Ezekiel 7

The Day of the Wrath of the Lord

1 The word of the Lord came to me:2 "And you, O son of man, thus says the Lord God to the land of Israel: An end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.t3 Now the end is upon you, and I will send my anger upon you; I will judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations.4 And my eye will not spare you, nor will I have pity, but I will punish you for your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

5 "Thus says the Lord God: Disaster after disaster!t Behold, it comes.6 An end has come; the end has come; it has awakened against you. Behold, it comes.7 Your doomt has come to you, O inhabitant of the land. The time has come; the day is near, a day of tumult, and not of joyful shouting on the mountains.8 Now I will soon pour out my wrath upon you, and spend my anger against you, and judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations.9 And my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity. I will punish you according to your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. Then you will know that I am the Lord, who strikes.

10 "Behold, the day! Behold, it comes! Your doom has come; the rod has blossomed; pride has budded.11 Violence has grown up into a rod of wickedness. None of them shall remain, nor their abundance, nor their wealth; neither shall there be preeminence among them.t12 The time has come; the day has arrived. Let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn, for wrath is upon all their multitude.t13 For the seller shall not return to what he has sold, while they live. For the vision concerns all their multitude; it shall not turn back; and because of his iniquity, none can maintain his life.t

14 "They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but none goes to battle, for my wrath is upon all their multitude.15 The sword is without; pestilence and famine are within. He who is in the field dies by the sword, and him who is in the city famine and pestilence devour.16 And if any survivors escape, they will be on the mountains, like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, each one over his iniquity.17 All hands are feeble, and all knees turn to water.18 They put on sackcloth, and horror covers them. Shame is on all faces, and baldness on all their heads.19 They cast their silver into the streets, and their gold is like an unclean thing. Their silver and gold are not able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord. They cannot satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs with it. For it was the stumbling block of their iniquity.20 His beautiful ornament they used for pride, and they made their abominable images and their detestable things of it. Therefore I make it an unclean thing to them.21 And I will give it into the hands of foreigners for prey, and to the wicked of the earth for spoil, and they shall profane it.22 I will turn my face from them, and they shall profane my treasuredt place. Robbers shall enter and profane it.

23 "Forge a chain!t For the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence.24 I will bring the worst of the nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the strong, and their holy placest shall be profaned.25 When anguish comes, they will seek peace, but there shall be none.26 Disaster comes upon disaster; rumor follows rumor. They seek a vision from the prophet, while the lawt perishes from the priest and counsel from the elders.27 The king mourns, the prince is wrapped in despair, and the hands of the people of the land are paralyzed by terror. According to their way I will do to them, and according to their judgments I will judge them, and they shall know that I am the Lord."

Ezekiel 7

1 Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,2 You, son of man, thus says the Lord Yahweh to the land of Israel, An end: the end has come on the four corners of the land.3 Now is the end on you, and I will send my anger on you, and will judge you according to your ways; and I will bring on you all your abominations.4 My eye shall not spare you, neither will I have pity; but I will bring your ways on you, and your abominations shall be in the midst of you: and you shall know that I am Yahweh.5 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: An evil, an only evil; behold, it comes.6 An end has come, the end has come; it awakes against you; behold, it comes.7 Your doom has come to you, inhabitant of the land: the time has come, the day is near, a day of tumult, and not of joyful shouting, on the mountains.8 Now will I shortly pour out my wrath on you, and accomplish my anger against you, and will judge you according to your ways; and I will bring on you all your abominations.9 My eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will bring on you according to your ways; and your abominations shall be in the midst of you; and you shall know that I, Yahweh, do strike.10 Behold, the day, behold, it comes: your doom is gone forth; the rod has blossomed, pride has budded.11 Violence has risen up into a rod of wickedness. None of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of their wealth. There shall be nothing of value among them.12 The time has come, the day draws near: don’t let the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn; for wrath is on all its multitude.13 For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they be yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude of it, none shall return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.14 They have blown the trumpet, and have made all ready; but none goes to the battle; for my wrath is on all its multitude.15 The sword is outside, and the pestilence and the famine within: he who is in the field shall die with the sword: and he who is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.16 But those of those who escape shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, every one in his iniquity.17 All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.18 They shall also clothe themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be on all faces, and baldness on all their heads.19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be as an unclean thing; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of Yahweh: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill theirbowels; because it has been the stumbling block 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 their detestable things therein: therefore have I made it to them as an unclean thing.21 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 profane it.22 My face will I turn also from them, and they shall profane my secret place; and robbers shall enter into it, and profane it.23 Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.24 Therefore I will bring the worst of the nations, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pride of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be profaned.25 Destruction comes; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.26 Mischief shall come on mischief, and rumor shall be on rumor; and they shall seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.

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 to them after their way, and according to their own judgments will I judge them; and they shall know thatI am Yahweh.