Bible Strands
Ezekiel 7:5
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Disaster! An unprecedented disaster—behold, it is coming!
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord GOD speaks through Ezekiel to Israel during a prophetic oracle of impending judgment. He delivers this declaration immediately after stating He will neither pity nor spare the nation for their persistent abominations.
The words — The Hebrew רָעָה אַחַת (ra'ah achat) literally renders "one calamity," emphasizing the singular and unprecedented nature of the coming judgment. The demonstrative הִנֵּה (hinneh) translates as "behold," marking the immediate onset of divine action.
The thread — This judgment motif recurs in Ezekiel 5:9 and Nahum 1:9, where God's irreversible punishment against rebellion is repeatedly affirmed. It directly parallels the warning in 2 Kings 21:12 regarding the calamity brought upon Jerusalem and Judah.
Why it lands — The text requires acknowledgment that divine judgment is imminent and operates without mitigation. It asks the reader to recognize God's sovereign execution of justice against persistent rebellion.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thus saith the Lord God; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 21:12 this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it.
- Ezekiel 5:9 Because of all your abominations, I will do to you what I have never done before and will never do again.
- Nahum 1:9 Whatever you plot against the LORD, He will bring to an end. Affliction will not rise up a second time.
- Daniel 9:12 You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem.
- Amos 3:2 “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
- Matthew 24:21 For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.