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Punishment for Abominations Throughout the Land

And the word of Yahweh came[a] to me, saying, “And you, son of man,[b] thus says the Lord Yahweh to the land of Israel: ‘The end comes, the end on the four corners of the land. 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. 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.’ Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Look! Disaster after disaster is coming! The end comes, comes the end! It has awakened against you! Look! It comes! Doom is coming against you, the dweller[c] of the land; the time comes, the day is near, panic and not joy is on the mountains. Soon[d] I will pour out my rage on you, and I will fully vent my anger on you, and I will judge you according to your ways, and I will bring on you all of your detestable things. And my eye will not take pity, and I will not show compassion. According to your ways I will deal with you,[e] and your detestable things will be in the midst of you, and you will know that I am Yahweh who strikes.[f] 10 Look! The day is coming; doom goes out, the staff blossoms, pride sprouts. 11 Violence has grown to become a staff of wickedness; none[g] from them will remain, and none[h] from their abundance nor from their wealth;[i] and prominence will not be among them. 12 The time has come, the day has arrived; let not the buyer rejoice, and let the seller not mourn, for anger is on all their multitude. 13 For the seller will not return to the merchandise while they are still alive,[j] for the vision is about all of its multitude; it will not change, and a man because of his guilt will not be able to hold onto his life.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 7:1 Literally “was”
  2. Ezekiel 7:2 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  3. Ezekiel 7:7 Or “inhabitant”
  4. Ezekiel 7:8 Literally “now from near”
  5. Ezekiel 7:9 Literally “on you I will bring”
  6. Ezekiel 7:9 Or “smites”
  7. Ezekiel 7:11 Literally “not any
  8. Ezekiel 7:11 Literally “not any
  9. Ezekiel 7:11 Or “noise,” or “multitude”; the same word appears in each of the next three verses
  10. Ezekiel 7:13 Literally “while still is in the life, 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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Footnotes

  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