Ezekiel 7:2

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 7:1-15

We have here fair warning given of the destruction of the land of Israel, which was now hastening on apace. God, by the prophet, not only sends notice of it, but will have it inculcated in the same expressions, to show that the thing is certain, that it is near, that the prophet is himself affected with it and desires they should be so too, but finds them deaf, and stupid, and unaffected. When the town is on fire men do no seek for fine words and quaint expressions in which to give an account... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:2

Also, 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. The mountains, hills, rivers, and valleys, were before addressed; now the land itself: what the Lord by the prophet said unto the land, or the people of it, follows: an end : for here a colon is to be placed; that is, the end of God's... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 7:2

An end, the end is come - Instead of הקץ בא קץ kets ba hakkets , one MS. of Kennicott's, one of De Rossi's, and one of my own, read הקץ בא בא קץ 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. The later hand, who put the vowel points to the ancient MS. that has... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:1-4

The punishment of the wicked. "Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come," etc. "This chapter," says Dr. Currey, "is a dirge rather than a prophecy. The prophet laments over the near approach of the day wherein the final blow shall be struck, and the city be made the prey of the Chaldean invader. Supposing the date of the prophecy to be the same as that of the preceding, there were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:1-15

The hand of the dock on the hour of doom. The bulk of men persist in thinking of God as if he were such a One as themselves. Rejecting the revelation of God's nature contained in Scripture, they conceive of him as a man greatly magnified the infirmities of man magnified, as well as his virtues. They know the proneness of man to threaten and not to perform; hence they conclude that the judgments of God, because delayed, will evaporate in empty words. God will not be hastened. Proportionate... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:2

An end, etc. The iteration of the word once more gives emphasis. The words read like an echo of Amos 8:2 . The four corners (Hebrew, "wings") were probably, as with us, the north, east, south, and west. The phrase had been used before in Isaiah 11:12 , and the thought meets us again, in the form of the "four winds," in Daniel 11:4 ; Zechariah 2:6 ; Matthew 24:31 ; Mark 13:27 . The "end" in this case is either that of the siege of Jerusalem, or that of the existence of Israel as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 7:2

The end is come. I. THE END THAT SURELY COMES . Time is broken into periods; and every period, long or short, has its certain end. The tale of life is written in many chapters, each with its own appropriate conclusion; in some cases the conclusion is violent, abrupt, and startling. We are surprised out of an old settled course. The mill stops suddenly, and then the silence is alarming. There are the greater epochs of life, when a whole volume of experience is closed, and another... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 7:2-4

Ezekiel 7:2-4. Thus saith the Lord unto the land of Israel Unto the inhabitants of the land. Israel is often put for Judah, after the captivity of the ten tribes; those that were left of these tribes joining themselves to the tribe of Judah. The whole country of Judea is here comprehended. An end An end of God’s patience, of the peace and welfare of the people, and of the plenty, beauty, and desirableness of the land itself; is come Or is near at hand; even that dreadful end threatened... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:1-27

The end is near (7:1-27)Many Jews thought that Jerusalem would never be conquered. Ezekiel announced with certainty that the city would fall. God had been longsuffering and merciful, and had saved the city many times, but the people stubbornly refused to repent. Now the time for God’s judgment had come (7:1-4). One disaster would follow another, till the wicked city was destroyed (5-9).As a tree blossoms, so Jerusalem’s sin was full-grown. The city was about to fall; rich and poor were about to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 7:2

son of man . See note on Ezekiel 2:1 . the Lord GOD = Adonai Jehovah. See note on Ezekiel 2:4 . the land of Israel = the soil or ground of Israel. 'Ad math Israel, not 'eretz, as in the next clause. See note on Ezekiel 11:17 . An end . . . the end . . . the end . The Figure of speech Repetitio for emphasis. Compare verses: Ezekiel 2:3 . See App-6 . the land . Hebrew. 'eretz. read more

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