The Meaning of Ezekiel 7:5 Explained

Ezekiel 7:5

KJV: Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.

YLT: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Evil, a single evil, lo, it hath come.

Darby: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: An evil, an only evil! behold, it is come.

ASV: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: An evil, an only evil; behold, it cometh.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thus saith  the Lord  GOD;  An evil,  an only  evil,  behold, is come. 

What does Ezekiel 7:5 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 7

1  The final desolation of Israel
16  The mournful repentance from that escape
20  The enemies defile the sanctuary because of the Israelites' abominations
23  Under the type of a chain is shown the miserable captivity of all orders of men

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 7:5 mean?

Thus says the Lord GOD disaster a a disaster behold it has come
כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה רָעָ֛ה אַחַ֥ת רָעָ֖ה הִנֵּ֥ה בָאָֽה

כֹּ֥ה  Thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֹּה  
Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
אָמַ֖ר  says 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲדֹנָ֣י  the  Lord 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲדֹנָי  
Sense: my lord, lord.
יְהוִ֑ה  GOD 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
רָעָ֛ה  disaster 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
רָעָ֖ה  a  disaster 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
הִנֵּ֥ה  behold 
Parse: Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
בָאָֽה  it  has  come 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.