Ezekiel 7:5
Thus saith the Lord God; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.
Ezekiel 7:5 in other translations
| BSB | This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Disaster! An unprecedented disaster— behold, it is coming! |
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| WEB | “The Lord GOD says: ‘A disaster! A unique disaster! Behold, it comes. |
| ASV | Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: An evil, an only evil; behold, it cometh. |
| YLT | Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Evil, a single evil, lo, it hath come. |
| DARBY | Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: An evil, an only evil! behold, it is come. |
| BBE | This is what the Lord has said: An evil, even one evil; see, it is coming. |
| Webster | Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come. |
What does Ezekiel 7:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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…
Ezekiel 7:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 7:5
- 2 Kings 21:12-13
Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.
- Nahum 1:9
What do ye imagine against the Lord? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.
- Ezekiel 5:9
And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.
- Amos 3:2
You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
- Daniel 9:12
And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.
- Matthew 24:21
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
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Context
- Ezekiel 7:4
And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 7:5
Thus saith the Lord God; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.
- Ezekiel 7:6
An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come.
Ezekiel 7:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Un mal, he aquí que viene un mal. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel: Un mal, un mal unique! Voici, il est venu! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | So spricht der Herr, Jehova: Unglück, einziges Unglück, siehe, es kommt! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Afflictio una, afflictio ecce venit. |