Ezekiel 7:16 — Meaning and Application

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“But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.”

Ezekiel 7:16

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They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready; but none goeth to the battle: for my wrath {is} upon all the multitude thereof.

The sword {is} without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that {is} in the field shall die with the sword; and he that {is} in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.

But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.

All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak {as} water. {be weak...: Heb. go into water}

They shall also gird {themselves} with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame {shall be} upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.

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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. {recompense: Heb. give}"

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. {watcheth for: Heb. awaketh against}"

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