Ezekiel 7:16
Ezekiel 7:16 in Multiple Translations
The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.
¶ But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.
But those of them that escape shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, every one in his iniquity.
And those of them who get away safely will go and be in the secret places like the doves of the valleys, all of them will come to death, every one in his sin.
Those who do survive will escape and go to live in the mountains. They will sigh like the doves of the valley, each person thinking about their own sins.
But they that flee away from them, shall escape, and shalbe in the mountaines, like the doues of the valleis: all they shall mourne, euery one for his iniquitie.
And escaped away have their fugitives, And they have been on the mountains As doves of the valleys, All of them make a noising — each for his iniquity.
But of those who escape, they will escape and will be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, everyone in his iniquity.
But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.
And such of them as shall flee shall escape: and they shall be in the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them trembling, every one for his iniquity.
Those who survive and escape will flee to the mountains, and they all will moan like doves because of their sins.
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Ezekiel 7:16 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וּ/פָֽלְטוּ֙
פְּלִ֣יטֵי/הֶ֔ם
וְ/הָי֣וּ
אֶל
הֶ/הָרִ֗ים
כְּ/יוֹנֵ֧י
הַ/גֵּאָי֛וֹת
כֻּלָּ֖/ם
הֹמ֑וֹת
אִ֖ישׁ
בַּ/עֲוֺנֽ/וֹ
וּ/פָֽלְטוּ֙
pâlaṭ
H6403
to escape
Conj | V-Qal-3cp
פְּלִ֣יטֵי/הֶ֔ם
pâlîyṭ
H6412
survivor
N-mp | Suff
וְ/הָי֣וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
Conj | V-Qal-3cp
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to(wards)
Prep
הֶ/הָרִ֗ים
har
H2022
mountain
Art | N-mp
כְּ/יוֹנֵ֧י
yôwnâh
H3123
dove
Prep | N-fp
הַ/גֵּאָי֛וֹת
gayʼ
H1516
Valley
Art | N-cp
כֻּלָּ֖/ם
kôl
H3605
all
N-ms | Suff
הֹמ֑וֹת
hâmâh
H1993
to roar
V-Qal
אִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
N-ms
בַּ/עֲוֺנֽ/וֹ
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
Prep | N-cs | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Ezekiel 7:16
וּ/פָֽלְטוּ֙
pâlaṭ
H6403
"to escape"
Conj | V-Qal-3cp
To escape means to slip out of a difficult situation, like the Israelites did when they left Egypt, as told in Exodus 14. The word can also mean to deliver or save someone, often used to describe God's actions in the Bible. It appears in various forms throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: 1) to escape, save, deliver, slip away 1a) (Qal) to escape 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to bring into security, deliver 1b2) to cause to escape, cast forth 1b3) to be delivered 1b4) to slip away 1c) (Hiphil) to bring into security, bring to safety
Usage: Occurs in 23 OT verses. KJV: calve, carry away safe, deliver, (cause to) escape. See also: 2 Samuel 22:2; Psalms 37:40; Psalms 17:13.
פְּלִ֣יטֵי/הֶ֔ם
pâlîyṭ
H6412
"survivor"
N-mp | Suff
A survivor refers to a refugee or fugitive who has escaped, as seen in the stories of those who fled from danger in the Bible.
Definition: refugee, fugitive, escaped one Also means: pa.let (פָּלֵיט "survivor" H6412B)
Usage: Occurs in 23 OT verses. KJV: (that have) escape(-d, -th), fugitive. See also: Genesis 14:13; Jeremiah 50:28; Isaiah 45:20.
וְ/הָי֣וּ
hâyâh
H1961
"to be"
Conj | V-Qal-3cp
The Hebrew word for to be means to exist or come into being. It is used to describe something that happens or comes to pass, like in Genesis where God creates the world.
Definition: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone
Usage: Occurs in 3131 OT verses. KJV: beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use. See also: Genesis 1:2; Genesis 17:4; Genesis 36:11.
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
"to(wards)"
Prep
This Hebrew word means 'to' or 'toward', showing direction or movement. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus, to indicate where someone is going. The KJV translates it in various ways, like 'about', 'according to', or 'against'.
