"Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded." — Ezekiel 7:10

Ezekiel 7:10 · KJV

“Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.”

— Ezekiel 7:10

And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations {that} are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I {am} the LORD that smiteth. {thee according: Heb. upon thee, etc}

Verse 11

Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them {shall remain}, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither {shall there be} wailing for them. {theirs: or, their tumultuous persons: Heb. tumult}

Ezekiel 7 — Context

Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.

Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.

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.

Cross References

Isaiah 10:5

O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. {O...: or, Woe to the Assyrian: Heb. Asshur} {and: or, though}

1 Thessalonians 5:3

For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

James 4:6

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

Proverbs 16:18

Pride {goeth} before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Ezekiel 7:6

An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come. {watcheth for: Heb. awaketh against}

Proverbs 14:3

In the mouth of the foolish {is} a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

Psalms 89:32

Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

Isaiah 28:1

Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty {is} a fading flower, which {are} on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine! {overcome: Heb. broken}