וַיִּפְרֹ֤שׂ אוֹתָהּ֙ לְפָנַ֔י וְהִ֥יא כְתוּבָ֖ה פָּנִ֣ים וְאָח֑וֹר וְכָת֣וּב אֵלֶ֔יהָ קִנִ֥ים וָהֶ֖גֶה וָהִֽי׃ (ס)
and He spread it before me, and it was written within and without; and there was written therein lamentations, and moaning, and woe.
Rashi on Ezekiel
before and behind That which existed from the beginning and that which is destined to be in the end.
Rashi on Ezekiel
lamentations The retribution of the righteous in this world.
Rashi on Ezekiel
and murmuring Heb. וָהֶגֶה. The gift of their reward, over which they will sing in the future.