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Ezekiel 7:5 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.”

Ezekiel 7:5

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

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}

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.

5

Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.

6

An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come. {watcheth for: Heb. awaketh against}

7

The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble {is} near, and not the sounding again of the mountains. {sounding...: or, echo}

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