Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 7:2

"And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto the land of Israel, An end: the end is come upon the four corners of the land." — Ezekiel 7:2 (ASV)

The four corners. This is a frequent Scriptural phrase for every part (Revelation 7:1). The origin of the expression is to be found, not in any supposed popular belief that the earth was square, but in the fact that so many common things had just four sides or four corners (Exodus 27:2; Job 1:19; Acts 10:11, etc.). Consequently, the phrase naturally became a common expression of universality.

The phrase An end, the end, is a repetition for the sake of emphasis. It occurs again in Ezekiel 7:6, and, in varied words, also in Ezekiel 7:10, Ezekiel 7:12, and Ezekiel 7:26.

Ezekiel 7:3–4 are repeated almost exactly in Ezekiel 7:8-9. The frequent repetitions in this chapter are designed and give great force to the denunciation of woe. The phrase Your abominations are in the midst of you, signifies that these abominations call down punishment upon them, as appears from the parallel in Ezekiel 7:9.