Ezekiel 7:10

Ezekiel 7:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘See, the day! See, it comes! Doom has burst forth, the rod has budded, arrogance has blossomed!
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Behold, the day! Behold, it comes! Your doom has come; the rod has blossomed; pride has budded.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“The day of judgment is here; your destruction awaits! The people’s wickedness and pride have blossomed to full flower.

Context of Ezekiel 7:10

8Now upon you I will soon pour out My fury, And spend My anger upon you; I will judge you according to your ways, And I will repay you for all your abominations. 9‘My eye will not spare, Nor will I have pity; I will repay you according to your ways, And your abominations will be in your midst. Then you shall know that I am the Lord who strikes. ‘Behold, the day! Behold, it has come! Doom has gone out; The rod has blossomed, Pride has budded. 11Violence has risen up into a rod of wickedness; None of them shall remain, None of their multitude, None of them; Nor shall there be wailing for them. 12The time has come, The day draws near. ‘Let not the buyer rejoice, Nor the seller mourn, For wrath is on their whole multitude.

Ezekiel 7:10 word by word

הִנֵּ֥ה הַיּ֖וֹם הִנֵּ֣ה בָאָ֑ה יָֽצְאָה֙ הַצְּפִרָ֔ה צָ֚ץ הַמַּטֶּ֔ה פָּרַ֖ח הַזָּדֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• behold, it is comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• the morningצְפִירָהtsephîyrâh · diadem/doomH6843
• is gone forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• the rodמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribe: rodH4294
• hath blossomedצוּץtsûts · to blossomH6692
• prideזָדוֹןzâdôn · arroganceH2087
• hath buddedפָּרַחpârach · to sproutH6524

Cross-references for Ezekiel 7:10

• Ezekiel 7:6An end has come, The end has come; It has dawned for you; Behold, it has come!
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.
• Ezekiel 7:7Doom 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.
• Ezekiel 19:14Fire has come out from a rod of her branches And devoured her fruit, So that she has no strong branch— a scepter for ruling.’ ” This is a lamentation, and has become a lamentation.
• Ezekiel 21:10Sharpened to make a dreadful slaughter, Polished to flash like lightning! Should we then make mirth? It despises the scepter of My son, As it does all wood.
• Numbers 17:8Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, and behold, the rod of Aaron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe almonds.
• Isaiah 10:5“Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hand is My indignation.
• Proverbs 14:3In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them.
• Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
• Isaiah 28:1Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, Whose glorious beauty is a fading flower Which is at the head of the verdant valleys, To those who are overcome with wine!
• Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to put down.
• James 4:6But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 7:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Behold the day - The same words are repeated, sometimes varied, and pressed on the attention with new figures and new circumstances, in order to alarm this infatuated people. Look at the day! It is come! The morning is gone forth - It will wait no longer. The rod that is to chastise you hath blossomed; it is quite ready. Pride hath budded - Your insolence, obstinacy, and daring opposition to God have brought forth their proper fruits.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-10Verses 7-10 The morning - Rather, “The conclusion:” a whole series (literally circle) of events is being brought to a close. Others render it: Fate. The day of trouble … - Or, The day is near; a tumult Zechariah 14:13, and not the echo of (or, shouting on) the mountains. The contrast is between the wild tumult of war and the joyous shouts of such as keep holiday. Ezekiel 7:10 Rod - Used here for tribe Exodus 31:2. The people of Judah have blossomed into…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10rod has budded: The evil and pride of the people of Israel had fully grown. Their sin had reached its peak. They were ready for judgment, like fruit that is ripe and ready to be picked (see Amos 8:1–2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. rod ... blossomed, pride ... budded--The "rod" is the Chaldean Nebuchadnezzar, the instrument of God's vengeance (Is 10:5; Jr 51:20). The rod sprouting (as the word ought to be translated), &c., implies that God does not move precipitately, but in successive steps. He as it were has planted the ministers of His vengeance, and leaves them to grow till all is ripe for executing His purpose. "Pride" refers to the insolence of the Babylonian conqueror (Jr…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Counsel
• Devour
• Judge
• Living creatures
• Pour
• Doom
• Zedekiah (2)

Commentaries on Ezekiel 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings