Ezekiel 7:1-9

The Day of the Wrath of the Lord

1 The word of the LORD came to me:
2 "And you, 1O son of man, thus says the Lord GOD to the land of Israel: 2An end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.[a]
3 Now 3the end is upon you, and 4I will send my anger upon you; 5I will judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations.
4 6And my eye will not spare you, nor will I have pity, but 7I will punish you for your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. 8Then you will know that I am the LORD.
5 "Thus says the Lord GOD: Disaster 9after disaster![b] Behold, it comes.
6 10An end has come; the end has come; it has awakened against you. Behold, it comes.
7 11Your doom[c] has come to you, O inhabitant of the land. 12The time has come; the day is near, a day of tumult, and not 13of joyful shouting on the mountains.
8 Now I will soon 14pour out my wrath upon you, and 15spend my anger against you, 16and judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations.
9 17And my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity. I will punish you according to your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. 18Then you will know that I am the LORD, who strikes.

Ezekiel 7:1-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 7

This chapter contains a prophecy of the speedy destruction of the Jews, as being just at hand; of the particular judgments that should come upon them; of the horror that should seize them, and the distress that all ranks of men among them should be in, a few only escaping, who are described as in mournful circumstances. The destruction in general is denounced as being very near; the end being come, which is often repeated; and as it is represented as sudden, so without mercy; which is declared, Eze 7:1-14; the particular judgments, sword, pestilence, and famine, are mentioned in Eze 7:15, and the few that should escape are compared to mourning doves, Eze 7:16; the trembling, horror, and shame that should be upon all, are intimated in Eze 7:17,18; the unprofitableness of their gold and silver to deliver them, and the unsatisfying nature of these things, are expressed, Eze 7:19; the profanation and destruction of their temple are prophesied of, Eze 7:20-22; and for their murder, rapine, and oppression, it is threatened that their houses should be possessed by the worst of Heathens, and their holy places defiled; and one calamity should come upon another; when their application to prophets, priests, and ancient men for counsel, would be in, vain, Eze 7:23-26; and king, prince, and people, should be in the most melancholy and distressed circumstances, Eze 7:27.

Cross References 18

  • 1. See Ezekiel 2:1
  • 2. Lamentations 4:18; [Isaiah 10:23]
  • 3. [See ver. 2 above]
  • 4. See ver. 8
  • 5. See Ezekiel 18:30
  • 6. See Ezekiel 5:11
  • 7. Ezekiel 9:10; Ezekiel 11:21; Ezekiel 16:43; Ezekiel 22:31
  • 8. See Ezekiel 6:7
  • 9. [Ezekiel 5:9]
  • 10. [See ver. 2 above]
  • 11. ver. 10
  • 12. Zephaniah 1:14, 15; [Ezekiel 12:23]
  • 13. [Jeremiah 25:30]
  • 14. Ezekiel 9:8; Ezekiel 14:19; Ezekiel 20:8, 13, 21, 33, 34; Ezekiel 22:22; Ezekiel 36:18
  • 15. See Ezekiel 5:13
  • 16. [See ver. 3 above]
  • 17. [See ver. 4 above]
  • 18. [Ezekiel 6:7]

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Or earth
  • [b]. Some Hebrew manuscripts (compare Syriac, Targum); most Hebrew manuscripts Disaster! A unique disaster!
  • [c]. The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain; also verse 10
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