Ezekiel 7:6
An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come.
Original Language Analysis
הַקֵּ֖ץ
An end
H7093
הַקֵּ֖ץ
An end
Strong's:
H7093
Word #:
1 of 8
an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after
בָּאָֽה׃
for thee behold it is come
H935
בָּאָֽה׃
for thee behold it is come
Strong's:
H935
Word #:
2 of 8
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
בָּאָֽה׃
for thee behold it is come
H935
בָּאָֽה׃
for thee behold it is come
Strong's:
H935
Word #:
3 of 8
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
הַקֵּ֖ץ
An end
H7093
הַקֵּ֖ץ
An end
Strong's:
H7093
Word #:
4 of 8
an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after
Cross References
Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.2 Peter 2:5And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;Jeremiah 44:27Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.Ezekiel 7:10Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.Ezekiel 21:25And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,Ezekiel 39:8Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken.Ezekiel 7:3Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations.
Historical Context
The awakening imagery proves tragically appropriate. For years, judgment slept while prophets warned and people ignored. But in 589 BC, Babylon's armies besieged Jerusalem, and the dormant threat awakened to terrible activity. The siege lasted 18 months, confirming that the end had indeed come. No last-minute deliverance occurred; no prophetic reversal saved the city. The end that 'watched' and 'awakened' consumed Jerusalem completely, validating every prophetic warning the people had dismissed.
Questions for Reflection
- How does judgment 'awakening' challenge presumption that delayed judgment is canceled judgment?
- What warnings in your life may be 'watching' or 'awakening' that you've been ignoring?
- How should the certainty of prophetic fulfillment shape our response to biblical warnings?
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Analysis & Commentary
An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come. The triple repetition of "come" (ba, בָא) creates relentless drumbeat emphasizing inevitability. "It watcheth for thee" (heqitz elayich, הֵקִיץ אֵלַיִךְ) uses verb meaning "awaken" or "rouse"—the end awakens like predator stirring to attack prey. This personifies judgment as living force actively pursuing its target. The final "behold, it is come" removes all distance between threat and fulfillment—what was future became present, what seemed impossible is now undeniable reality.