And you, slain, wicked one, the prince of Israel, whose day has come, in the time of the punishment of the 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,
- KJV And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an 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,
- 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 have had a perpetual hostility, and have given over the children of Israel to the power of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time of the iniquity of the end;
- 2 Chr 36:13He also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God; but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart against turning to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
- Ezek 21:29while they see for you false visions, while they divine lies to you, to lay you on the necks of the wicked who are deadly wounded, whose day has come in the time of the iniquity of the end.
- Jer 52:2He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
- Ezek 17:19“Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘As I live, surely my oath that he has despised, and my covenant that he has broken, I will even bring it on his own head.
- Ps 7:9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.
- Ps 9:5–6You have rebuked the nations. You have destroyed the wicked. You have blotted out their name forever and ever.
- Ezek 30:3For the day is near, even the day of Yahweh is near; it shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations.
- Jer 24:8“‘As the bad figs, which can’t be eaten, they are so bad,’ surely Yahweh says, ‘So I will give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the remnant of Jerusalem, who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt.
- Jer 51:13You who dwell on many waters, abundant in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your covetousness.
- Ezek 7:6An end has come. The end has come! It awakes against you. Behold, it comes.
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