7Ezekiel 7

Disaster Is Near

1The Lord God said:Select Ezekiel 7:1

2Ezekiel, son of man, tell the people of Israel that I am saying: Israel will soon come to an end! Your whole country is about to be destroyedSelect Ezekiel 7:2

3as punishment for your disgusting sins. I, the Lord, am so angrySelect Ezekiel 7:3

4that I will show no pity. I will punish you for the evil you've done, and you will know that I am the Lord.Select Ezekiel 7:4

5There's never been anything like the coming disaster.Select Ezekiel 7:5

6And when it comes, your life will be over.Select Ezekiel 7:6

7You people of Israel are doomed! Soon there will be panic on the mountaintops instead of celebration.Select Ezekiel 7:7

8I will let loose my anger and punish you for the evil things you've done. You'll get what you deserve.Select Ezekiel 7:8

9Your sins are so terrible, that you'll get no mercy from me. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have punished you.Select Ezekiel 7:9

10Disaster is near! Injustice and arrogance are everywhere,Select Ezekiel 7:10

11and violent criminals run free. None of you will survive the disaster, and everything you own and value will be shattered.Select Ezekiel 7:11

12The time is coming when everyone will be ruined. Buying and selling will stop,Select Ezekiel 7:12

13and people who sell property will never get it back, because all of you must be punished for your sins. And I won't change my mind!Select Ezekiel 7:13

14A signal has been blown on the trumpet, and weapons are prepared for battle. But no one goes to war, because in my anger I will strike down everyone in Israel.Select Ezekiel 7:14

Israel Is Surrounded / The said to the people of Israel:

15War, disease, and starvation are everywhere! People who live in the countryside will be killed in battle, and those who live in towns will die from starvation or deadly diseases.Select Ezekiel 7:15

16Anyone who survives will escape into the hills, like doves who leave the valleys to find safety. All of you will moan because of your sins.Select Ezekiel 7:16

17Your hands will tremble, and your knees go limp.Select Ezekiel 7:17

18You will put on sackcloth to show your sorrow, but terror will overpower you. Shame will be written all over your faces, and you will shave your heads in despair.Select Ezekiel 7:18

19Your silver and gold will be thrown into the streets like garbage, because those are the two things that led you into sin, and now they cannot save you from my anger. They are not even worth enough to buy food.Select Ezekiel 7:19

20You took great pride in using your beautiful jewelry to make disgusting idols of foreign gods. So I will make your jewelry worthless.Select Ezekiel 7:20

21Wicked foreigners will rob and disgrace you.Select Ezekiel 7:21

22They will break into my temple and leave it unfit as a place to worship me, but I will look away and let it happen.Select Ezekiel 7:22

23Your whole country is in confusion! Murder and violence are everywhere in Israel,Select Ezekiel 7:23

24so I will tell the most wicked nations to come and take over your homes. They will put an end to the pride you have in your strong army, and they will make your places of worship unfit to use.Select Ezekiel 7:24

25You will be terrified and will desperately look for peace—but there will be no peace.Select Ezekiel 7:25

26One tragedy will follow another, and you'll hear only bad news. People will beg prophets to give them a message from me. Priests will stop teaching my Law, and wise leaders won't be able to give advice.Select Ezekiel 7:26

27Even your king and his officials will lose hope and cry in despair. Your hands will tremble with fear. I will punish you for your sins and treat you the same way you have treated others. Then you will know that I am the Lord.Select Ezekiel 7:27