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.
Ver. 2. An end, the end is come.] Exitium et excidium. Great kingdoms have their times and their turns, their rise and their ruin. The wicked's happiness will take its end, surely and swiftly.
Upon the four corners of the land.] Heb., The four wings, called also the "four winds." Mat 24:31 They had defiled the land from corner to corner; as Ezr 9:11 God therefore now would sweep it all over with the besom of utter destruction.