Ezekiel 6:10
8 Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries.
9 And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.
And they shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.
11 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.
12 He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.
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
- And they will know that I am the LORD; I did not declare in vain that I would bring this calamity upon them.
- KJV
- And they shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.
- WEB
- They will know that I am the LORD. I have not said in vain that I would do this evil to them.”’
- ASV
- And they shall know that I am Jehovah: I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.
- DARBY
- And they shall know that I [am] Jehovah: I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.
- BLB
- And they will know that I [am] YHWH. Not in vain have I spoken that I would bring upon them this evil!
- ÅB
- og de skal kjenne at jeg er Herren. Det er ikke for ingen ting jeg har talt om å føre denne ulykke over dem.
- OTB
- Og de skal forstå at jeg er Herren; jeg talte ikke forgjeves at jeg ville bringe denne katastrofen over dem.
- B1930
- og de skal kjenne at jeg er Herren. Det er ikke for ingen ting jeg har talt om å føre denne ulykke over dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 5:12–14
They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
Read in contextJeremiah 44:28
Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs.
Read in contextEzekiel 6:7
And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Read in contextZechariah 1:6
But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
Read in contextDaniel 9:12
And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.
Read in contextEzekiel 14:22–23
Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it.
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