And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,
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,
- BSB And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’
- 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 thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:
- 2 Chr 36:13And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel.
- Ezek 21:29Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.
- Jer 52:2And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
- Ezek 17:19Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.
- Ps 7:9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
- Ps 9:5–6Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
- Ezek 30:3For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.
- Jer 24:8And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:
- Jer 51:13O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
- Ezek 7:6An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come.
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