Ezekiel 7:1-9

The End Has Come

1 The word of the LORD came to me:

2 “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign LORD says to the land of Israel: “ ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land!

3 The end is now upon you, and I will unleash my anger against you. I will judge you according to your conduct and repay you for all your detestable practices.

4 I will not look on you with pity; I will not spare you. I will surely repay you for your conduct and for the detestable practices among you. “ ‘Then you will know that I am the LORD.’

5 “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘Disaster! Unheard-of^[a] disaster! See, it comes!

6 The end has come! The end has come! It has roused itself against you. See, it comes!

7 Doom has come upon you, upon you who dwell in the land. The time has come! The day is near! There is panic, not joy, on the mountains.

8 I am about to pour out my wrath on you and spend my anger against you. I will judge you according to your conduct and repay you for all your detestable practices.

9 I will not look on you with pity; I will not spare you. I will repay you for your conduct and for the detestable practices among you. “ ‘Then you will know that it is I the LORD who strikes you.

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

• 1. Amos 8:2,10
• 2. Revelation 7:1; Revelation 20:8
• 3. Ezekiel 18:30
• 4. S Genesis 6:13
• 5. S Jeremiah 13:14; S Ezekiel 5:11
• 6. S Ezekiel 5:11; Ezekiel 23:49
• 7. S 2 Kings 21:12
• 8. Ezekiel 39:8
• 9. S Job 18:20; S Isaiah 2:12; Amos 5:18-20
• 10. Ezekiel 12:23; Ezekiel 30:3; Zephaniah 1:14; Malachi 3:2
• 11. Isaiah 42:25; Ezekiel 9:8; Ezekiel 14:19; Ezekiel 22:22; Hosea 5:10; Nahum 1:6
• 12. Ezekiel 20:8,21; Ezekiel 36:19
• 13. S Jeremiah 21:7; S Ezekiel 5:11
• 14. Ezekiel 22:31
• 15. Deuteronomy 32:35; S Psalms 39:10; S Isaiah 9:13

Footnotes

• [a] Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac "Disaster after"