Definition: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
Usage: Occurs in 4205 OT verses. KJV: about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in). See also: Genesis 1:9; Genesis 21:14; Genesis 31:13.
הֶ/הָרִ֗ים
har
H2022
"mountain"
Art | N-mp
A mountain or hill, sometimes used to describe a spiritual high point. In the Bible, it can refer to a real mountain or a figurative one. The word is often translated as hill or mount.
Definition: : mount/hill hill, mountain, hill country, mount
Usage: Occurs in 486 OT verses. KJV: hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion. See also: Genesis 7:19; Deuteronomy 3:12; Judges 18:13.
כְּ/יוֹנֵ֧י
yôwnâh
H3123
"dove"
Prep | N-fp
Represents a dove, possibly due to the warmth of their mating, and is also used to describe a pigeon. This bird is often seen as a symbol of peace and gentleness in the Bible.
Definition: dove, pigeon
Usage: Occurs in 33 OT verses. KJV: dove, pigeon. See also: Genesis 8:8; Psalms 55:7; Psalms 56:1.
הַ/גֵּאָי֛וֹת
gayʼ
H1516
"Valley"
Art | N-cp
In the Bible, this Hebrew word refers to a deep, narrow valley or gorge. It is also another name for Topheth, a place of child sacrifice in the Valley of Hinnom. The word describes a steep and dramatic landscape.
Definition: valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge Another name of to.phet (תֹּ֫פֶת "Topheth" H8612)
Usage: Occurs in 54 OT verses. KJV: valley. See also: Numbers 21:20; Nehemiah 11:30; Psalms 23:4.
כֻּלָּ֖/ם
kôl
H3605
"all"
N-ms | Suff
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.
הֹמ֑וֹת
hâmâh
H1993
"to roar"
V-Qal
To make a loud noise, like roaring or moaning, is what this Hebrew word means. It can also imply a state of turmoil or commotion, like in the book of Jeremiah where it describes a city in uproar.
Definition: 1) to murmur, growl, roar, cry aloud, mourn, rage, sound, make noise, tumult, be clamorous, be disquieted, be loud, be moved, be troubled, be in an uproar 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to growl 1a2) to murmur (fig. of a soul in prayer) 1a3) to roar 1a4) to be in a stir, be in a commotion 1a5) to be boisterous, be turbulent
Usage: Occurs in 32 OT verses. KJV: clamorous, concourse, cry aloud, be disquieted, loud, mourn, be moved, make a noise, rage, roar, sound, be troubled, make in tumult, tumultuous, be in an uproar. See also: 1 Kings 1:41; Song of Solomon 5:4; Psalms 39:7.
אִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
"man"
N-ms
The Hebrew word for man, referring to a male person or individual, is used in the Bible to describe humans in contrast to God or animals, as seen in Genesis and Psalms. It can also mean husband or servant. In the KJV, it is translated as man or male.
Definition: : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)
Usage: Occurs in 1851 OT verses. KJV: also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare H802 (אִשָּׁה). See also: Genesis 2:23; Genesis 42:25; Exodus 32:23.
בַּ/עֲוֺנֽ/וֹ
ʻâvôn
H5771
"iniquity"
Prep | N-cs | Suff
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means moral evil or sin, like the kind God sees in people's hearts. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Psalms. This concept is key to understanding human nature.
Definition: : crime 1) perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity 1a) iniquity 1b) guilt of iniquity, guilt (as great), guilt (of condition) 1c) consequence of or punishment for iniquity
Usage: Occurs in 215 OT verses. KJV: fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin. See also: Genesis 4:13; Psalms 107:17; Psalms 18:24.
Study Notes — Ezekiel 7:16
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- Context
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- Ezekiel 7:16 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 7:16
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 7:16
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Ezekiel 7:16
- Trapp's Commentary on Ezekiel 7:16
- Ellicott's Commentary on Ezekiel 7:16
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Ezekiel 7:16
- Cambridge Bible on Ezekiel 7:16
- Barnes' Notes on Ezekiel 7:16
- Whedon's Commentary on Ezekiel 7:16
- Sermons on Ezekiel 7:16
Context — The Desolation of Israel
14They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but no one goes to war, for My wrath is upon the whole multitude.
