Ezekiel 7:1-14

YAHWEH spoke to me and said, “Son of man, tell the people of Israel what I, Lord YAHWEH, say to the land of Israel: ‘Finished! The end has come over all the land. Now the end has come. I will unleash my anger on you and judge you for the way you have lived. I will judge you for all your loathsome practices. I will not show you pity nor spare you. Indeed, I will punish you for your conduct—the despicable evil you have done. Then you all will be convinced that I am YAHWEH.’ “The Lord YAHWEH says: ‘Look! An unheard-of disaster is coming. It’s all over for you! The end is near! Doom is awakened against you. Behold, the fateful day! Now it is your turn to be punished. You who dwell in this land, doom is coming, for the day of YAHWEH is near. The people will be shouting in panic, not shouting with joy at the shrines on the mountaintops. Very soon I will vent my fury on you and punish you until my anger is finished. I will judge you for the way you live and punish you for all your loathsome practices. I will show you no mercy nor spare you, but I will punish you for your conduct and for all your detestable deeds. Then you will know that I am YAHWEH who has punished you.’ ” “ ‘Now is the day of disaster. Behold, your doom has come! Brutality has blossomed, and pride is at its peak. Violence has grown up into a rod to punish their wickedness. None of these proud, evil people will survive. All their wealth and prestige will be swept away. The time of your doom is before you; the day of reckoning has come. Let not the buyer be happy nor the seller be sad, for wrath is upon the entire multitude. For the seller will not be able to return to what has been sold while they live. For the vision concerns them all. Each persists in sin, and no one will hold on to their lives. The trumpet sounds, everyone gets ready, but no one goes into battle, since my anger rests on everyone alike.’ ”