Ezekiel 7 · Verse 2

Ezekiel 7:2

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.
Ezekiel 7:2, King James Version

Ezekiel 7:2 in other translations

BSB“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.
WEB“You, son of man, the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel, ‘An end! The end has come on the four corners of the land.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAn end, come hath the end on the four corners of the land.
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEAnd you, son of man, say, This is what the Lord has said to the land of Israel: An end has come, the end has come on the four quarters of the land.
WebsterAlso, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD to the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.

What does Ezekiel 7:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Eze 7:1-27. Lamentation over the Coming Ruin of Israel; the Penitent Reformation of a Remnant; the Chain Symbolizing the Captivity.

2. An end, the end--The indefinite "an" expresses the general fact of God bringing His long-suffering towards the whole of Judea to an end; "the," following, marks it as more definitely fixed (Am 8:2).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 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. The later hand, who put the vowel points to the ancient MS. that has the above reading, did not put the points to the first בא ba, but struck his pen gently across it, and by a mark in the margin intimated that it should be blotted out. All my ancient MSS. were without the points originally; but they have been added by modern hands, with a different ink; and they have in multitudes of instances corrected, or rather changed, important readings, to make them quadrate with the masora. But the original reading, in almost every case, is discernible. The end is come upon the four corners of the land - This is not a partial calamity; it shall cover and sweep the whole land. The cup of your iniquity is full, and my forbearing is at an end. This whole chapter is poetical.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 7:1-15

The desolation of the land. (Ezek 7:1-15) The distress of the few who should escape. (Ezek 7:16-22) The captivity. (Ezek 7:23-27) Verses 1-15 The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will the destruction of sinners be; for none can avoid it. Oh that the wickedness of the wicked might end before it bring them to an…

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Ezekiel 7:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.Tahand youH859
בֶן\־ven-O son ofH1121
אָדָ֗ם'a.DamhumankindH120
כֹּה\־koh-thusH3541
אָמַ֞ר'a.Marhe saysH559
אֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3069
לְאַדְמַ֥תle.'ad.Matto [the] land ofH127
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
קֵ֑ץKetzan endH7093
בָּ֣אba'it has comeH935
הַקֵּ֔ץha.Ketzthe endH7093
עַל\־'al-onH5921
אַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.ba.'at[the] fourH702
כַּנְפ֥וֹתkan.Fot[the] corners ofH3671
הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe landH776

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 7:2

  • Amos 8:2

    And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the Lord unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.

  • Ezekiel 7:3

    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.

  • Amos 8:10

    And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.

  • 1 Peter 4:7

    But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

  • Ezekiel 11:13

    And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord God! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?

  • Lamentations 4:18

    They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.

  • Ezekiel 7:5-6

    Thus saith the Lord God; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come. An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come.

  • Jeremiah 5:31

    The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

  • Matthew 24:6

    And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

  • Matthew 24:13-14

    But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

  • Jeremiah 51:13

    O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.

  • Lamentations 1:9

    Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O Lord, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
unto.
12:22; 21:2; 40:2; 2Ch 34:7
An end.Two or three MSS. read {ketz ba, ba hakketz,} "the end cometh, come is the end;" which is supported by all the ancient versions.
3,5,6; 11:13; Ge 6:13; De 32:20; Jer 5:31; 51:13; La 1:9; 4:18
Am 8:2,10; Mt 24:6,13,14; 1Pe 4:7

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Context

  • Ezekiel 7:1

    Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

  • Ezekiel 7:2

    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.

  • Ezekiel 7:3

    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.

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Ezekiel 7:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tú, hijo del hombre, así ha dicho el Señor Jehová á la tierra de Israel: El fin, el fin viene sobre los cuatro cantones de la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et toi, fils d’homme! Ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel, à la terre d’Israël: Une fin!… la fin vient sur les quatre coins du pays.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und du, Menschensohn, so spricht der Herr, Jehova, zum Lande Israel: Es hat ein Ende! das Ende kommt über die vier Ecken des Landes!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et tu, fili hominis, hæc dicit Dominus Deus terræ Israël: Finis venit: venit finis super quatuor plagas terræ.