Ezekiel 7:20 Meaning
As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.
Context Explained
18They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.
19They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
20As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.
21And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it.
22My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Isaiah 2:20
Both verses address the futility of idolatry and the consequences of turning from God.
Jeremiah 7:30
Jeremiah also speaks of the defilement of God's sanctuary due to idolatry.
Ezekiel 14:6
Ezekiel later calls the people to repentance from their abominations.
Source: Ezekiel 7:20