1. MOREOVER the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
2 Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
3 Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations.
4 And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
5 Thus saith the Lord God; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.
6 An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come.
7 The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains.
8 Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.
9 And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the Lord that smiteth.
10 Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.
11 Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither shall there be wailing for them.
12 The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.
13 For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they were yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.
14 They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready; but none goeth to the battle: for my wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.
15 The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.
16 But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.
17 All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.
18 They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.
19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
20 As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.
21 And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it.
22 My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it.
23 Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
24 Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.
25 Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.
26 Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.
27 The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the Lord.

1Moreouer the word of the Lord came vnto mee, saying;

2Also thou sonne of man, thus saith the Lord God vnto the land of Israel, An end, the ende is come vpon the foure corners of the land.

3Now is the ende come vpon thee, and I will send mine anger vpon thee, and will iudge thee according to thy wayes, and will recompense vpon thee all thine abominations.

4And mine eye shal not spare thee, neither will I haue pitie: but I will recompense thy wayes vpon thee, and thine abominations shalbe in the midst of thee, and yee shall know that I am the Lord.

5Thus sayth the Lord God, An euill, an onely euill, behold, is come.

6An end is come, the end is come, it watcheth for thee, behold, it is come.

7The morning is come vnto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is neere, and not the sounding againe of the mountaines.

8Now will I shortly powre out my furie vpon thee, and accomplish mine anger vpon thee: and I wil iudge thee according to thy wayes, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.

9And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I haue pitie: I will recompense thee according to thy wayes, and thine abominations that are in the middest of thee, and yee shall know that I am the Lord that smiteth.

10Behold the day, behold, it is come, the morning is gone foorth, the rodde hath blossomed, pride hath budded.

11Uiolence is risen vp into a rod of wickednesse: none of them shall remaine, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs, neither shall there be wailing for them.

12The time is come, the day draweth neere, let not the buyer reioyce, nor the seller mourne: for wrath is vpon all the multitude thereof.

13For the seller shall not returne to that which is solde, although they were yet aliue: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof which shal not returne: neither shall any strengthen himselfe in the iniquity of his life.

14They haue blowen the trumpet, euen to make all ready, but none goeth to the battell: for my wrath is vpon all the multitude thereof.

15The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword, and hee that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall deuoure him.

16 But they that escape of them, shall escape, and shall be on the mountaines like doues of the valleys, all of them mourning, euery one for his iniquitie.

17All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shalbe weake as water.

18They shall also girde themselues with sackcloth, and horrour shall couer them, and shame shall be vpon all faces, and baldnesse vpon all their heads.

19They shall cast their siluer in the streets, and their golde shalbe remooued: their siluer and their golde shall not be able to deliuer them in the day of the wrath of the Lord: they shall not satisfie their soules, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumbling blocke of their iniquitie.

20 As for the beautie of his ornament, he set it in maiestie: but they made the images of their abominations, and of their detestable things therein: therefore haue I set it farre from them.

21And I will giue it into the hands of the strangers for a pray, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoile, and they shall pollute it.

22My face will I turne also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it and defile it.

23 Make a chaine: for the land is full of bloody crimes, the citie is full of violence.

24Wherfore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possesse their houses: I will also make the pompe of the strong to cease, and their holy places shall be defiled.

25Destruction commeth, and they shall seeke peace, and there shall be none.

26Mischiefe shall come vpon mischiefe, and rumour shall be vpon rumour, then shall they seeke a vision of the prophet: but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsell from the ancients.

27The king shall mourne, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will doe vnto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I iudge them, and they shall know that I am the Lord.

