Ezekiel 14:23

Comfort Forgiveness

²¹ For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast?

²² Yet, behold, some survivors will be left in it—sons and daughters who will be brought out. They will come out to you, and when you see their conduct and actions, you will be comforted regarding the disaster I have brought upon Jerusalem—all that I have brought upon it.

They will bring you consolation when you see their conduct and actions, and you will know that it was not without cause that I have done all these things within it,’ declares the Lord GOD.”

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: They will bring you consolation when you see their conduct and actions, and you will know that it was not without cause that I have done all these things within it,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
KJV: And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD.
WEB: They will comfort you, when you see their way and their doings; then you will know that I have not done all that I have done in it without cause,” says the Lord GOD.
ASV: And they shall comfort you, when ye see their way and their doings; and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord Jehovah.
DARBY: And they shall comfort you, when ye see their way and their doings; and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord Jehovah.
BLB: And they will comfort you⁺ when you⁺ see their ways and their deeds, and you⁺ will know that I have not without cause done all that I have done in it!’ An utterance of the Lord YHWH.”

ÅB: Og de skal trøste dere når dere ser deres ferd og deres gjerninger, og dere skal kjenne at jeg ikke uten årsak har gjort noe av alt det jeg har gjort mot det, sier Herren, Israels Gud.
[^1]: nemlig i gjerning ved å straffe ham; ESK 14, 8.
OTB: Du vil bli trøstet når du ser deres oppførsel og handlinger, for du vil vite at jeg ikke har gjort noe i det uten grunn, sier Herren Gud."
B1930: Og de skal trøste eder når I ser deres ferd og deres gjerninger, og I skal kjenne at jeg ikke uten årsak har gjort noget av alt det jeg har gjort mot det, sier Herren, Israels Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 22:8–9
And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’
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Revelation 16:6
For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”
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Ezekiel 8:6–18
“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”
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Ezekiel 9:8–9
While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?”
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Revelation 15:4
Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
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Genesis 18:22–33
And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.
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Daniel 9:14
Therefore the LORD has kept the calamity in store and brought it upon us. For the LORD our God is righteous in all He does; yet we have not obeyed His voice.
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Proverbs 26:2
Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
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