Ezekiel 14:17

Judgment

¹⁵ 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:

¹⁶ Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.

Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:

¹⁸ Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves.

¹⁹ Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it 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.

Compare

BSB: 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,
KJV: Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:
WEB: “Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, ‘Sword, go through the land, so that I cut off from it man and animal’—
ASV: Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off from it man and beast;
DARBY: Or [if] I bring the sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land, so that I cut off man and beast from it,
BLB: Or if I should bring the sword against that land and say, ‘Sword, pass through the land!’ And I cut off from it man and beast,

ÅB: Eller om jeg lot sverd komme over det land og sa: Sverd skal fare gjennom landet, og jeg utryddet både mennesker og fe av det,
OTB: Eller hvis jeg bringer et sverd mot det landet og sier: 'La sverdet gå gjennom landet,' og jeg eliminerer menneskeliv og dyreliv fra det,
B1930: Eller om jeg lot sverd komme over det land og sa: Sverd skal fare gjennem landet, og jeg utryddet både mennesker og fe av det,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 21:3–4
And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
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Leviticus 26:25
And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
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Zephaniah 1:3
I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
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Ezekiel 5:12
A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.
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Jeremiah 47:6
O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
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Ezekiel 25:13
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.
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Ezekiel 14:13
Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:
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Ezekiel 21:9–15
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
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