Ezekiel 14:15

13 “Son of man, if a land sins against Me by acting unfaithfully, and I stretch out My hand against it to cut off its supply of food, to send famine upon it, and to cut off from it both man and beast,

14 then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.

Or if I send wild beasts through the land to leave it childless and desolate, with no man passing through it for fear of the beasts,

16 then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if these three men were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered, but the land would be desolate.

17 Or if I bring a sword against that land and say, ‘Let a sword pass through it,’ so that I cut off from it both man and beast,

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Or if I send wild beasts through the land to leave it childless and desolate, with no man passing through it for fear of the beasts,
KJV
If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts:
WEB
“If I cause evil animals to pass through the land, and they ravage it and it is made desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the animals—
ASV
If I cause evil beasts to pass through the land, and they ravage it, and it be made desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the beasts;
DARBY
If I cause evil beasts to pass through the land, and they bereave it, and it become a desolation, so that no one passeth through because of the beasts;
BLB
Or if I cause a wild beast to pass through the land and make it barren and it becomes a desolation, with no one passing through before the face of the beast,
ÅB
Om jeg lot ville dyr fare gjennom landet, og de gjorde det folketomt, og det ble til en ørken, så ingen kunne dra gjennom det for de ville dyrs skyld,
OTB
Hvis jeg skulle sende ville dyr gjennom landet og de avfolker det, slik at det blir øde så ingen kan passere gjennom det på grunn av dyrene,
B1930
Om jeg lot ville dyr fare gjennem landet, og de gjorde det folketomt, og det blev til en ørken, så ingen kunde dra gjennem det for de ville dyrs skyld,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 5:17

    I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will leave you childless. Plague and bloodshed will sweep through you, and I will bring a sword against you. I, the LORD, have spoken.”

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  • Leviticus 26:22

    I will send wild animals against you to rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and reduce your numbers, until your roads lie desolate.

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  • Jeremiah 15:3

    I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.

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  • 2 Kings 17:25

    Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

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  • 1 Kings 20:36

    Then the prophet said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, as soon as you depart from me a lion will kill you.” And when he left, a lion found him and killed him.

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