Ezekiel 7:5-9

Ezekiel 7:5-9

[5] Thus saith  the Lord  An evil,  an only  evil,  behold, is come.  [6] An end  is come,  the end  is come:  it watcheth  for thee; behold, it is come.  [7] 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.  [8] 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.  [9] 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. 

What does Ezekiel 7:5-9 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The Lord again revealed that a unique disaster was coming. It would be an end for the Israelites, and it was near. Their doom would soon arrive as a tumult on the mountains, not as a joyful sound. The Lord was about to judge His people for all their abominations. He would show no pity. They would then know that He was the Lord. This oracle stresses the horror and surprise of the coming judgment as well as the person judging. The last phrase is a new name for God: Yahweh makkeh, "the Lord who strikes."
"To hearers and readers who were used to names of God like "Jehovah-jireh" and "Jehovah-nissi" ( Genesis 22:14; Exodus 17:15), it must have come home with tremendous force to have Him described as "Jehovah-makkeh". The Lord who had provided and protected was about to strike." [1]