Ezekiel 7:7
New International Version
Doom has come upon you, upon you who dwell in the land. The time has come! The day is near! There is panic, not joy, on the mountains.

New Living Translation
O people of Israel, the day of your destruction is dawning. The time has come; the day of trouble is near. Shouts of anguish will be heard on the mountains, not shouts of joy.

English Standard Version
Your doom has come to you, O inhabitant of the land. The time has come; the day is near, a day of tumult, and not of joyful shouting on the mountains.

Berean Standard Bible
Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy.

Berean Literal Bible
Doom has come to you, O dweller of the land; the time has come, the day is near—of tumult, and not of rejoicing in the mountains!

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
Doom has come to you, you who dwell in the land; The time has come, A day of trouble is near, And not of rejoicing in the mountains.

New American Standard Bible
Your doom has come to you, you inhabitant of the land. The time has come, the day is near—panic rather than joyful shouting on the mountains.

NASB 1995
‘Your doom has come to you, O inhabitant of the land. The time has come, the day is near—tumult rather than joyful shouting on the mountains.

NASB 1977
‘Your doom has come to you, O inhabitant of the land. The time has come, the day is near—tumult rather than joyful shouting on the mountains.

Legacy Standard Bible
Your doom has come to you, O inhabitant of the land. The time has come; the day is near—confusion rather than joyful shouting on the mountains.

Amplified Bible
Your doom has come to you, O inhabitant of the land; the time has come, the day is near—tumult rather than joyful shouting on the mountains.

Berean Annotated Bible
Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy.

Christian Standard Bible
Doom has come on you, inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near. There will be panic on the mountains and not celebration.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Doom has come on you, inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near. There will be panic on the mountains and not celebration.

American Standard Version
Thy doom is come unto thee, O inhabitant of the land: the time is come, the day is near, a day of tumult, and not of joyful shouting, upon the mountains.

Contemporary English Version
You people of Israel are doomed! Soon there will be panic on the mountaintops instead of celebration.

English Revised Version
Thy doom is come unto thee, O inhabitant of the land: the time is come, the day is near; a day of tumult, and not of joyful shouting, upon the mountains.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Destruction is coming to you, inhabitants of the land. The time is coming. The day is near. There will be confusion. There will be no joy in the mountains.

Good News Translation
The end is coming for you people who live in the land. The time is near when there will be no more celebrations at the mountain shrines, only confusion.

International Standard Version
"'Your doom has come to you, you who live in the land. The time has arrived, and the day of confusion is near. There will be no shouts of joy on the mountains.

NET Bible
Doom is coming upon you who live in the land! The time is coming, the day is near. There are sounds of tumult, not shouts of joy, on the mountains.

New Heart English Bible
Your doom has come to you, inhabitant of the land: the time has come, the day is near, a day of tumult, and not of joyful shouting, on the mountains.

Webster's Bible Translation
The morning is come upon 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.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy.

World English Bible
Your doom has come to you, inhabitant of the land! The time has come! The day is near, a day of tumult, and not of joyful shouting, on the mountains.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The circlet has come to you, O inhabitant of the land! The time has come, a day of trouble [is] near, "" And not the shouting of mountains.

Berean Literal Bible
Doom has come to you, O dweller of the land; the time has come, the day is near—of tumult, and not of rejoicing in the mountains!

Young's Literal Translation
Come hath the morning unto thee, O inhabitant of the land! Come hath the time, near is a day of trouble, And not the shouting of mountains.

Smith's Literal Translation
The circle came to thee, thou inhabiting the land: the time came, the day of consternation drew near, and not the shout of joy of the mountains.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Destruction is come upon thee that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of slaughter is near, and not of the joy of mountains.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Destruction is coming over you, who live upon the earth. The time is approaching, the day of slaughter is near, and it is not of the glory of the mountains.

New American Bible
The crisis has come for you who dwell in the land! The time has come, near is the day: panic, no rejoicing on the mountains.

