Ezekiel 7:21Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Wherefore I have made them impure, and will hand them over to strangers who will plunder them, and to the wicked of the earth who will prey upon them, thus they shall be defiled. Because of the gold, silver, and luxurious garments I bestowed upon them, they have fashioned for themselves detestable idols and statues; I have made them unclean and worthless in their eyes. In contrast to this, Simmachus translated it as abomination to emphasize the repulsiveness of idols. He asserts that I will surrender them into the hands of their foes so they may ravage everything; I will not merely defile them, but reveal that those objects, once considered sacred, are now desecrated. We too fall into the grasp of enemies and strangers to God when we allow our treasures to become idols, and when the wicked or destroyers of the earth seize our glory, subjugating us to their will.

For this reason, declares the Lord, I have allowed them to embrace impurity. And I will grant it to outsiders to plunder, and to those who devastate the earth for gain, and they will desecrate My name. I will hide My presence from them. The Babylonians are referred to as the devastators of the earth, notorious for their cruelty, lawlessness, and expertise in all manners of evil. To them, says the Lord, I will hand over the golden and silver idols you have erected, along with the valuable vessels you have crafted for yourselves: they will profane My name, meaning they will repurpose your precious idols for other uses.