Announcement of the End

And the word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, this is what the Lord God says to the land of Israel:

An end! The end has come
on the four corners of the land.(A)
The end is now upon you;
I will send My anger against you
and judge you according to your ways.
I will punish you for all your detestable practices.
I will not look on you with pity or spare you,(B)
but I will punish you for your ways(C)
and for your detestable practices within you.
Then you will know that I am Yahweh.”(D)

This is what the Lord God says:

Look, one disaster after another is coming!(E)
An end has come; the end has come!
It has awakened against you.
Look, it is coming!
Doom[a] has come on you,(F)
inhabitants of the land.
The time has come; the day is near.
There will be panic on the mountains
and not celebration.(G)

I will pour out My wrath on you very soon;(H)
I will exhaust My anger against you
and judge you according to your ways.
I will punish you for all your detestable practices.
I will not look on you with pity or spare you.
I will punish you for your ways
and for your detestable practices within you.
Then you will know
that it is I, Yahweh, who strikes.

10 Look, the day is coming!
Doom has gone out.(I)
The rod has blossomed;(J)
arrogance has bloomed.(K)
11 Violence has grown into a rod of wickedness.(L)
None of them will remain:
none of their multitude,
none of their wealth,
and none of the eminent[b] among them.

12 The time has come; the day has arrived.
Let the buyer not rejoice(M)
and the seller not mourn,
for wrath is on all her masses.(N)
13 The seller will certainly not return
to what was sold
as long as he and the buyer remain alive.[c]
For the vision concerning all its people
will not be revoked,
and none of them will preserve
his life because of his iniquity.

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Notas al pie

  1. Ezekiel 7:7 Hb obscure
  2. Ezekiel 7:11 Some Hb mss, Syr, Vg read and no rest
  3. Ezekiel 7:13 Lit sold, while still in life is their life

The End has Come

This message from the Lord arrived for me: “Son of Man, this is what Lord God says to the land of Israel: ‘It’s over! All four corners of the land are out of time! Your time is up! I’m sending my anger against you to judge you according to how you live your lives,[a] and I’m going to pay you back with the consequences of all your detestable practices. I won’t be showing pity on you and I won’t be showing compassion. I’m going to turn your own lifestyles against you while your detestable practices remain among you. Then you’ll learn[b] that I am the Lord.’”

One Bad Thing after Another

“This is what the Lord God says: ‘It’s one evil event after another!

“‘Look out! It’s coming!

“‘The end is coming!

“‘The end is here!

“‘And it’s looking in your direction![c]

“‘Look out! It’s arrived!

“‘Your doom has come to you, you who live in the land. The time has arrived, and the day of confusion is near. There will be no shouts of joy on the mountains. Very soon now, I’ll pour out my burning anger on you. I’ll complete expressing my anger at you, judge you according to your behavior, and repay you for all your detestable practices. I won’t be showing pity or compassion. I’ll repay you according to your behavior while your detestable practices remain among you. And you’ll know that I, the Lord, have been attacking you.’”[d]

The Harvest Approaches

10 “Look out! The day!

“Look out! It’s coming!

“Doom has blossomed.

“Arrogance has sprouted!

11 “Violence has matured into a branch that is wicked. No one will survive from that vast crowd, from their wealthy people, or from the famous among them.

12 “The time has come!

“The day has arrived.[e] Don’t let the buyer rejoice, nor the seller lament, because wrath is coming to attack the entire multitude. 13 The seller won’t regain what he has sold while the crowd remains[f] alive, because the vision concerning the entire multitude won’t be annulled. No person will be able to survive because of the sin in his life.

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Notas al pie

  1. Ezekiel 7:3 Lit. to your ways
  2. Ezekiel 7:4 Or know
  3. Ezekiel 7:6 Lit. looking for you
  4. Ezekiel 7:9 The Heb. lacks you
  5. Ezekiel 7:12 Lit. reached
  6. Ezekiel 7:13 Lit. while they’re