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Ezekiel 14:12

And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Idolatry;   Prophecy;  

Dictionaries:

- Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Job;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Salvation;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The word of the Lord came to me:
Hebrew Names Version
The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
King James Version
The word of the Lord came again to me, saying,
English Standard Version
And the word of the Lord came to me:
New American Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
New Century Version
The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
Amplified Bible
The word of the LORD came [again] to me, saying,
World English Bible
The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
The worde of the Lord came againe vnto me, saying,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the word of the LORD came to me saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came to me saying,
Contemporary English Version
The Lord God said:
Complete Jewish Bible
The word of Adonai came to me:
Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said,
George Lamsa Translation
The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Good News Translation
The Lord spoke to me.
Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the worde of the LORDE came vnto me, sayenge:
American Standard Version
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Bible in Basic English
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
King James Version (1611)
The word of the Lord came againe to me, saying,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
English Revised Version
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to me, and he seide,
Update Bible Version
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
New English Translation
The word of the Lord came to me:
New King James Version
The word of the LORD came again to me, saying:
New Living Translation
Then this message came to me from the Lord :
New Life Bible
Then the Word of the Lord came to me saying,
New Revised Standard
The word of the Lord came to me:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the word of Yahweh came unto me saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Revised Standard Version
And the word of the LORD came to me:
Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
THE MESSAGE
God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, when a country sins against me by living faithlessly and I reach out and destroy its food supply by bringing on a famine, wiping out humans and animals alike, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job—the Big Three—were alive at the time, it wouldn't do the population any good. Their righteousness would only save their own lives." Decree of God , the Master.

Contextual Overview

12And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,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 bread, to send famine through it, and to cut off from it both man and beast, 14then even if these three men-Noah, Daniel, and Job-were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD. 15Or if I send wild beasts through the land and they bereave it so that it becomes desolate, with no man passing through for fear of the beasts, 16then 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 saved, but the land would be desolate. 17Or 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, 18then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if these three men were in it, they could not deliver their sons or daughters; they alone would be saved. 19Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out My wrath upon it through bloodshed, cutting off from it both man and beast, 20then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, they could deliver neither son nor daughter. Their righteousness could save only themselves. 21For 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?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 24:10 - General Jeremiah 29:17 - Behold

Cross-References

Genesis 11:27
This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.
Genesis 12:5
And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,
Genesis 14:9
against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar-four kings against five.
Genesis 14:11
The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food, and they went on their way.
Genesis 14:12
They also carried off Abram's nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom.
Genesis 14:13
Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram.
Genesis 14:17
After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley).
Genesis 14:19
and he blessed Abram and said: "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
Numbers 16:26
And he warned the congregation, "Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins."
Job 9:23
When the scourge brings sudden death, He mocks the despair of the innocent.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The word of the Lord came again unto saying. At the same time as before, continuing the prophecy, and a denunciation of judgments; for it does not seem to begin a new prophecy. The Targum renders it, the word of prophecy from the Lord.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 14:0; Jeremiah 15:0 is a remarkable parallel to this prophecy. Here, as elsewhere, Ezekiel is commissioned to deliver to the exiles the same message which Jeremiah conveys to the inhabitants of Judaea. The answer discovers the nature of the questions which had been expressed or implied.

(1) Can God cast out a people who are holy unto Himself?

(2) Is it just to punish them with utter desolation?

The prophet answers:

(1) That when a people is so corrupt as to call down national judgment, individual piety shall save none but the individuals themselves.

(2) The corrupt condition of the people shall be made so manifest, that none will question the justice of God in dealing thus severely with them.

Ezekiel 14:12

Or, “When a land” - the case is first put in a general form, and then ism brought with increased force home to Jerusalem - “sinneth against me by trespassing grievously,” and I stretch out “mine hand upon it,” and break the staff of bread “thereof,” and send famine “upon it and” cut off “man and beast: though these three men” etc.

Ezekiel 14:14

Noah, Daniel, and Job - Three striking instances of men who, for their integrity, were delivered from the ruin which fell upon others. Some have thought it strange that Daniel, a contemporary, and still young, should have been classed with the two ancient worthies. But the account of him Daniel 2:0 shows, that by this time Daniel was a very remarkable man (compare Ezekiel 28:3), and the introduction of the name of a contemporary gives force and life to the illustration. There is in the order in which the names occur a kind of climax. Noah did not rescue the guilty world, but did carry forth with him his wife, sons, and sons’ wives. Daniel raised only a few, but he did raise three of his countrymen with him to honor. To Job was spared neither son nor daughter.

Ezekiel 14:22, Ezekiel 14:23

Ye shall be comforted ... - By a truer estimate of the dispensations of the Almighty. This visitation will be recognized as inevitable and just.


 
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