Ezekiel 7:3

“Now [is] the end [come] upon thee, &c.] This is repeated for the confirmation of it, and for the sake of application of it to the people of Israel, of whom he had before spoken in the third person; but now in the second, in order to arouse them, and excite attention: and I will send mine anger upon thee; the token of it, the punishment of their sins: and I will judge thee according to thy ways; pass sentence, and execute it, as their evil ways and practices deserved: and I will recompense, or “put upon thee”f101, all thine abominations; cause them to bear as a burden the just punishment of their detestable iniquities; which would be more than they would be able to bear, though not more than…”

“A kind of refrain, repeated in Ezekiel 7:8-9, as the close of another stanza. return to 'Top of Page'”

“7:3-4 There was no hope that God would change his mind. • Then you will know that I am the Lord: When they received exactly what they deserved, the people would recognize the Lord’s power and holiness.”

“and I: Eze 7:8, Eze 7:9, Eze 5:13, Eze 6:3-7, Eze 6:12, Eze 6:13 will judge: Eze 7:8, Eze 7:27, Eze 11:10, Eze 11:11, Eze 16:38, Eze 18:30, Eze 33:20, Eze 34:20-22, Eze 36:19; Rev 20:12, Rev 20:13 recompense: Heb. give Ezekiel 7:4”