The Hour of Doom

Ezekiel 7:2

In 11 translations

BSB: “O son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.
KJV: 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.
WEB: “You, son of man, the Lord Yahweh says to the land of Israel, ‘An end! The end has come on the four corners of the land.
ASV: And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto the land of Israel, An end: the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
LSV: An end, the end has come on the four corners of the land.
YLT: An end, come hath the end on the four corners of the land.
DBY: And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto the land of Israel: An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
DRC: And thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God to the land of Israel: The end is come, the end is come upon the four quarters of the land.
GNV: Also thou sonne of man, thus saith the Lord God, An ende is come vnto the lande of Israel: the ende is come vpon the foure corners of the lande.
JPS: 'And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the land of Israel: An end! the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
LXXE: Thus saith the Lord; An end is come to the land of Israel, the end is come on the four corners of the land.

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Written (Ketiv): אַרְבַּעַת (“[the] four”). Read aloud (Qere): אַרְבַּ֖ע (“[the] four”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)

Leningrad Codex reads אַרְבַּ֖עת; read aloud (Qere) reads אַרְבַּ֖ע (“[the] four”).

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

WLC: וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֗ם כֹּה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה לְאַדְמַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל קֵ֑ץ בָּ֣א הַקֵּ֔ץ עַל־ארבעת כַּנְפ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read aloud as (qere): אַרְבַּ֖ע
LXX-Br: καὶ σὺ υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου εἰπόν, τάδε λέγει Κύριος, Τῇ γῇ τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ πέρας ἥκει, τὸ πέρας ἥκει ἐπὶ τὰς τέσσαρας πτέρυγας τῆς γῆς.

Who and where

👤 God◆ Prophecies of Ezekiel

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Corner Earth, Corners of the Zedekiah (2)Israel, Prophecies concerning Number Sin

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Cross-references most cited first

Amos 8:2“Amos, what do you see?” He asked. “A basket of summer fruit,” I replied. So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.”
Ezekiel 7:3The end is now upon you, and I will unleash My anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations.
1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
Amos 8:10I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome…
Ezekiel 7:5–6This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Disaster! An unprecedented disaster — behold, it is coming! The end has come! The end has come! It has roused itself against you. Behold, it has come!
Lamentations 4:18They stalked our every step, so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end drew near, our time ran out, for our end had come!
Ezekiel 11:13Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, “Oh, Lord GOD, will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?”
Ezekiel 12:22“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?
2 Chronicles 34:7He tore down the altars and Asherah poles, crushed the idols to powder, and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
Genesis 6:13Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.
Matthew 24:13–14But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?
Ezekiel 21:2“Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel
Matthew 24:6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
Jeremiah 51:13You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.
Deuteronomy 32:20He said: “I will hide My face from them; I will see what will be their end. For they are a perverse generation— children of unfaithfulness.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).