Ezekiel 14:17 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 14:17

15 “If I cause ^awild beasts to pass through the land, and they¹ empty it, and make it so desolate that no man may pass through because of the beasts,

16 even ^athough these three men were in it, as I live,” says the Lord God, “they would deliver neither sons nor daughters; only they would be delivered, and the land would be ^bdesolate.

17 “Or if ^aI bring a sword on that land, and say, ‘Sword, go through the land,’ and I ^bcut off man and beast from it,

18 even ^athough these three men were in it, as I live,” says the Lord God, “they would deliver neither sons nor daughters, but only they themselves would be delivered.

19 “Or if I send ^aa pestilence into that land and ^bpour out My fury on it in blood, and cut off from it man and beast,

20 even ^athough Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live,” says the Lord God, “they would deliver neither son nor daughter; they would deliver only themselves by their righteousness.”

21 For thus says the Lord God: “How much more it shall be when ^aI send My four severe judgments on Jerusalem—the sword and famine and wild beasts and pestilence—to cut off man and beast from it?

22 ^aYet behold, there shall be left in it a remnant who will be ^bbrought out, both sons and daughters; surely they will come out to you, and ^cyou will see their ways and their doings. Then you will be comforted concerning the disaster that I have brought upon Jerusalem, all that I have brought upon it.

23 And they will comfort you, when you see their ways and their doings; and you shall know that I have done nothing ^awithout cause that I have done in it,” says the Lord God.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 14:17

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American Standard Version
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;

Amplified® Bible
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,

Contemporary English Version
Or suppose I send an enemy to attack a sinful nation and kill its people and livestock.

Darby English Version
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,

Good News Bible
"Or I might bring war on that country and send destructive weapons to wipe out people and animals alike,

King James Version
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:

New American Standard Bible
"Or {if} I should bring a sword on that country and say, `Let the sword pass through the country and cut off man and beast from it,'

New International Version
"Or if I bring a sword against that country and say, 'Let the sword pass throughout the land,' and I kill its men and their animals,

New King James Version
'Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, 'Sword, go through the land,' and I cut off man and beast from it,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Or if I should bring a sword on that country and say, 'Let the sword pass through the country and cut off man and beast from it,'

Revised Standard Version
Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Let a sword go through the land; and I cut off from it man and beast;

Young's Literal Translation
`Or -- a sword I bring in against that land, and I have said: Sword, thou dost pass over through the land, and I have cut off from it man and beast --

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