King James Version

Ezekiel 7:25

Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.

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קְפָ֖דָהqefadahdestructionקְפָדָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “destruction”, the ordinary formH7089shrinking, i.e., terrordestruction.בָ֑אvato comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…וּבִקְשׁ֥וּuviqshvand beseechבָּקַשׁconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and beseech”, a completed action in a sequenceH1245to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive afterask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).שָׁל֖וֹםshalomhealthשָׁלוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “health”, the ordinary formH7965safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace[idiom] do, familiar, [idiom] fare, favour, [phrase] friend, [idiom] great, (good) health, ([idiom] perfect, such as be at) peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty), salute, welfare, ([idiom] all is, be) well, [idiom] whol…וָאָֽיִןvaayinand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Horror cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.

Young’s Literal Translation

Destruction hath come, And they have sought peace, and there is none.

World English Bible

Destruction comes! They will seek peace, and there will be none.

Darby Translation

Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, but there shall be none.

Douay-Rheims

When distress cometh upon them, they will seek for peace and there shall be none.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Horror cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And though propitiation shall come, and one shall seek peace, yet there shall be none.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐξιλασμὸς ἥξει, καὶ ζητήσει εἰρήνην, καὶ οὐκ ἔσται.