King James Version
Ezekiel 7:10 in the King James Version says “Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.”
Ezekiel 7:10 · KJV
Now 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.
And 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. thee according: Heb. upon thee, etc
Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.
Violence 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. theirs: or, their tumultuous persons: Heb. tumult
The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Behold the day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“is gone forth”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
“the morning”
H6843a crown (as encircling the head); also a turn of affairs (i.e., mishap)
“the rod”
H4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),
“hath budded”
H6524to break forth as a bud, i.e., bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish
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