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Ezekiel 7:5–6

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Thus saith the Lord God; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.
An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come.
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From verse 5

  1. 2 Kings 21:12–13Rank 1 from verse 5
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    12Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle.

    13And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.

  2. Ezekiel 5:9Rank 2 from verse 5
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    9And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.

  3. Nahum 1:9Rank 3 from verse 5
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    9What do ye imagine against the Lord? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.

  4. Amos 3:2Rank 4 from verse 5
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    2You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

  5. Daniel 9:12Rank 5 from verse 5
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    12And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.

From verse 6

  1. Zechariah 13:7Rank 1 from verse 6
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    7¶ Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

  2. 2 Peter 2:5Rank 2 from verse 6
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    5And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

  3. Ezekiel 21:25Rank 3 from verse 6
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    25¶ And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,

  4. Ezekiel 39:8Rank 4 from verse 6
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    8¶ Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord God; this is the day whereof I have spoken.

  5. Ezekiel 7:10Rank 5 from verse 6
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    10Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.

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Ezekiel 7:5

COMBINED MEANING

Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

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GOD

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The divine name of the living God, used chiefly in the title Lord GOD.

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evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

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COMBINED MEANING

behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

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Ezekiel 7:6

COMBINED MEANING

end

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Sense 1: The last or concluding part, termination, or limit. Sense 2: A purpose or intended result. Sense 3: As a verb, to cease or bring to a close.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

watcheth

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Third-person singular present form of watch. To stay awake, observe, guard, keep vigil, or watch for.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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7:5Thus saith the Lord God; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.

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7:6An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come.

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7:7The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains.

7:8Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.

7:9And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the Lord that smiteth.

7:10Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.

7:11Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither shall there be wailing for them.

7:12The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.

7:13For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they were yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.

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