronicles 36:17-19). • God allowed the Temple to be profaned because its outward form no longer reflected inward reality (Ezekiel 8:6). • This serves as a sober reminder that sacred structures offer no sanctuary when hearts are hard; 1 Peter 4:17 underscores that judgment begins with the household of God. • Yet even in judgment God preserves His covenant plan, pointing to a future, purified Temple (Ezekiel 40-48) and ultimately to Christ Himself as the true Sanctuary (John 2:19-21). summary Ezekiel 7:22 delivers a fourfold progression: the Lord turns away, the people desecrate His house, violent invaders burst in, and the Temple is defiled beyond repair. Each step reveals the seriousness of sin and the certainty of God’s righteous judgment. Yet within the severity lies hope: the very God who hides His face will one day cleanse and restore, inviting all who repent to experience His favor again. (22) My secret place.--The holy of holies, sacredly guarded from all intrusion, and representing the very culmination both of the religion and of the national life of Israel, shall be polluted. If the pronoun "they" represents any one in particular, it must be the Chaldaeans; but it is better to take the verb, as often in the third person plural, impersonally, i.e., "shall be polluted." The agents in this pollution are immediately mentioned as "the robbers," i.e., the Chaldaean armies.Verse 22. - My secret place. The work of the spoiler would not stop at the idols of silver and gold. Jehovah would surrender his own "secret place" (secret treasure in margin of Revised Version), that over which he had watched, sc. the sanctuary of his temple, to the hands of the spoiler. In Psalm 83:4 the same adjective is used of persons, the "hidden" or protected ones of God. In the name of Baal-zephon, "Lord of the secret place," we have possibly a kindred thought. In Psalm 17:14 we have "hid treasure."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew I will turnוַהֲסִבּוֹתִ֤י (wa·hă·sib·bō·w·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround My face פָנַי֙ (p̄ā·nay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 6440: The face away from them, מֵהֶ֔ם (mê·hem) Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They as they defile וְחִלְּל֖וּ (wə·ḥil·lə·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play My treasured place. צְפוּנִ֑י (ṣə·p̄ū·nî) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6845: To hide, to hoard, reserve, to deny, to protect, to lurk Violent men פָּרִיצִ֖ים (pā·rî·ṣîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6530: Violent, a tyrant will enter it וּבָאוּ־ (ū·ḇā·’ū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go and they will defile it. וְחִלְּלֽוּהָ׃ (wə·ḥil·lə·lū·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person feminine singular Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play Links Ezekiel 7:22 NIVEzekiel 7:22 NLT Ezekiel 7:22 ESV Ezekiel 7:22 NASB Ezekiel 7:22 KJV Ezekiel 7:22 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 7:22 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 7:22 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 7:22 French Bible Ezekiel 7:22 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 7:22 My face will I turn also (Ezek. 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