- An end:
- This is similar to the "Also, thou¹ sonª of man,ª thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GODª unto the landª of Israel;ª An end,ª the endª is comeª° upon¹ the fourª cornersª of the land.ª" {Ezk 7:2}; but there is a paronomasia, or play upon words, here, deserving of notice: ketz ba, ba hakketz, haikeetz ailayich "the end cometh, come is the end. It waketh for thee." Ketz is an end; haikeetz is to wake or watch. "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} + "Behold,¹ I will watchª° over¹ them for evil,ª and not¹ for good:ª and all¹ the menª of Judahª that¹ [are] in the landª of Egyptª shall be consumedª° by the swordª and by the famine,ª until¹ there be an endª° of them." {Jer 44:27}
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