Old Testament · Prophets

Ezekiel chapter 7

The of Yahweh came to me:“ — this is what Yahweh, the Lord, says to the land of Israel: . The end has come on all of the land.”“Now the end is on you. I am releasing my against you. I will judge you by what you’ve done and bring down on you every you’ve practiced.”“My eye will not look on you with pity. I will show no compassion. I will bring your own ways down on your head, and your disgusting practices will be exposed among you. Then .”“This is what Yahweh, the Lord, says: ! A disaster unlike any other — look, it is coming!”“The end is coming! The end is coming! It has against you. Look — it is coming!”“The has broken over you, you who dwell in the land. The time has come. The day is near — panic, not , on the mountains.”“Now — any moment — I will pour out my on you and spend my anger against you to the last drop. I will judge you by what you’ve done and bring down on you every disgusting thing you’ve practiced.”“My eye will not look on you with pity. I will show no compassion. I will bring your own ways down on your head, and your disgusting practices will be exposed among you. Then you will know that it is I, Yahweh, who .”“Look — the day! Look — it is coming! The dawn of doom has broken. The has blossomed. has budded.”“ has grown into a rod of wickedness. None of them will remain — none of their crowds, none of their wealth. Nothing of value among them will survive.”“The time has come. The day has arrived. Let the not celebrate, let the seller not grieve — for fury is coming against the whole crowd.”“The seller will never return to what was sold — even if they are still alive among the living. For the against the whole crowd will not be reversed. Because of their , not one of them will hold onto their life.”“They have blown the and made everything ready, but no one goes to battle — for my fury is against the whole crowd.”“The outside, and famine inside. Whoever is in the field will die by the sword. Whoever is in the city — famine and plague will devour them.”“Any who escape will flee to the mountains, all of them moaning like in the valleys — each one over their own corruption.”“Every hand will go limp. Every knee will .”“They will wrap themselves in . Trembling will cover them. Shame will be on every face, and every head will be .”“They will throw their silver into the streets. Their gold will be treated like something filthy. Their silver and gold will not be able to them on the day of Yahweh’s fury. It will not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs — because it was the that led them into corruption.”“They took their beautiful jewelry and used it to make — out of their own pride — their disgusting images, their detestable . So I will turn it all into something filthy for them.”“I will hand it over as plunder to , as loot to the most wicked on earth, and they will defile it.”“I will from them, and they will defile my . Violent invaders will enter it and defile it.”“Forge the ! For the land is full of , and the city is full of violence.”“I will bring the , and they will seize their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the powerful, and will be defiled.”“Anguish is coming. They will look for , but there will be none.”“Disaster on disaster will come. Rumor on rumor will spread. They will beg the for a vision. will vanish from the priest. Counsel will vanish from the elders.”“The king will . The will be wrapped in despair. The hands of the common people will tremble. I will deal with them according to their own ways and judge them by . Then they will know that I am Yahweh.”