Ezekiel 7:26Mischief shall come on mischief, and rumor shall be on rumor; and they shall seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.
The setting
Tel Aviv, Iraq (ancient Babylon), ~593 BC. Ezekiel sits among Jewish exiles as God reveals Jerusalem's approaching destruction...
The emotion here: overwhelmed by the weight of delivering such devastating news to his own people
The original word
hovah (הֹוָה) — devastating calamity, complete ruin beyond human ability to fix
Why it matters
This prophecy came 6 years before Jerusalem's actual fall in 586 BC
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 7:26
The Hebrew uses the same root word for 'mischief' that describes Eve's deception
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about random bad luck, but it's actually God removing His protective hand systematically - first civil order, then spiritual guidance, then wise leadership.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Ezekiel 7:26
Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 7:26 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 7:26 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include spiritual confusion, failed leadership. Notable phrases: mischief on mischief; seek a vision. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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