Ezekiel 7:2

“Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God unto the land of Israel, &c.] The inhabitants of it; not the ten tribes, who were already carried captive; but the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and those that were with them, who dwelt in the land. The mountains, hills, rivers, and valleys, were before addressed; now the land itself: what the Lord by the prophet said unto the land, or the people of it, follows: an end: for here a colon is to be placed; that is, the end of God’s patience and forbearance; he would bear with them no longer, at least but a very little while; the time of vengeance was coming upon them, and an utter consumption should be made of them; (see <250418>Lamentations…”

“unto: Eze 12:22, Eze 21:2, Eze 40:2; Ch2 34:7 An end: Two or three manuscripts read ketz ba, ba hakketz "the end cometh, come is the end;" which is supported by all the ancient versions. Eze 7:3, Eze 7:5, Eze 7:6, Eze 11:13; Gen 6:13; Deu 32:20; Jer 5:31, Jer 51:13; Lam 1:9, Lam 4:18; Amo 8:2, Amo 8:10; Mat 24:6, Mat 24:13, Mat 24:14; Pe1 4:7 Ezekiel 7:3”