Ezekiel 7

Thomson(i) 1 Again a word of the Lord came to me saying, And thou son of man say, 2 "Thus saith the Lord, To the land of Israel an end is coming. 3 [6] The end is come upon the four wings of the land. The end is coming on thee who inhabitest the land. The time is come. 4 [7] The day hath approached, not with commotions nor with pangs. 5 [8] Now near at hand I pour out mine indignation on thee; and upon thee I will spend my wrath; and judge thee for thy ways, and retribute to thee all thine abominations. 6 [9] Mine eye shall not spare, nor will I have compassion. Because I will retribute to thee thy ways, when thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee; therefore thou shalt know that it is I the Lord who smite thee. 7 [3] Now the end is upon thee. I will send it against thee, and punish thee for thy ways and retribute to thee all thine abominations. 8 [4] Mine eye shall not spare, nor will I have compassion. Because I will recompense upon thee thy ways, when thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee; therefore thou shalt acknowledge that I am the Lord. 9 [5]For thus saith the Lord, Lo! the end is coming. 10 Behold it is the day of the Lord. If indeed the rod hath budded, 11 pride hath come to a full growth. Therefore he will break the stay of the unrighteous; but not with commotion nor with perturbation. 12 The end is come. Behold the day! let not him who purchaseth rejoice, nor him who selleth, mourn; 13 since he who purchaseth shall no more return to him who selleth. Nor will any man hold with an eye to life. 14 Sound the trumpet and pass sentence on all together. 15 Abroad let there be battle with the sword, and at home famine and pestilence. Let him who is in the field die by the sword; and them in the city let famine and pestilence destroy. 16 Now shall they escape who escape from among them? When they shall be on the mountains, I will indeed slay all, every one for his iniquities. 17 All hands shall be enfeebled and all thighs stained with filth. 18 And they shall gird on sackcloth; and amazement shall cover them. And shame shall be on all their faces: and on every head, baldness. 19 Their silver shall be thrown in the streets; and their gold shall be disregarded. Their souls shall not be satisfied; nor shall their bellies be filled: because the punishment of their iniquities is come. 20 With their choice apparel which was laid by for ostentation; even with this they adorned the images of their abominations; therefore I have given it to them for defilement; 21 even into the hand of strangers I will deliver it for plunder, and to be a spoil for the ravagers of the earth; and they shall defile it. 22 And I will turn away my face from them; and they shall pollute the places under my peculiar inspection, and come into them unobserved, and profane them 23 and make them an abomination. Because the land is full of peoples, and the city is full of iniquity; 24 therefore I will turn back their tumultuous power, and their holy things shall be polluted. 25 Though an atonement shall come and seek peace, it shall be no more. 26 Woe shall succeed woe; and news be followed by news; and a vision shall be sought from a prophet: and law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders; 27 the chief shall be clothed with darkness; and the hands of the people of the land shall be weakened. According to their ways I will deal with them; and for their crimes I will punish them; and they shall know that I am the Lord.