Ezekiel 7:14

14 On a sonné de la trompette; tout est prêt, mais personne ne marche au combat, car mon courroux va éclater contre toute leur multitude.

Ezekiel 7:14 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 7:14

They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready
That is, the Jews, when they understood that the enemy was approaching, blew the trumpet, to give the inhabitants of their several cities and towns warning of it; that they might gather together, provide themselves with armour, and put themselves in a posture of defence, or go forth to meet the enemy, and stop his progress: or, "blow ye the trumpet", so the Septuagint and Arabic versions; and so may be considered as an irony or sarcasm; blow the trumpet, as an alarm of war, and see what will be the effect of it: but none goeth to the battle:
not having courage enough to face the enemy, but instead of that find to the fortified cities, and particularly to Jerusalem: the reason of this timidity and cowardice was, for my wrath [is] upon all the multitude thereof;
the intention of God was to destroy them all by one means or another; and therefore a heart was not given them to defend themselves, or oppose the enemy.

Ezekiel 7:14 In-Context

12 Le temps vient, le jour approche; que l'acheteur ne se réjouisse point et que le vendeur ne mène point deuil, car le courroux va éclater contre toute leur multitude!
13 Car le vendeur ne recouvrera pas ce qu'il a vendu, quand même il serait encore vivant; car la prophétie concernant toute leur multitude ne sera point révoquée; et aucun, grâce à son iniquité, ne maintiendra sa vie.
14 On a sonné de la trompette; tout est prêt, mais personne ne marche au combat, car mon courroux va éclater contre toute leur multitude.
15 Au-dehors l'épée, au-dedans la peste et la famine! celui qui sera aux champs mourra par l'épée, celui qui sera dans la ville, la famine et la peste le dévoreront.
16 Leurs fuyards s'échappent; ils sont sur les montagnes, semblables aux colombes des vallées, gémissant tous, chacun sur son iniquité.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.