15The sword is outside; plague and famine are within. Those in the country will die by the sword, and those in the city will be devoured by famine and plague.
16The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.
17Every hand will go limp, and every knee will turn to water. 18They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Isaiah 59:11 | We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us. |
| 2 | Isaiah 38:14 | I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.” |
| 3 | Ezra 9:15 | O LORD, God of Israel, You are righteous! For we remain this day as a remnant. Here we are before You in our guilt, though because of it no one can stand before You.” |
| 4 | Zechariah 12:10–14 | Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son. On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. The land will mourn, each clan on its own: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives, the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives, and all the remaining clans and their wives. |
| 5 | Isaiah 37:31 | And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above. |
| 6 | Ezekiel 6:8–9 | Yet I will leave a remnant, for some of you will escape the sword when you are scattered among the nations and throughout the lands. Then in the nations to which they have been carried captive, your survivors will remember Me—how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts that turned away from Me, and by their eyes that lusted after idols. So they will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their abominations. |
| 7 | Ezekiel 36:31 | Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and abominations. |
| 8 | Jeremiah 31:18–19 | I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God. After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’ |
| 9 | Jeremiah 31:9 | They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.” |
| 10 | Jeremiah 50:4–5 | “In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God. They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come and join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten. |
Ezekiel 7:16 Summary
[Ezekiel 7:16 describes a scene where the few remaining survivors of God's judgment are left to mourn and lament their sins in a desolate and barren land, much like the consequences of sin described in Galatians 6:7-8. They are forced to flee to the mountains, where they will moan and cry out in sorrow, each one acknowledging their own iniquity. This verse reminds us that our actions have consequences, and we must take responsibility for our own sin, as seen in Proverbs 28:13. Just as the survivors in Ezekiel 7:16 are left to face the darkness of their own sin, we too must confront our own iniquity and turn to God for forgiveness and redemption, as promised in 1 John 1:9.]
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean for the survivors to 'moan like doves of the valley' in Ezekiel 7:16?
This phrase is a metaphor that describes the mournful and lamentable state of those who have escaped God's judgment, much like the sound of doves in the valley, as seen in Isaiah 59:11 and Nahum 2:7.
Why are the survivors in Ezekiel 7:16 living in the mountains?
The mountains likely serve as a place of refuge and escape for those who have survived God's judgment, similar to how the mountains were used in 1 Kings 17:3 and Matthew 24:16.
What does 'each for his own iniquity' mean in Ezekiel 7:16?
This phrase emphasizes that each person is responsible for their own sin, and they will mourn and suffer the consequences of their own iniquity, as stated in Deuteronomy 24:16 and Jeremiah 31:30.
Is Ezekiel 7:16 talking about a literal or spiritual survival?
While the verse does describe physical survival, it also alludes to a deeper, spiritual reality where individuals must confront their own sin and the judgment of God, as seen in Romans 3:23 and Revelation 20:12-13.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways I can prepare myself for the spiritual battles and judgments that are to come, and how can I ensure I am not caught off guard like those in Ezekiel 7:14-15?
- In what ways can I identify and repent of my own iniquity, just like the survivors in Ezekiel 7:16 who are mourning for their sins?
- How can I find comfort and hope in the midst of judgment and suffering, knowing that God is still sovereign and loving, as seen in Psalm 23:4 and Romans 8:28?
- What does it mean for me to 'live in the mountains' as a place of spiritual refuge, and how can I cultivate a deeper sense of intimacy with God in those times of solitude and reflection?
Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 7:16
But they that escape of them shall escape,.... Some few should escape the pestilence, famine, and sword, and flee to the mountains, where they should live a very miserable and uncomfortable life; so
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 7:16
But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity. They that escape of them shall escape - (Ezekiel 6:8).
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Ezekiel 7:16
As we read the words they are a prediction, some shall escape, and a promise of some mercy in the escape. But if we read them as we may, And flee ye that are escaped of them, in the imperative, they are a command to, or direction for, such as would escape, like that . On the mountains; wandering out of their proper place, and uneasy, like doves that are frighted out of their nests, and fly among the wilder sort of doves, which give them trouble and danger, such will be the state of escaped ones among savage idolaters. Mourning; bemoaning themselves, and making a mournful noise, . For his iniquity; either for the punishment of their iniquity, so the worst of those that escape; or for their iniquity, cause of their punishment, so the best among them; or for both together: the mourning, though on different motives, yet should be universal, every one weeping.
