Eze 7:2-12, 12:22-28, 1Pe 4:7 | ESV | STEP | And you , O 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 .

2 “And you, ^aO son of man, thus says the Lord God to the land of Israel: ^bAn end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land. ^{▼▼Or earth} 3 Now ^dthe end is upon you, and ^eI will send my anger upon you; ^fI will judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations. 4 ^gAnd my eye will not spare you, nor will I have pity, but ^hI will punish you for your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. ⁱThen you will know that I am the Lord.

5 “Thus says the Lord God: Disaster ^jafter disaster! ^{▼▼Some Hebrew manuscripts (compare Syriac, Targum); most Hebrew manuscripts Disaster! A unique disaster!} Behold, it comes. 6 ^lAn end has come; the end has come; it has awakened against you. Behold, it comes. 7 ^mYour doom ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain; also verse 10} has come to you, O inhabitant of the land. ^oThe time has come; the day is near, a day of tumult, and not ^pof joyful shouting on the mountains. 8 Now I will soon ^qpour out my wrath upon you, and ^rspend my anger against you, ^sand judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations. 9 ^tAnd my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity. I will punish you according to your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. ^uThen you will know that I am the Lord, who strikes.

10 ^v“Behold, the day! Behold, it comes! ^wYour doom has come; ^xthe rod has blossomed; pride has budded. 11 ^yViolence has grown up into ^za rod of wickedness. ^aaNone of them shall remain, nor their abundance, nor their wealth; neither shall there be preeminence among them. ^{▼▼The meaning of this last Hebrew sentence is uncertain} 12 ^acThe time has come; the day has arrived. Let not ^adthe buyer rejoice, nor ^aethe seller mourn, ^affor wrath is upon all their multitude. ^{▼▼Or abundance; also verses 13, 14}

Ezekiel 12:22-28

22 “Son of man, ^ahwhat is this proverb that you ^{▼▼The Hebrew for you is plural} have about the land of Israel, saying, ^aj‘The days grow long, and every vision comes to nothing’? 23 Tell them therefore, ‘Thus says the Lord God: I will put an end to this proverb, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel.’ But say to them, ^akThe days are near, and the fulfillment ^{▼▼Hebrew word} of every vision. 24 ^amFor there shall be no more any ^anfalse vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel. 25 For I am the Lord; I will speak ^aothe word that I will speak, and it will be performed. ^apIt will no longer be delayed, but in your days, ^aqO rebellious house, I will speak the word and perform it, declares the Lord God.”

26 And the word of the Lord came to me: 27 “Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, ^ar‘The vision that he sees is ^asfor many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.’ 28 Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: ^atNone of my words will be delayed any longer, ^aubut the word that I speak will be performed, declares the Lord God.”

1 Peter 4:7

7 ^avThe end of all things is at hand; therefore ^awbe self-controlled and sober-minded ^axfor the sake of your prayers.