Ezekiel 7:3
Now is the ende come vpon thee, and I will send mine anger vpon thee, and will iudge thee according to thy wayes, and will recompense vpon thee all thine abominations. Ezekiel 7:3 (KJV)
Now
is the end
come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations. Ezekiel 7:3 (KJV)
The book of Ezekiel was written by the prophet Ezekiel during the Babylonian exile, a period when the Israelites were confronting divine judgment because of widespread disobedience and idolatry. In this passage Ezekiel conveys a message from God to the people of Israel, announcing the imminent end and the consequences of their sinful actions.
The opening declaration, “Now is the end come upon thee,” (also rendered “Now also the end is come upon the land”) signals that the appointed time of judgment has arrived and cannot be delayed. God’s patience has reached its limit, and decisive action is forthcoming.
God announces that He will send His anger upon the Israelites, making the cities of Israel desolate and profaning the sanctuary. This underscores the seriousness of the nation’s sins—particularly idol worship and neglect of covenant obligations—and the severity of the resulting punishment.
The judgment will be according to their ways. God states that He will judge the people according to their own actions, recompensing them for all their abominations. The punishment is a direct result of the choices they have made, and the people will be cut off from God as a consequence of the collective wrongdoing of the land.
Specific consequences include the desolation of the cities, the profanation of the holy places, and the people’s separation from God. The verse promises that God will recompense upon the people all their abominations, reflecting a principle of divine justice where actions determine outcomes.
Overall, Ezekiel 7:3 delivers a sobering warning that the end has arrived for the land of Israel because of its pervasive sin. While the passage emphasizes judgment, it also implicitly calls the people to repentance, urging them to turn back to God before further destruction ensues.
