- An end:
- Two or three manuscripts read ketz ba, ba hakketz "the end cometh, come is the end;" which is supported by all the ancient versions. "Now¹ [is] the endª [come] upon¹ thee, and I will sendª° mine angerª upon thee, and will judgeª° thee according to thy ways,ª and will recompenseª° upon¹ thee¹ all¹ thine abominations.ª" {Ezk 7:3} + "Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª An evil,ª an onlyª evil,ª behold,¹ is come.ª° ... An endª is come,ª° the endª is come:ª° it watchethª° for¹ thee; behold,¹ it is come.ª°" {Ezk 7:5-6} + "And it came to pass,¹ when I prophesied,ª° that Pelatiahª the sonª of Benaiahª died.ª° Then fell I downª° upon¹ my face,ª and criedª° with a loudª voice,ª and said,ª° Ahª Lordª GOD!ª wilt thou¹ makeª° a full endª¹ of the remnantª of Israel?ª" {Ezk 11:13} + "And Godª saidª° unto Noah,ª The endª of all¹ fleshª is comeª° before¹ me;² for¹ the earthª is filled¹ with²° violenceª through them;ª¹ and, behold,¹ I will destroyª° them withª the earth.ª" {Gen 6:13} + "And he said,ª° I will hideª° my faceª from¹ them, I will seeª° what¹ their endª [shall be]: for¹ they¹ [are] a very frowardª generation,ª childrenª in whom [is] no¹ faith.ª" {Deu 32:20} + "The prophetsª prophesyª° falsely,ª and the priestsª bear ruleª° by¹ their means;ª and my peopleª loveª° [to have it] so:¹ and what¹ will ye doª° in the endª thereof?" {Jer 5:31} + "O thou that dwellestª°°° upon¹ manyª waters,ª abundantª in treasures,ª thine endª is come,ª° [and] the measureª of thy covetousness.ª" {Jer 51:13} + "Her filthinessª [is] in her skirts;ª she rememberethª° not¹ her last end;ª therefore she came downª° wonderfully:ª she had no¹ comforter.ª° O LORD,ª beholdª°¹ my affliction:ª for¹ the enemyª° hath magnifiedª° [himself]." {Lam 1:9} + "They huntª° our steps,ª that we cannot go²°¹¹ in our streets:ª our endª is near,ª° our daysª are fulfilled;ª° for¹ our endª is come.ª°" {Lam 4:18} + "And he said,ª° Amos,ª what¹ seestª° thou?¹ And I said,ª° A basketª of summer fruit.ª Then saidª° the LORDª unto¹ me, The endª is comeª° upon¹ my peopleª of Israel;ª I will not¹ againª° pass²° by¹ them any more.¹" {Ams 8:2} + "And I will turnª° your feastsª into mourning,ª and all¹ your songsª into lamentation;ª and I will bring upª° sackclothª upon¹ all¹ loins,ª and baldnessª upon¹ every¹ head;ª and I will makeª° it as the mourningª of an onlyª [son], and the endª thereof as a bitterª day.ª" {Ams 8:10} + "Andª ye shallª° hearª° of warsª andª rumoursª of wars:ª seeª° that ye be²° notª troubled:ª° forª allª [these things] mustª° come to pass,ª° butª the¹ endª isª° not yet.ª" {Mtt 24:6} + "Butª he that shall endureª° untoª the end,ª the sameª shall be saved.ª° ... Andª thisª gospelª of the¹ kingdomª shall be preachedª° inª allª the¹ worldª forª a witnessª unto allª nations;ª andª thenª shall the¹ endª come.ª°" {Mtt 24:13-14} + "Butª the¹ endª of all thingsª is at hand:ª° be ye²° therefore² sober,ª°¹ andª watchª° untoª prayer.ª" {1Pe 4:7}
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