King James Version
Ezekiel 7:5 in the King James Version says “Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.”
Ezekiel 7:5 · KJV
Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations. recompense: Heb. give
And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.
An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come. watcheth for: Heb. awaketh against
The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come , the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains. sounding: or, echo
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
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