What is the meaning of Ezekiel 7:19? They will throw their silver into the streets “They will throw their silver into the streets” (Ezekiel 7:19) pictures people literally hurling their money away as invading armies close in. • When siege, famine, and sword come, silver loses all value; see 2 Kings 6:25, where parents had no food though the city was wealthy. • Proverbs 11:4 confirms, “Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.” • The act fulfills Ezekiel 5:17, where God promised famine and pestilence; money cannot buy bread when there is none. and their gold will seem unclean Gold, once coveted, is now treated as something defiled—fit only for disposal. • Isaiah 2:20 describes a similar scene: “In that day men will cast away their idols of silver and gold.” • In Joshua 7:1,13 Israel had to remove “devoted things” as unclean; here the gold itself has become contaminated by sin. • Revelation 18:16-17 portrays merchants mourning when gold suddenly loses worth at Babylon’s fall. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD No amount of wealth can shield from divine judgment. • Zephaniah 1:18 echoes, “Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them.” • Psalm 49:6-9 warns that riches cannot redeem a soul or pay God’s ransom. • Luke 12:20-21 records Jesus’ parable of the rich fool who stored up wealth but met God empty-handed. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth Hunger overrides possession; coins do not nourish. • Ezekiel 4:16-17 foretold bread measured “by weight,” underscoring literal starvation. • Proverbs 13:25 contrasts: “The righteous eat to their hearts’ content, but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.” • Revelation 6:6 pictures famine prices so high that a day’s wage buys only bread—money without food security. for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity Wealth itself was not evil, but love of it led Judah into idolatry and injustice. • Ezekiel 14:3 speaks of “idols in their hearts” becoming stumbling blocks. • 1 Timothy 6:10 reminds, “The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.” • Hosea 13:6 shows prosperity breeding pride: “They became full, their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot Me.” summary Ezekiel 7:19 warns that when God’s righteous wrath falls, wealth turns useless, even repulsive. Silver and gold cannot purchase deliverance, feed the hungry, or cleanse sin; instead, misplaced trust in them trips the soul into deeper rebellion. The passage calls believers to rely on the Lord alone, steward resources for His glory, and remember that true security rests not in possessions but in obedience and righteousness. |
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