Ezekiel 7:23 meaning and explanation

Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.

Ezekiel 7:23, Berean Standard Bible

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Ezekiel 7:23 comes near the close of a prophecy spoken in Babylon before Jerusalem fell in 586 BC. God tells the prophet to forge a chain, a picture of prisoners being bound and led away into exile.

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