Ezequiel 7:10

10 Eis o dia! Eis que vem! Veio a tua ruína; já floresceu a vara, já brotou a soberba. :

Ezequiel 7:10 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 7:10

Behold the day, behold, it is come
That is, the day of trouble and distress, said to be near, ( Ezekiel 7:3 ) ; the morning is gone forth; (See Gill on Ezekiel 7:7); the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded;
both these phrases may be understood of Nebuchadnezzar; he was the rod, with which the Lord smote his people, as the Assyrian monarch is called the rod of his anger, ( Isaiah 10:5 ) : and was a very proud prince, and had budded and blossomed, and had brought forth much bad fruit of that kind; see ( Daniel 3:15 ) ( Daniel 4:30 Daniel 4:37 ) ; or these may be separately considered; the rod may be interpreted of Nebuchadnezzar, which had been growing up, and preparing for the chastisement of the people of the Jews, and now was just ready to be made use of; and "pride" may respect the sin of that people, which was the cause of their being smitten with this rod, as the following words seem to indicate. The Targum is,

``a ruler hath budded, a wicked one hath appeared.''

Ezequiel 7:10 In-Context

8 Agora depressa derramarei o meu furor sobre ti, e cumprirei a minha ira contra ti, e te julgarei conforme os teus caminhos; e te punirei por todas as tuas abominações.

9 E não te pouparei, nem terei piedade; conforme os teus caminhos, assim te punirei, enquanto as tuas abominações estiverem no meio de ti; e sabereis que eu, o Senhor, castigo.

10 Eis o dia! Eis que vem! Veio a tua ruína; já floresceu a vara, já brotou a soberba. :

11 A violência se levantou em vara de iniqüidade. nada restará deles, nem da sua multidão, nem dos seus bens. Não haverá eminência entre eles.

12 Vem o tempo, é chegado o dia; não se alegre o comprador, e não se entristeça o vendedor; pois a ira está sobre toda a multidão deles.