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All four corners of the land are out of time! <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Your time is up! I’m sending my anger against you to judge you according to how you live your lives,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="7:3 Lit. to your ways">a</a></span> and I’m going to pay you back with the consequences of all your detestable practices. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>I won’t be showing pity on you and I won’t be showing compassion. I’m going to turn your own lifestyles against you while your detestable practices remain among you. Then you’ll learn<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="7:4 Or know">b</a></span> that I am the LORD.’”</p> <p class="heading">One Bad Thing after Another</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘It’s one evil event after another!</p> <p class="reg">“‘Look out! It’s coming!</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“‘The end is coming!</p> <p class="reg">“‘The end is here!</p> <p class="reg">“‘And it’s looking in your direction!<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="7:6 Lit. looking for you">c</a></span> </p> <p class="reg">“‘Look out! It’s arrived!</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“‘Your doom has come to you, you who live in the land. The time has arrived, and the day of confusion is near. There will be no shouts of joy on the mountains. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Very soon now, I’ll pour out my burning anger on you. I’ll complete expressing my anger at you, judge you according to your behavior, and repay you for all your detestable practices. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>I won’t be showing pity or compassion. I’ll repay you according to your behavior while your detestable practices remain among you. And you’ll know that I, the LORD, have been attacking you.’”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="7:9 The Heb. lacks you">d</a></span> </p> <p class="heading">The Harvest Approaches</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“Look out! The day!</p> <p class="reg">“Look out! It’s coming!</p> <p class="reg">“Doom has blossomed.</p> <p class="reg">“Arrogance has sprouted!</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“Violence has matured into a branch that is wicked. No one will survive from that vast crowd, from their wealthy people, or from the famous among them.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“The time has come!</p> <p class="reg">“The day has arrived.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="7:12 Lit. reached">e</a></span> Don’t let the buyer rejoice, nor the seller lament, because wrath is coming to attack the entire multitude. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The seller won’t regain what he has sold while the crowd remains<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="7:13 Lit. while they’re">f</a></span> alive, because the vision concerning the entire multitude won’t be annulled. No person will be able to survive because of the sin in his life.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“They’ve sounded the alarm,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title=" 7:14 Lit. They’ve blown the trumpet">g</a></span> and everyone is prepared, but no one is marching for battle, since I’m angry at the entire multitude. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The sword lurks outside, but pestilence and famine are on the prowl inside the house. Whoever is in the field will die by violence,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="7:15 Lit. by the sword">h</a></span> while famine and pestilence will devour those in the city. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Fugitives will escape to the mountains like doves fleeing through the valleys, all of them moaning because of their own iniquity. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Every hand will be limp. Every knee will glisten with sweat.”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="7:17 Lit. water">i</a></span> </p> <p class="heading">The Coming Terror</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“They’ll clothe themselves with sackcloth, terror will overcome them, shame will cover their faces, and baldness will spread over their entire heads. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>They’ll fling their silver into the streets, and their gold will be cast away as impure. Their silver and gold won’t be able to deliver them during the time<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="7:19 Lit. day">j</a></span> of the LORD’s wrath. They won’t be able to satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs, because their iniquity has tripped them up.”</p> <p class="heading">The Temple Defiled</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“As for his beautiful ornament,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="7:20 i.e. the temple in Jerusalem">k</a></span> he set it up in majesty, but they made detestable images and loathsome idols. Therefore, I’ll give them something loathsome— <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>I’ll give it as plunder into the control of strangers and as the spoils of war to the wicked who will invade the land to profane it. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>I’ll turn my face away from them so that they’ll defile my treasured place. Robbers will enter and profane it!</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>“Forge a chain, because the land is full of bloody judgment and the city is filled with violence. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Therefore, I’m bringing the worst of the nations, who will take possession of their houses. I’ll cause the pride of the mighty to cease, and their sanctuaries will be profaned.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>“When destruction comes, they’ll seek peace, but there will be none to be found. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Disaster upon disaster will come, followed by rumor after rumor. They’ll seek an oracle from the prophet, but the Law will be gone from the priests, and counsel from the elders.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/7-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>“The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with desolation,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="7:27 Or with torn garments">l</a></span> and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I’ll deal with them according to their behavior and I will judge them by how they’ve judged. Then they’ll learn<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="7:27 Or know">m</a></span> that I am the LORD.”</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 7:3 Lit. <i>to your ways</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 7:4 Or <i>know</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 7:6 Lit. <i>looking for you</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 7:9 The Heb. lacks <i>you</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 7:12 Lit. <i>reached</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 7:13 Lit. <i>while they’re</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 7:14 Lit. <i>They’ve blown the trumpet</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 7:15 Lit. <i>by the sword</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 7:17 Lit. <i>water</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 7:19 Lit. <i>day</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 7:20 i.e. the temple in Jerusalem<br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 7:27 Or <i>with torn garments</i><br /><span class="fnb">m</span> 7:27 Or <i>know</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../ezekiel/6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ezekiel 6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ezekiel 6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../ezekiel/8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ezekiel 8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ezekiel 8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/ezekiel/7-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>