Ezekiel 7:1

Punishment for Abominations Throughout the Land

1 And the word of Yahweh {came} to me, saying,

Ezekiel 7:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 7:1

Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying.
] Or again, as the Arabic version; for this is a distinct prophecy from the former; though of the same kind with it; and was delivered out, either immediately upon the former; or, however, some time between that and the following in the next chapter, which has a date to it. The Targum calls it the word of prophecy from the Lord.

Ezekiel 7:1 In-Context

1 And the word of Yahweh {came} to me, saying,

2 "And you, son of man, thus says the Lord Yahweh to the land of Israel: '[The] end comes, the end on the four corners of the land.

3 Now the end [is] on you, and I will send my anger on you, and I will judge you according to your ways, and I will bring on you all your detestable things.

4 And my eye will not take pity on you, and I will not show compassion for your ways; on you I will bring your detestable things; they will be in the midst of you, and you will know that I [am] Yahweh.'

5 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: 'Look! Disaster after disaster [is] coming!

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "was"