New Revised Standard Version
Your doom has come to you, O inhabitant of the land. The time has come, the day is near— of tumult, not of reveling on the mountains.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The dawn of destruction is come upon you, O you inhabitant of the land; the time is come, the day of trouble is near.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And at dawn, inhabitant of Earth, it comes upon you. The time has arrived and the day of trouble has come near
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The turn is come unto thee, O inhabitant of the land; the time is come, the day of tumult is near, and not of joyful shouting upon the mountains.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
the inhabitant of the land: the time is come, the day has drawn nigh, not with tumult, nor with pangs.

Additional Translations ...



Context
The Hour of Doom
6The end has come! The end has come! It has roused itself against you. Behold, it has come! 7Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy. 8Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and vent My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations.…

Cross References
Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land.

Isaiah 24:17
Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.

Jeremiah 10:18
For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, at this time I will sling out the inhabitants of the land and bring distress upon them so that they may be captured.”

Isaiah 26:21
For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.
The time has come;

Amos 8:2
“Amos, what do you see?” He asked. “A basket of summer fruit,” I replied. So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.”

Jeremiah 46:21
Even the mercenaries among her are like fattened calves. They too will turn back; together they will flee, they will not stand their ground, for the day of calamity is coming upon them—the time of their punishment.

1 Peter 4:17
For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
the day is near;

Joel 1:15
Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Zephaniah 1:14
The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.

Obadiah 1:15
For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.
there is panic on the mountains

Judges 5:5
The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.

Nahum 1:5
The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.

Habakkuk 3:6
He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.
instead of shouts of joy.

Jeremiah 7:34
I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.”

Jeremiah 16:9
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to remove from this place, before your very eyes and in your days, the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom.

Jeremiah 25:10
Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.
Joel 2:1-2
Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near— / a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.


Treasury of Scripture

The morning is come to you, O you that dwell in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains.

morning

Genesis 19:15,24
And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city…

Isaiah 17:14
And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.

Amos 4:13
For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name.

the time

Ezekiel 7:12
The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.

Ezekiel 12:23-25,28
Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision…

Isaiah 13:22
And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.

the day

Isaiah 22:5
For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.

Jeremiah 20:7
O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.

sounding again.

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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












Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land.

God announces the unavoidable judgment falling on Judah for its long pattern of idolatry, violence, and rebellion. Babylon’s invasion would bring the warnings of the prophets to fulfillment.

Isa 24:17 Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.
Jer 10:18 For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, at this time…”…
Isa 26:21 For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling…

The time has come;

The season of delay had ended. Jerusalem’s final crisis was approaching, and the people would no longer escape the consequences of their sins.

Amo 8:2 “Amos, what do you see?” He asked. “A basket of summer fruit,”…
Jer 46:21 Even the mercenaries among her are like fattened calves.…
1Pe 4:17 For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God;…

the day is near;

The day of the Lord’s judgment was close at hand, marked by God’s intervention through the Babylonian army against the nation that had rejected His covenant.

Jol 1:15 Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near…
Zep 1:14 The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly.…
Oba 1:15 For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations.…

there is panic on the mountains

Places once associated with security, worship, and celebration would be filled with confusion and terror as the land came under attack.

Jdg 5:5 The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai,…
Nam 1:5 The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away;…
Hab 3:6 He stood and measured the earth; He looked…

instead of shouts of joy.

The sounds of festivals and harvest celebrations would be replaced by distress and mourning as judgment overtook the nation.

Jer 7:34 I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets…
Jer 16:9 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says:…
Jer 25:10 Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy…

Persons / Places / Events
1. Ezekiel
A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel was called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites.

2. Inhabitants of the Land
Refers to the people of Judah who are facing impending judgment due to their disobedience and idolatry.

3. The Day of the Lord
A significant theme in prophetic literature, representing a time of divine judgment and reckoning.

4. Mountains
Often symbolic in biblical literature, here they represent places of false worship and idolatry, now sites of panic.

5. Babylonian Exile
The historical context of Ezekiel's prophecies, where Judah faced destruction and exile due to their unfaithfulness.
Teaching Points
The Certainty of Judgment
God's warnings through His prophets are certain and should be taken seriously. The inhabitants of Judah were warned repeatedly, yet they did not heed the call to repentance.

The Urgency of Repentance
The phrase "the time has come; the day is near" emphasizes the urgency of turning back to God. Believers today should live with a sense of urgency in their spiritual lives, continually seeking repentance and alignment with God's will.

