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Ezekiel 7:5

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

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

An end is come, the end is come,.... These words, so often repeated, show the eagerness and concern of the prophet's mind; the speed and haste destruction was making; and the great stupidity of the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

An only evil - An evil singular and remarkable above all others.

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

An evil, an only evil - The great, the sovereign, the last exterminating evil, is come: the sword, the pestilence, the famine, and the captivity. Many MSS. read אחר achar, after. So evil cometh after…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ezekiel 7:1-15

We have here fair warning given of the destruction of the land of Israel, which was now hastening on apace. God, by the prophet, not only sends notice of it, but will have it inculcated in the same…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Ezekiel 7:5-7

The dirge takes a fresh turn, announcing in nearly the same words that the end is come upon the inhabitants of the land

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