Trapp's Commentary on Ezekiel 7:16
Ezekiel 7:16 But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.Ver. 16. But they that escaped of them.] Here we have the mournful repentance of them that escaped, Fere autem fit ut, malo demure accepto, oculos aperiamus, saith Lavater here. All of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.] Thus Hezekiah "mourned as a dove." And we mourn sore like doves, saith the Church; happy if it be every man for his iniquity, and not for the punishment of it only or mainly. See that it be a "sorrow according to God," a sorrow to a "transmentation." äîú eiulantes, ut pueri solent qui virgis coercentur.
Ellicott's Commentary on Ezekiel 7:16
(16) Like doves of the valleys.—To this general destruction there will be exceptions, as generally in war there are fugitives and captives; but these, like doves whose home is in the valleys driven by fear to the mountains, shall mourn in their exile. In the mourning “every one for his iniquity,” iniquity is to be understood in the sense of the punishment for iniquity; the thought of repentance is not here brought forward. Their utter discouragement and feebleness and grief are further described in Ezekiel 7:17-18.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Ezekiel 7:16
Verse 16. They - shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys] Rather, like mourning doves הגאיות haggeayoth, chased from their dove-cotes, and separated from their mates.
Cambridge Bible on Ezekiel 7:16
16. Read: and when (if) they that escape of them shall escape, they shall be upon the mountains.mourning] This refers to the doves: the fugitives shall be on the mountains (seeking refuge) like doves of the valleys, all of which mourn. Isaiah 59:11, We moan all like bears, and mourn sore like doves; Ezekiel 38:14, Like a swallow so did I chatter, I did mourn as a dove. The Arabic poets often refer to the mourning of the dove or ring-dove (Ḳ ?umrî) as being like their own. See the citations of Ahlwardt, Chalef el Aḥ ?mar p. 102 seq. Similarly in the Babylonian Penitential Psalms (Zimmern), Ps. 1:10, Like doves do I mourn; on sighs I feed myself; Psalms 6:4; Psalms 7:10. for his iniquity] Or, in; in the consciousness of it and its consequences.
Barnes' Notes on Ezekiel 7:16
As doves whose natural abode is the valleys moan lamentably when driven by fear into the mountains, so shall the remnant, who have escaped actual death, moan in the land of their exile.
Whedon's Commentary on Ezekiel 7:16
16. They that escape of them shall escape, and shall be — Rather, they that escape of them, if they escape, shall be. The sentence is conditional.
Sermons on Ezekiel 7:16
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Soul Trouble by Thomas Bradbury | Thomas Bradbury preaches on the spiritual instruction found in John 12:27, where Jesus expresses His soul's trouble and submission to the Father's will. Bradbury emphasizes the dee |
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The Oppressed Soul Seeking Divine Interposition. by Edward Payson | Edward Payson preaches about the need for someone to undertake for us in various aspects of life, including supporting and comforting us through trials, guiding us, assisting in ov |
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The Sick Man's Prayer and the Sinner's Cry by J.C. Philpot | J.C. Philpot preaches on the deep reliance of God's people on Him alone for help and deliverance, emphasizing the need for a spiritual understanding of the malady of sin, the knowl |
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Revival in the Book of Ezra - Part 4 by Roy Hession | In this sermon, the speaker discusses the journey of Ezra and a group of 4,000 people who returned to Jerusalem with him. They faced the vulnerability of carrying a large amount of |
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Meet Your Psychiatrist: He Makes You Rich by Warren Wiersbe | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of serving others with grace. He references First Corinthians 15:9-10, where Paul acknowledges his unworthiness but recognizes |
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The Cosmic Setting by Art Katz | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of recognizing and opposing the spirit power realm that seeks to manipulate and possess individuals and societies. The church |
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Praying in the Closet by David Wilkerson | This sermon emphasizes the importance of praying in the secret place, highlighting the need for individual, intimate prayer with God. It addresses the current darkness and uncertai |