Ezekiel 7:10
8 Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and vent My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations.
9 I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that it is I, the LORD, who strikes the blow.
Behold, the day is here! It has come! Doom has gone out, the rod has budded, arrogance has bloomed.
11 Their violence has grown into a rod to punish their wickedness. None of them will remain: none of their multitude, none of their wealth, and nothing of value.
12 The time has come; the day has arrived. Let the buyer not rejoice and the seller not mourn, for wrath is upon the whole multitude.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Behold, the day is here! It has come! Doom has gone out, the rod has budded, arrogance has bloomed.
- KJV
- Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.
- WEB
- “‘Behold, the day! Behold, it comes! Your doom has gone out. The rod has blossomed. Pride has budded.
- ASV
- Behold, the day, behold, it cometh: thy doom is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.
- DARBY
- Behold the day, behold, it is come: the doom is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride is full blown.
- BLB
- Behold, the day! Behold, it is coming! The doom has gone forth, the rod has blossomed, the arrogance has budded.
- ÅB
- Se, dagen er der! Se, det kommer! Nå begynner det, riset blomstrer, overmotet[^1] grønnes;
- OTB
- ‘Se, dagen! Se, den kommer! Underet har brutt frem; staven har blomstret, hovmodet har blomstret.
- B1930
- Se, dagen er der! Se, det kommer! Nu begynner det, riset blomstrer, overmotet grønnes; / < d.e. de overmodige kaldeere; JER 50, 31 fg.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 10:5
Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:3
While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
Read in contextJames 4:6
But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Read in contextProverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Read in contextIsaiah 28:1
Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.
Read in contextPsalms 89:32
I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.
Read in contextProverbs 14:3
The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
Read in contextEzekiel 7:6
The end has come! The end has come! It has roused itself against you. Behold, it has come!
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