12 (A)The time has come; the day has arrived. Let not (B)the buyer rejoice, nor (C)the seller mourn, (D)for wrath is upon all their multitude.[a]

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  1. Ezekiel 7:12 Or abundance; also verses 13, 14

12 The time has come!
    The day has arrived!
Let not the buyer(A) rejoice
    nor the seller grieve,
    for my wrath is on the whole crowd.(B)

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29 This is what I mean, brothers: (A)the appointed time has grown very short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none, 30 and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy (B)as though they had no goods, 31 and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For (C)the present form of this world is passing away.

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29 What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short.(A) From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not; 30 those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep; 31 those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.(B)

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13 Therefore my people go into exile
    (A)for lack of knowledge;[a]
their (B)honored men go hungry,[b]
    and their multitude is parched with thirst.
14 Therefore Sheol has (C)enlarged its appetite
    and opened (D)its mouth beyond measure,
and the nobility of Jerusalem[c] and her multitude will go down,
    her revelers and he who (E)exults in her.

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  1. Isaiah 5:13 Or without their knowledge
  2. Isaiah 5:13 Or die of hunger
  3. Isaiah 5:14 Hebrew her nobility

13 Therefore my people will go into exile(A)
    for lack of understanding;(B)
those of high rank(C) will die of hunger
    and the common people will be parched with thirst.(D)
14 Therefore Death(E) expands its jaws,
    opening wide its mouth;(F)
into it will descend their nobles and masses
    with all their brawlers and revelers.(G)

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You also, be patient. (A)Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord (B)is at hand. Do not grumble against one another, brothers, (C)so that you may not be judged; behold, (D)the Judge is standing (E)at the door.

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You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming(A) is near.(B) Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters,(C) or you will be judged. The Judge(D) is standing at the door!(E)

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10 (A)“Behold, the day! Behold, it comes! (B)Your doom has come; (C)the rod has blossomed; pride has budded.

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10 “‘See, the day!
    See, it comes!
Doom has burst forth,
    the rod(A) has budded,
    arrogance has blossomed!

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“Thus says the Lord God: Disaster (A)after disaster![a] Behold, it comes. (B)An end has come; the end has come; it has awakened against you. Behold, it comes. (C)Your doom[b] has come to you, O inhabitant of the land. (D)The time has come; the day is near, a day of tumult, and not (E)of joyful shouting on the mountains.

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  1. Ezekiel 7:5 Some Hebrew manuscripts (compare Syriac, Targum); most Hebrew manuscripts Disaster! A unique disaster!
  2. Ezekiel 7:7 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain; also verse 10

“This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Disaster!(A) Unheard-of[a] disaster!
    See, it comes!
The end(B) has come!
    The end has come!
It has roused itself against you.
    See, it comes!
Doom has come upon you,
    upon you who dwell in the land.
The time has come! The day(C) is near!(D)
    There is panic, not joy, on the mountains.

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  1. Ezekiel 7:5 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac Disaster after

11 Thus says the Lord God: (A)“Clap your hands (B)and stamp your foot and say, Alas, because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel, (C)for they shall fall by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence. 12 (D)He who is far off shall die of pestilence, and he who is near shall fall by the sword, and he who is left and is preserved shall die of famine. (E)Thus I will spend my fury upon them.

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11 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Strike your hands together and stamp your feet and cry out “Alas!” because of all the wicked and detestable practices of the people of Israel, for they will fall by the sword, famine and plague.(A) 12 One who is far away will die of the plague, and one who is near will fall by the sword, and anyone who survives and is spared will die of famine. So will I pour out my wrath(B) on them.(C)

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Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you and say, (A)‘Buy my field that is at (B)Anathoth, (C)for the right of redemption by purchase is yours.’ Then Hanamel my cousin came to me in (D)the court of the guard, in accordance with the word of the Lord, and said to me, ‘Buy my field that is at (E)Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for the right of possession and redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.

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Hanamel son of Shallum your uncle is going to come to you and say, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth,(A) because as nearest relative it is your right and duty(B) to buy it.’

“Then, just as the Lord had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and said, ‘Buy my field(C) at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. Since it is your right to redeem it and possess it, buy it for yourself.’

“I knew that this was the word of the Lord;

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Judgment on the Whole Earth

24 Behold, (A)the Lord will empty the earth[a] and make it desolate,
    and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.
(B)And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest;
    as with the slave, so with his master;
    as with the maid, so with her mistress;
(C)as with the buyer, so with the seller;
    as with the lender, so with the borrower;
    (D)as with the creditor, so with the debtor.

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  1. Isaiah 24:1 Or land; also throughout this chapter

The Lord’s Devastation of the Earth

24 See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth(A)
    and devastate(B) it;
he will ruin its face
    and scatter(C) its inhabitants—
it will be the same
    for priest as for people,(D)
    for the master as for his servant,
    for the mistress as for her servant,
    for seller as for buyer,(E)
    for borrower as for lender,
    for debtor as for creditor.(F)

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13 For (A)the seller shall not return to what he has sold, while they live. (B)For the vision concerns all their multitude; it shall not turn back; and because of his iniquity, none can maintain his life.[a]

14 “They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but none goes to battle, (C)for my wrath is upon all their multitude.

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  1. Ezekiel 7:13 The meaning of this last Hebrew sentence is uncertain

13 The seller will not recover
    the property that was sold—
    as long as both buyer and seller live.
For the vision concerning the whole crowd
    will not be reversed.
Because of their sins, not one of them
    will preserve their life.(A)

14 “‘They have blown the trumpet,(B)
    they have made all things ready,
but no one will go into battle,
    for my wrath(C) is on the whole crowd.

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24 Behold, (A)the siege mounds have come up to the city to take it, and (B)because of sword and famine and pestilence (C)the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What you spoke has come to pass, and behold, you see it. 25 Yet you, O Lord God, have said to me, (D)“Buy the field for money (E)and get witnesses”—though (F)the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans.’”

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24 “See how the siege ramps(A) are built up to take the city. Because of the sword, famine and plague,(B) the city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians who are attacking it. What you said(C) has happened,(D) as you now see. 25 And though the city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians, you, Sovereign Lord, say to me, ‘Buy the field(E) with silver and have the transaction witnessed.(F)’”

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