Ezekiel 7:8
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.
Original Language Analysis
עַתָּ֣ה
H6258
אֶשְׁפּ֤וֹךְ
pour out
H8210
אֶשְׁפּ֤וֹךְ
pour out
Strong's:
H8210
Word #:
3 of 15
to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e., to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc
עָלַ֔יִךְ
H5921
עָלַ֔יִךְ
Strong's:
H5921
Word #:
5 of 15
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
וְכִלֵּיתִ֤י
upon thee and accomplish
H3615
וְכִלֵּיתִ֤י
upon thee and accomplish
Strong's:
H3615
Word #:
6 of 15
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
אַפִּי֙
mine anger
H639
אַפִּי֙
mine anger
Strong's:
H639
Word #:
7 of 15
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
וּשְׁפַטְתִּ֖יךְ
upon thee and I will judge
H8199
וּשְׁפַטְתִּ֖יךְ
upon thee and I will judge
Strong's:
H8199
Word #:
9 of 15
to judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal
כִּדְרָכָ֑יִךְ
thee according to thy ways
H1870
כִּדְרָכָ֑יִךְ
thee according to thy ways
Strong's:
H1870
Word #:
10 of 15
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
וְנָתַתִּ֣י
and will recompense
H5414
וְנָתַתִּ֣י
and will recompense
Strong's:
H5414
Word #:
11 of 15
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
עָלַ֔יִךְ
H5921
עָלַ֔יִךְ
Strong's:
H5921
Word #:
12 of 15
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
אֵ֖ת
H853
אֵ֖ת
Strong's:
H853
Word #:
13 of 15
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
Cross References
Ezekiel 9:8And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?Ezekiel 14:19Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast:Isaiah 42:25Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.Nahum 1:6Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.Ezekiel 20:8But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.Ezekiel 20:21Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.Ezekiel 20:13But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.Ezekiel 20:33As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:Revelation 14:10The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:Psalms 79:6Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
Historical Context
Within 5-6 years of this prophecy (circa 591 BC), God's fury indeed poured out when Babylon besieged Jerusalem (589-586 BC). The 'shortly' proved accurate—brief delay before comprehensive catastrophe. The poured-out fury manifested in famine, disease, violence, fire, and exile. God's anger was fully accomplished—Jerusalem lay in ruins, the temple burned, the population decimated or scattered, the land desolate. No aspect of threatened judgment failed to occur, demonstrating God's word's absolute reliability and His wrath's terrible reality.
Questions for Reflection
- How does 'shortly' challenge our tendency to presume distant threats won't materialize?
- What does 'pouring out fury' teach about divine wrath's overwhelming, inescapable nature?
- In what ways does Christ's accomplishing God's anger on the cross provide assurance believers never face this fury?
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Analysis & Commentary
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. "Shortly" (mi-qarov, מִקָּרוֹב) emphasizes imminent timing—not distant future but immediate threat. "Pour out my fury" (eshpokh chamati, אֶשְׁפֹּךְ חֲמָתִי) uses imagery of liquid violence flooding over victim—overwhelming, inescapable, comprehensive. "Accomplish mine anger" (vekheliti appi, וְכִלֵּיתִי אַפִּי) means to complete, finish, or exhaust wrath—judgment will run its full course until justice is fully satisfied. The verse repeats earlier themes (verses 3-4), creating rhythmic intensity that mirrors judgment's relentless approach.