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The Coming of the End
Then this message came to me from the LORD:
Then this message came to me from the LORD:
Judgment on Israel Is Near
Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
“Son of man, this is what the Sovereign LORD says to Israel:
“The end is here!
Wherever you look —
east, west, north, or south —
your land is finished.
“The end is here!
Wherever you look —
east, west, north, or south —
your land is finished.
“And you, son of man, thus says the Lord God to the land of Israel:
‘An end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.
‘An end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.
No hope remains,
for I will unleash my anger against you.
I will call you to account
for all your detestable sins.
for I will unleash my anger against you.
I will call you to account
for all your detestable sins.
Now the end has come upon you,
And I will send My anger against you;
I will judge you according to your ways,
And I will repay you for all your abominations.
And I will send My anger against you;
I will judge you according to your ways,
And I will repay you for all your abominations.
I will turn my eyes away and show no pity.
I will repay you for all your detestable sins.
Then you will know that I am the LORD.
I will repay you for all your detestable sins.
Then you will know that I am the LORD.
My eye will not spare you,
Nor will I have pity;
But I will repay your ways,
And your abominations will be in your midst;
Then you shall know that I am the Lord!’
Nor will I have pity;
But I will repay your ways,
And your abominations will be in your midst;
Then you shall know that I am the Lord!’
“This is what the Sovereign LORD says:
Disaster after disaster
is coming your way!
Disaster after disaster
is coming your way!
“Thus says the Lord God:
‘A disaster, a singular disaster;
Behold, it has come!
‘A disaster, a singular disaster;
Behold, it has come!
The end has come.
It has finally arrived.
Your final doom is waiting!
It has finally arrived.
Your final doom is waiting!
An end has come,
The end has come;
It has dawned for you;
Behold, it has come!
The end has come;
It has dawned for you;
Behold, it has come!
O people of Israel, the day of your destruction is dawning.
The time has come; the day of trouble is near.
Shouts of anguish will be heard on the mountains,
not shouts of joy.
The time has come; the day of trouble is near.
Shouts of anguish will be heard on the mountains,
not shouts of joy.
Doom has come to you, you who dwell in the land;
The time has come,
A day of trouble is near,
And not of rejoicing in the mountains.
The time has come,
A day of trouble is near,
And not of rejoicing in the mountains.
Soon I will pour out my fury on you
and unleash my anger against you.
I will call you to account
for all your detestable sins.
and unleash my anger against you.
I will call you to account
for all your detestable sins.
Now upon you I will soon pour out My fury,
And spend My anger upon you;
I will judge you according to your ways,
And I will repay you for all your abominations.
And spend My anger upon you;
I will judge you according to your ways,
And I will repay you for all your abominations.
I will turn my eyes away and show no pity.
I will repay you for all your detestable sins.
Then you will know that it is I, the LORD,
who is striking the blow.
I will repay you for all your detestable sins.
Then you will know that it is I, the LORD,
who is striking the blow.
“The day of judgment is here;
your destruction awaits!
The people’s wickedness and pride
have blossomed to full flower.
your destruction awaits!
The people’s wickedness and pride
have blossomed to full flower.
‘Behold, the day!
Behold, it has come!
Doom has gone out;
The rod has blossomed,
Pride has budded.
Behold, it has come!
Doom has gone out;
The rod has blossomed,
Pride has budded.
Their violence has grown into a rod
that will beat them for their wickedness.
None of these proud and wicked people will survive.
All their wealth and prestige will be swept away.
that will beat them for their wickedness.
None of these proud and wicked people will survive.
All their wealth and prestige will be swept away.
Yes, the time has come;
the day is here!
Buyers should not rejoice over bargains,
nor sellers grieve over losses,
for all of them will fall
under my terrible anger.
the day is here!
Buyers should not rejoice over bargains,
nor sellers grieve over losses,
for all of them will fall
under my terrible anger.
The time has come,
The day draws near.
‘Let not the buyer rejoice,
Nor the seller mourn,
For wrath is on their whole multitude.
The day draws near.
‘Let not the buyer rejoice,
Nor the seller mourn,
For wrath is on their whole multitude.
Even if the merchants survive,
they will never return to their business.
For what God has said applies to everyone —
it will not be changed!
Not one person whose life is twisted by sin
will ever recover.
The Desolation of Israel
they will never return to their business.
For what God has said applies to everyone —
it will not be changed!
Not one person whose life is twisted by sin
will ever recover.
The Desolation of Israel
For the seller shall not return to what has been sold,
Though he may still be alive;
For the vision concerns the whole multitude,
And it shall not turn back;
No one will strengthen himself
Who lives in iniquity.
Though he may still be alive;
For the vision concerns the whole multitude,
And it shall not turn back;
No one will strengthen himself
Who lives in iniquity.
“The trumpet calls Israel’s army to mobilize,
but no one listens,
for my fury is against them all.
but no one listens,
for my fury is against them all.
‘They have blown the trumpet and made everyone ready,
But no one goes to battle;
For My wrath is on all their multitude.
But no one goes to battle;
For My wrath is on all their multitude.
There is war outside the city
and disease and famine within.
Those outside the city walls
will be killed by enemy swords.
Those inside the city
will die of famine and disease.
and disease and famine within.
Those outside the city walls
will be killed by enemy swords.
Those inside the city
will die of famine and disease.
