Ezekiel 7:2–12

²“Mortal man,” he said, “this is what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying to the land of Israel: this is the end for the whole land!

³“Israel, the end has come. You will feel my anger, because I am judging you for what you have done. I will pay you back for all your disgusting conduct. ⁴I will not spare you or show you any mercy. I am going to punish you for the disgusting things you have done, so that you will know that I am the Lord.”

⁵This is what the Sovereign Lord is saying, “One disaster after another is coming on you. ⁶It’s all over. This is the end. You are finished. ⁷The end is coming for you people who live in the land. The time is near when there will be no more celebrations at the mountain shrines, only confusion.^j

⁸“Very soon now you will feel all the force of my anger. I am judging you for what you have done, and I will pay you back for all your disgusting conduct. ⁹I will not spare you or show you any mercy. I am going to punish you for the disgusting things you have done, so that you will know that I am the Lord, and that I am the one who punishes you.”

¹⁰The day of disaster is coming for Israel. Violence is flourishing. Pride is at its height.^{k 11}Violence produces more wickedness. Nothing of theirs will remain, nothing of their wealth, their splendour, or their glory.

¹²The time is coming. The day is near when buying and selling will have no more meaning, because God’s punishment will fall on everyone alike.