Ezekiel 7:1
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
What it says
The word of the LORD comes to Ezekiel with a new oracle.
What it is doing
This verse introduces the formal announcement of doom.
In context
1And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2“O son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: 3The end is now upon you, 4I will not look on you with pity, 5This is what the Lord GOD says: 6The end has come! 7Doom has come to you, 8Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you 9I will not look on you with pity, 10Behold, the day is here! 11Their violence has grown into a rod 12The time has come; 13The seller will surely not recover what he sold