Jeremiah 15:6
6 aYou have rejected me, declares the Lord;byou keep going backward,
so I have stretched out my hand against you and destroyed you—
cI am weary of relenting.
Ezekiel 7:2-9
2“And you, dO son of man, thus says the Lord God to the land of Israel: eAn end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land. ▼▼Or earth
3Now gthe end is upon you, and hI will send my anger upon you; iI will judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations. 4 jAnd my eye will not spare you, nor will I have pity, but kI will punish you for your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. lThen you will know that I am the Lord. 5“Thus says the Lord God: Disaster mafter disaster! ▼
▼Some Hebrew manuscripts (compare Syriac, Targum); most Hebrew manuscripts Disaster! A unique disaster!
Behold, it comes. 6 oAn end has come; the end has come; it has awakened against you. Behold, it comes. 7 pYour doom ▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain; also verse 10
has come to you, O inhabitant of the land. rThe time has come; the day is near, a day of tumult, and not sof joyful shouting on the mountains. 8Now I will soon tpour out my wrath upon you, and uspend my anger against you, vand judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations. 9 wAnd 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. xThen you will know that I am the Lord, who strikes. Amos 8:2
2And he said, y“Amos, what do you see?” And I said, z“A basket of summer fruit.” Then the Lord said to me,aa“The end ▼ has come upon my people Israel;
I will never again pass by them.
Micah 7:18
God’s Steadfast Love and Compassion
18 acWho is a God like you, adpardoning iniquityand passing over transgression
aefor the remnant of his inheritance?
afHe does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in steadfast love.
Nahum 1:8-9
8But agwith an overflowing floodhe will make a complete end of the adversaries, ▼
▼Hebrew of her place
and aiwill pursue his enemies into darkness.
9What ajdo you plot against the Lord?
akHe will make a complete end;
trouble will not rise up a second time.
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