The Meaning of Ezekiel 7:2 Explained

Ezekiel 7:2

KJV: Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.

YLT: An end, come hath the end on the four corners of the land.

Darby: And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto the land of Israel: An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.

ASV: And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto the land of Israel, An end: the end is come upon the four corners of the land.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Also, thou son  of man,  thus saith  the Lord  GOD  unto the land  of Israel;  An end,  the end  is come  upon the four  corners  of the land. 

What does Ezekiel 7:2 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 7

1  The final desolation of Israel
16  The mournful repentance from that escape
20  The enemies defile the sanctuary because of the Israelites' abominations
23  Under the type of a chain is shown the miserable captivity of all orders of men

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 7:2 mean?

and you son of man thus says the Lord GOD to the land of Israel An end has come the end upon four four the corners of the land
וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־ אָדָ֗ם כֹּה־ אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה לְאַדְמַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל קֵ֑ץ בָּ֣א הַקֵּ֔ץ עַל־ [ארבעת] (אַרְבַּ֖ע) כַּנְפ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ

וְאַתָּ֣ה  and  you 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, second person masculine singular
Root: אַתְּ 
Sense: you (second pers.
בֶן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אָדָ֗ם  of  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
כֹּה־  thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֹּה  
Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
אָמַ֞ר  says 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲדֹנָ֧י  the  Lord 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲדֹנָי  
Sense: my lord, lord.
יְהוִ֛ה  GOD 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
לְאַדְמַ֥ת  to  the  land 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֲדָמָה 
Sense: ground, land.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
קֵ֑ץ  An  end 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֵץ  
Sense: end.
בָּ֣א  has  come 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
הַקֵּ֔ץ  the  end 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֵץ  
Sense: end.
עַל־  upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
[ארבעת]  four 
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct
(אַרְבַּ֖ע)  four 
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
כַּנְפ֥וֹת  the  corners 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: כָּנָף  
Sense: wing, extremity, edge, winged, border, corner, shirt.
הָאָֽרֶץ  of  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.