Ezekiel 7:2
in Ezekiel 7“O son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto the land of Israel, An end: the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Ezekiel 7
Commentary
6 notes on this verseAlso, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God unto the land of Israel,.... The inhabitants of it; not the ten tribes, who were already carried captive; but the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and those that were with them, who dwelt in the land.
This site's exposition
the word of the LORD came to me
on Ezekiel 7:1-4
The oracle opens with a sentence of doom: “The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.” The word “end” is struck again and again, and the unit closes with the recognition formula, “Then you will know that I am the LORD.”
This site's exposition
The end has come upon the four corners of the land
The Lord's message to the land of Israel opens with a cry that the end has come. It reaches the four corners of the land. John Gill notes that the land here means the people of Judah and Benjamin, for the northern tribes had already been carried away.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Chapter 7, Verses 1, 2.) And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: And you, son of man, thus says the Lord God of the land of Israel: The end has come, the end has come upon the four corners of the earth. These corners of the world we have interpreted as the East and the West, the South and the North. Concerning these corners, Isaiah also speaks: Lord, from the corners or ends of the earth, we have heard wonders (Isaiah 24:16), which were accomplished throughout the whole world by the apostles.
The Reformation1 voice
Another thing to be noted is, that he came not once only by God's command to preach to the people, but. that he was often sent to stir up their minds. For if he had included in one context what God had enjoined, the Israelites might for the time have thought of God's judgment, but a prophecy once uttered would have easily escaped them.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
An end, the end is come - Instead of קץ בא הקץ kets ba hakkets, one MS. of Kennicott’s, one of De Rossi’s, and one of my own, read קץ בא בא הקץ kets ba, ba hakkets,”The end cometh, come is the end.” This reading is supported by all the ancient Versions, and is undoubtedly genuine. The end Cometh: the termination of the Jewish state is coming, and while I am speaking, it is come. The destruction is at the door.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
And the word of nevuah from before Hashem was with me, saying:
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 2 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאַתָּ֣ה | veatah | and you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | O son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אָדָ֗ם | ʾadam | humankind | H120 → | 551 times |
| כֹּה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֞ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֧י | ʾadonai | [the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהוִ֛ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
| לְאַדְמַ֥ת | leadmat | to [the] land of | H127 → | 225 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| קֵ֑ץ | ketz | an end | H7093 → | 67 times |
| בָּ֣א | ba' | it has come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| הַקֵּ֔ץ | haketz | the end | H7093 → | 67 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אַרְבַּ֖ע | ʾarbaat | [the] four | H702 → | 318 times |
| כַּנְפ֥וֹת | kanfot | [the] corners of | H3671 → | 109 times |
| הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
וְאַתָּ֣הand you
veatahH859 →1094 times
בֶן־O son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
אָדָ֗םhumankind
ʾadamH120 →551 times
כֹּה־thus
koh-H3541 →577 times
אָמַ֞רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
אֲדֹנָ֧י[the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהוִ֛הYahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
לְאַדְמַ֥תto [the] land of
leadmatH127 →225 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
קֵ֑ץan end
ketzH7093 →67 times
בָּ֣אit has come
ba'H935 →2568 times
הַקֵּ֔ץthe end
haketzH7093 →67 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
אַרְבַּ֖ע[the] four
ʾarbaatH702 →318 times
כַּנְפ֥וֹת[the] corners of
kanfotH3671 →109 times
הָאָֽרֶץ׃the land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
it leads to
- James 5:8–9
You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
- 1 Peter 1:13
Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- 1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
- Luke 21:34
But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
- 2 Timothy 4:5
But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
- James 5:8–9
Through
Amos 8:2“Amos, what do you see?” He asked. “A basket of summer fruit,” I replied. So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.”
it leads to
- Amos 7:8
“Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD. “A plumb line,” I replied. “Behold,” said the Lord, “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them:
- Amos 7:8
Through
Amos 8:10I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 6:26
O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
- Zechariah 12:10
Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They…
- Jeremiah 6:26
About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Calvin, Commentaries; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.