And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’
Parallel translations
- WEB “‘You, deadly wounded wicked one, the prince of Israel, whose day has come, in the time of the iniquity of the end,
- KJV And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,
- NKJV ‘Now to you, O profane, wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come, whose iniquity shall end,
- NASB And you, slain, wicked one, the prince of Israel, whose day has come, in the time of the punishment of the end,’
- NLT “O you corrupt and wicked prince of Israel, your final day of reckoning is here!
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Quick answer
God addresses Judah's wicked prince (Zedekiah) whose day of final judgment has come. The nation's corrupt leadership is singled out for reckoning.
Overview
The 'deadly wounded wicked one' is the reigning king of Judah, whose end is fixed in 'the time of the iniquity of the end.' Israel's leaders bore special responsibility and so face special judgment. The ruin of this faithless prince sets the stage for the promise of a coming righteous ruler in the verses that follow.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ezek 35:5Because you harbored an ancient hatred and delivered the Israelites over to the sword in the time of their disaster at the final stage of their punishment,
- 2 Chr 36:13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.
- Ezek 21:29while they offer false visions for you and lying divinations about you—to be placed on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment.
- Jer 52:2And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.
- Ezek 17:19Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, I will bring down upon his head My oath that he despised and My covenant that he broke.
- Ps 7:9Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
- Ps 9:5–6You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.
- Ezek 30:3For the day is near, the Day of the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.
- Jer 24:8But like the bad figs, so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the LORD, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem—those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt.
- Jer 51:13You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.
- Ezek 7:6The end has come! The end has come! It has roused itself against you. Behold, it has come!
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