The sword is outside,
And the pestilence and famine within.
Whoever is in the field
Will die by the sword;
And whoever is in the city,
Famine and pestilence will devour him.
And the pestilence and famine within.
Whoever is in the field
Will die by the sword;
And whoever is in the city,
Famine and pestilence will devour him.
The survivors who escape to the mountains
will moan like doves, weeping for their sins.
will moan like doves, weeping for their sins.
‘Those who survive will escape and be on the mountains
Like doves of the valleys,
All of them mourning,
Each for his iniquity.
Like doves of the valleys,
All of them mourning,
Each for his iniquity.
Their hands will hang limp,
their knees will be weak as water.
their knees will be weak as water.
Every hand will be feeble,
And every knee will be as weak as water.
And every knee will be as weak as water.
They will dress themselves in burlap;
horror and shame will cover them.
They will shave their heads
in sorrow and remorse.
horror and shame will cover them.
They will shave their heads
in sorrow and remorse.
They will also be girded with sackcloth;
Horror will cover them;
Shame will be on every face,
Baldness on all their heads.
Horror will cover them;
Shame will be on every face,
Baldness on all their heads.
“They will throw their money in the streets,
tossing it out like worthless trash.
Their silver and gold won’t save them
on that day of the LORD’s anger.
It will neither satisfy nor feed them,
for their greed can only trip them up.
tossing it out like worthless trash.
Their silver and gold won’t save them
on that day of the LORD’s anger.
It will neither satisfy nor feed them,
for their greed can only trip them up.
‘They will throw their silver into the streets,
And their gold will be like refuse;
Their silver and their gold will not be able to deliver them
In the day of the wrath of the Lord;
They will not satisfy their souls,
Nor fill their stomachs,
Because it became their stumbling block of iniquity.
And their gold will be like refuse;
Their silver and their gold will not be able to deliver them
In the day of the wrath of the Lord;
They will not satisfy their souls,
Nor fill their stomachs,
Because it became their stumbling block of iniquity.
They were proud of their beautiful jewelry
and used it to make detestable idols and vile images.
Therefore, I will make all their wealth
disgusting to them.
and used it to make detestable idols and vile images.
Therefore, I will make all their wealth
disgusting to them.
‘As for the beauty of his ornaments,
He set it in majesty;
But they made from it
The images of their abominations —
Their detestable things;
Therefore I have made it
Like refuse to them.
He set it in majesty;
But they made from it
The images of their abominations —
Their detestable things;
Therefore I have made it
Like refuse to them.
I will give it as plunder to foreigners,
to the most wicked of nations,
and they will defile it.
to the most wicked of nations,
and they will defile it.
I will give it as plunder
Into the hands of strangers,
And to the wicked of the earth as spoil;
And they shall defile it.
Into the hands of strangers,
And to the wicked of the earth as spoil;
And they shall defile it.
I will turn my eyes from them
as these robbers invade and defile my treasured land.
as these robbers invade and defile my treasured land.
I will turn My face from them,
And they will defile My secret place;
For robbers shall enter it and defile it.
And they will defile My secret place;
For robbers shall enter it and defile it.
“Prepare chains for my people,
for the land is bloodied by terrible crimes.
Jerusalem is filled with violence.
for the land is bloodied by terrible crimes.
Jerusalem is filled with violence.
‘Make a chain,
For the land is filled with crimes of blood,
And the city is full of violence.
For the land is filled with crimes of blood,
And the city is full of violence.
I will bring the most ruthless of nations
to occupy their homes.
I will break down their proud fortresses
and defile their sanctuaries.
to occupy their homes.
I will break down their proud fortresses
and defile their sanctuaries.
Therefore I will bring the worst of the Gentiles,
And they will possess their houses;
I will cause the pomp of the strong to cease,
And their holy places shall be defiled.
And they will possess their houses;
I will cause the pomp of the strong to cease,
And their holy places shall be defiled.
Terror and trembling will overcome my people.
They will look for peace but not find it.
They will look for peace but not find it.
Calamity will follow calamity;
rumor will follow rumor.
They will look in vain
for a vision from the prophets.
They will receive no teaching from the priests
and no counsel from the leaders.
rumor will follow rumor.
They will look in vain
for a vision from the prophets.
They will receive no teaching from the priests
and no counsel from the leaders.
Disaster will come upon disaster,
And rumor will be upon rumor.
Then they will seek a vision from a prophet;
But the law will perish from the priest,
And counsel from the elders.
And rumor will be upon rumor.
Then they will seek a vision from a prophet;
But the law will perish from the priest,
And counsel from the elders.
The king and the prince will stand helpless,
weeping in despair,
and the people’s hands
will tremble with fear.
I will bring on them
the evil they have done to others,
and they will receive the punishment
they so richly deserve.
Then they will know that I am the LORD.”
weeping in despair,
and the people’s hands
will tremble with fear.
I will bring on them
the evil they have done to others,
and they will receive the punishment
they so richly deserve.
Then they will know that I am the LORD.”
‘The king will mourn,
The prince will be clothed with desolation,
And the hands of the common people will tremble.
I will do to them according to their way,
And according to what they deserve I will judge them;
Then they shall know that I am the Lord!’ ”
The prince will be clothed with desolation,
And the hands of the common people will tremble.
I will do to them according to their way,
And according to what they deserve I will judge them;
Then they shall know that I am the Lord!’ ”