The Consequences of Idolatry
The panic on the mountains, once places of false worship, serves as a reminder of the futility and danger of idolatry. Modern believers must guard against placing anything above God in their lives.

Hope in God's Sovereignty
Even in the midst of judgment, God's sovereignty is evident. Believers can find hope in knowing that God is in control and His purposes will ultimately prevail.
Bible Study Questions and Answers
1. What is the meaning of Ezekiel 7:7?

2. How does Ezekiel 7:7 illustrate the urgency of God's impending judgment?

3. What does "doom has come" in Ezekiel 7:7 reveal about God's justice?

4. How can Ezekiel 7:7's warning inspire repentance in our daily lives?

5. Compare Ezekiel 7:7 with Matthew 24:44 regarding readiness for God's judgment.

6. How should Ezekiel 7:7 influence our understanding of God's timing and patience?

7. What does Ezekiel 7:7 mean by "the day of panic" in a modern context?

8. How does Ezekiel 7:7 reflect God's judgment and its implications for today?

9. Why is the "doom" in Ezekiel 7:7 significant for understanding divine justice?

10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 7?


(7) The morning is come unto thee.--The word here used is not the usual one for morning. This word occurs elsewhere only in Ezekiel 7:10 and Isaiah 28:5, where it is translated crown. There is much difference of opinion both as to its derivation and its meaning. The most probable sense is circuit--"the circuit of thy sins is finished, and the end is come upon thee."

The sounding again of the mountains.--This is again a peculiar word, occurring only here; but it is nearly like and probably has the same meaning as the word in Isaiah 16:10, Jeremiah 25:10, denoting the joyous sounds of the people, especially at harvest-time, filling the land and echoing back from the mountains. Instead of this shall be the tumult (rather the trouble) of the day of war. (See the opposite contrast in Exodus 32:17-18.) . . .

Verse 7. - The morning is come unto thee, etc. In the only other passage in which the Hebrew noun occurs (Isaiah 28:5), it is translated "diadem," the meaning being strictly a circular ornament. Here the LXX. gives πλοκὴ, something twirled, out of which may come the meaning of the changes of fortune. Possibly, as in the familiar "wheel of fortune," that thought was involved in the circular form by itself. In the Tahnud it appears as the name of the goddess of fate at Ascalon (Furst). On the whole, I follow the Revised Version, Keil, and Ewald, in giving "thy doom." The "morning" of the Authorized Version probably rises from the thought that the dawn is, as it were, the glory and diadem of the day. The Vulgate gives contritio. The day of trouble; better, with the Revised Version, of tumult. The word is specially used of the noise of war (Isaiah 22:5; Amos 3:9; Zechariah 14:3). Not the sounding again upon the mountains. The first noun is not found in the Old Testament, but a closely allied form appears in Isaiah 16:9; Jeremiah 25:30; Jeremiah 48:33, for the song of the vintage. Not that, the prophet says, shall be heard on the mountains, but in its place the cry of battle and the noise of war. The LXX. "not with travail-pangs," and the Vulgate non gloriae montium, show that the word was in both cases a puzzle to the translators.

Ezekiel 7:7 captures the moment judgment turns from warning to reality. God’s covenant people, complacent in their identity, discover that privilege does not cancel accountability. The appointed hour has arrived, the Day is imminent, and the very hills that echoed with worship now tremble with dread. The verse confronts every generation with the same truth: God’s Word stands, His timing is precise, and the only safe refuge is humble repentance and steadfast obedience.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Doom
הַצְּפִירָ֛ה (haṣ·ṣə·p̄î·rāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6843: A plait, chaplet, perhaps doom

has come
בָּ֧אָה (bā·’āh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to you,
אֵלֶ֖יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

O inhabitants
יוֹשֵׁ֣ב (yō·wō·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

of the land.
הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

The time
הָעֵ֗ת (hā·‘êṯ)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

has come;
בָּ֣א (bā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

the day
הַיּ֥וֹם (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

is near;
קָר֛וֹב (qā·rō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7138: Near

there is panic
מְהוּמָ֖ה (mə·hū·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4103: Tumult, confusion, disquietude, discomfiture

on the mountains
הָרִֽים׃ (hā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country

instead of shouts of joy.
וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no


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