--- title: "Bullinger" description: "the LORD . Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . son of man . See note on Ezekiel 2:1 . the Lord GOD = Adonai Jehovah. See note on Ezekiel 2:4 . the land of Israe" image: "/images/missing.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/ezekiel/7" --- **the LORD** . Hebrew. *Jehovah.* App-4 . **son of man** . See note on [Ezekiel 2:1](../../../kjv/ezekiel/2/1) . **the Lord GOD** = Adonai Jehovah. See note on [Ezekiel 2:4](../../../kjv/ezekiel/2/4) . **the land of Israel** = the soil or ground of Israel. *'Ad math* Israel, not *'eretz,* as in the next clause. See note on [Ezekiel 11:17](../../../kjv/ezekiel/11/17) . **An end . . . the end . . . the end** . The Figure of speech Repetitio for emphasis. Compare verses: [Ezekiel 2:3](../../../kjv/ezekiel/2/3) . See App-6 . **the land** . Hebrew. *'eretz.* **Mine eye** . Figure of speech *Anthropopatheia.* App-6 . **ye shall know** , &c. See note on [Ezekiel 6:7](../../../kjv/ezekiel/6/7) . **An end . . . the end . . . it watcheth** . Figure of speech Paronomasia. App-6 . Hebrew. *kez . . .* hakez, : . . . hekes. **it =** she. Note the sudden change of gender, referring to "the morning" of [Ezekiel 7:7](../../../kjv/ezekiel/7/7) . **The morning is come** = The turn (or circle) hath come round. **sounding again** . Occurs only here. **An evil, an only evil** . Figure of speech *Epizeuxis.* App-6 . **evil** = calamity. Hebrew. *raa.* App-44 . **only** = sole. Some codices, with four early printed editions and Aramaean, read "calamity after calamity", reading *'ahar* (after) instead of *'ahad* **behold** . Figure of speech *Asterismos.* App-6 . **the rod hath blossomed** : i.e. Nebuchadnezzar's sceptre is ready. **pride = insolence, or presumption** : i.e. Israel's sin, which has called for the judgment. **a rod of wickedness** : i.e. a rod to punish the wickedness. Genitive of Relation. App-17 . **wickedness** = lawlessness. Hebrew rasha. App-44 . neither shall there be wailing for them. Some codices, with four early printed editions, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "no rest for them". **to that** : i.e. to the possession. **although they were yet alive** : i.e. at the time of the redemption, when, at the jubilee, the property sold would come back to the seller. Ref to Pentateuch ([Leviticus 25](../../../kjv/leviticus/25) ). App-92 . **the vision** : or, indignation, if *chardn* is read for *chazan* , "wrath"; i.e. ? = R for? = D, as in [Ezekiel 7:12](../../../kjv/ezekiel/7/12) and [Ezekiel 7:14](../../../kjv/ezekiel/7/14) . **strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life** : or, no man by his iniquity shall strengthen his life. **iniquity** . Hebrew. *avah.* App-44 . **They have blown** . Some codices, with Septuagint, and Vulgate, read "Blow ye". **The sword** . Put by Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Adjunct), App-6 , for war. **The sword is without** . Reference to Pentateuch, ([Deuteronomy 32:25](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/32/25) ). **iniquity** . As in [Ezekiel 7:13](../../../kjv/ezekiel/7/13) but here is put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Effect), App-6 , for the judgment which was the consequence of it. **baldness.** A sign of mourning. **deliver** = rescue. **souls** = cravings of their animal nature. Hebrew. *nepheah.* App-13 . **it:** i.e. His Sanctuary, or His holy city Jerusalem. **and.** Some codices, with Syriac and Vulgate, read this "and" in the text = "and their". **strangers** = foreigners. **wicked** = lawless. Hebrew. *rasha',* App-44 . **pollute** = profane. **Make a chain.** The sign of captivity, answering to the other sign in [Ezekiel 7:11](../../../kjv/ezekiel/7/11) - ("q"). **bloody crimes** = crimes of bloodshed i.e. capital crimes. **heathen** = nations. **the strong.** The Septuagint evidently read `uzzam, instead of `uzzim ("the fierce ones"), Compare [Ezekiel 24:21](../../../kjv/ezekiel/24/21) . **holy** . See note on [Exodus 3:5](../../../kjv/exodus/3/5) . **Destruction** : or, Cutting off. **Mischiefs** = Calamity. Hebrew. *chavah.* **shall come.** Reference to Pentateuch ([Deuteronomy 32:23](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/32/23) ). **rumour** = hearing. Put by Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Adjunct), App-6 , for what is heard. **upon** = after; but a special reading called Sevir ( App-34 ), reads "upon". This is followed by Authorized Version and Revised Version. **they seek.** But in vain. See [Ezekiel 7:25](../../../kjv/ezekiel/7/25) . **the law.** This was the special province of the priest ([Deuteronomy 17:8-13](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/17/8-13) ; [Deuteronomy 33:10](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/33/10) ), as the vision was that of the prophet, and counsel that of elders. Compare [Jeremiah 18:18](../../../kjv/jeremiah/18/18) . **ancients** = elders. **desolation** . Put by Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Subject), App-6 , for rent garments, which were the outward expression of inward grief. **deserts** = judgments, Compare [Ezekiel 7:23](../../../kjv/ezekiel/7/23) . **they shall know** , &c. 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