III == Ezek 7:8-9

IV == Ezek 5:11 ; 6:7 ; 7:9 , 27 ; 8:18 ; 9:10 ; 12:20

VII == Ezek 7:10 , 12 ; Zeph 1:14-15

VIII == Ezek 7:3 ; 20:8 , 21

IX == Ezek 7:4

X == Ezek 7:7

XI == Jer 6:7 ; 46:5-6 ; Ezek 24:16 , 22

XII == Ezek 7:7

XV == Deut 32:25 ; Lam 1:20 ; Ezek 5:12

XVI == Ezek 6:8

XVII == Isa 13:7 ; Jer 6:24 ; Ezek 21:7

XVIII== Ps 55:5 ; Isa 3:24 ; 15:2-3 ; Jer 48:37 ; Amos 8:10

XIX == Prov 11:4 ; Ezek 14:3-4 ; 44:12 ; Aeph 1:18

XX == Jer 7:30

XXIII == 2nd Kings 21:16 ; Ezek 9:9 ; 11:6

XXVI == Deut 32:23 ; Ps 74:9 ; Jer 4:20 ; Lam 2:9 ; Ezek 20:1 , 3

XXVII == Ezek 1:3 ; 3:22 ; 7:4 ; 14:1 ; 20:1 ; 33:31

1 Thus the word of the LORD came to me:

2 Son of man, now say: Thus says the Lord GOD to the land of Israel: An end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land!

3 Now the end is upon you; I will unleash my anger against you and judge you according to your conduct and lay upon you the consequences of all your abominations.

4 I will not look upon you with pity nor have mercy; I will bring your conduct down upon you, and the consequences of your abominations shall be in your midst; then shall you know that I am the LORD.

5 Thus says the Lord GOD: Disaster upon disaster! See it coming!

6 An end is coming, the end is coming upon you! See it coming!

7 The climax has come for you who dwell in the land! The time has come, near is the day: a time of consternation, not of rejoicing.

8 Soon now I will pour out my fury upon you and spend my anger upon you; I will judge you according to your conduct and lay upon you the consequences of all your abominations.

9 I will not look upon you with pity nor have mercy; I will deal with you according to your conduct, and the consequences of your abominations shall be in your midst; then shall you know that it is I, the LORD, who strike.

10 See, the day of the LORD! See, the end is coming! Lawlessness is in full bloom, insolence flourishes,

11 violence has risen to support wickedness. It shall not be long in coming, nor shall it delay.

12 The time has come, the day dawns. Let not the buyer rejoice nor the seller mourn, for wrath shall be upon all the throng.

13 The seller shall not regain what he sold as long as he lives, for wrath shall be upon all the throng. Because of his sins, no one shall preserve his life.

14 They shall sound the trumpet and make everything ready, yet no one shall go to war, for my wrath is upon all the throng.

15 The sword is outside; pestilence and hunger are within. He that is in the country shall die by the sword; pestilence and famine shall devour those in the city.

16 Even those who escape and flee to the mountains like the doves of the valleys - I will put them all to death, each one for his own sins.

17 All their hands shall be limp, and all their knees shall run with water.

18 They shall put on sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; shame shall be on all their faces and baldness on all their heads.

19 They shall fling their silver into the streets, and their gold shall be considered refuse. Their silver and gold cannot save them on the day of the LORD'S wrath. They shall not be allowed to satisfy their craving or fill their bellies, for this has been the occasion of their sin.

20 In the beauty of their ornaments they put their pride: they made of them their abominable images (their idols). For this reason I make them refuse.

21 I will hand them over as booty to foreigners, to be spoiled and defiled by the wicked of the earth.

22 I will turn away my face from them, and my treasure shall be profaned: robbers shall enter and profane it.

23 They shall wreak slaughter, for the land is filled with bloodshed and the city full of violence.

24 I will bring in the worst of the nations, who shall take possession of their houses. I will put an end to their proud strength, and their sanctuaries shall be profaned.

25 When anguish comes they shall seek peace, but there will be none.

26 There shall be disaster after disaster, rumor after rumor. Prophetic vision shall fade; instruction shall be lacking to the priest, and counsel to the elders,

27 while the prince shall be enveloped in terror, and the hands of the common people shall tremble. I will deal with them according to their conduct, and according to their judgments I will judge them; thus they shall know that I am the LORD.

v 1-9. In another message from the Lord Ezekiel states that the end is come upon the four corners of the land, both northern and southern kingdoms. Though Babylon was the human element, the people would know it was God who was judging them.

v 10-19. Buyers and sellers would find their transactions worthless. Soldiers could not protect the city, there was death within, and if some tried to escape they were hunted down by the Babylonians. There would be helplessness and mourning. Gold and silver would become worthless because it could not buy protection or food.

v 20-27. Cruel Babylon would come in and desecrate the temple, carrying off booty and possessing the homes remaining. The people had ignored Jeremiah and sought help from the false prophets who were unable to give it. King Jehoiachin was already mourning his fate in Babylon, and Prince Zedekiah was in despair over his helplessness. God would judge according to their sins so they would know He is God.