“When anguish comes,
They will seek peace.
But there shall be none.
Disaster comes
Upon disaster.
Rumor follows
Rumor.
They shall keep
Seeking a vision
From the prophet.
Instruction shall perish
From the priest.
Counsel shall fail
From the elders.
The king mourns.
The prince shall be
Wrapped in despair.
The hands
Of the people
Of the land
Shall tremble.
According to their way,
I will deal with them.
According to their own judgments
I will judge them.
They shall know
That I am Yahweh.”
Yahweh concluded this oracle or vision to Ezekiel. In these times of trouble, they would seek peace, but there would be none. Disaster would come upon disaster. Rumor would follow rumor. They would keep looking for a vision from their prophets, but none would come. The priests would fail to instruct them. Counsel from the elders would fail. The king would mourn. The princes would be in despair. The hands of the land people would tremble. According to their ways, Yahweh would deal with them. According to their own judgments, Yahweh would judge them. They would know that Yahweh God was in charge. He was Yahweh.