Ezekiel 11 · Verse 13

Ezekiel 11:13

And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord God! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?
Ezekiel 11:13, King James Version

Ezekiel 11:13 in other translations

BSBNow as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, “Oh, Lord GOD, will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?”
WEBWhen I prophesied, Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell down on my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, “Ah Lord GOD! Will you make a full end of the remnant of Israel?”
ASVAnd it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord Jehovah! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, at my prophesying, that Pelatiah son of Benaiah is dying, and I fall on my face, and cry--a loud voice--and say, ‘Ah, Lord Jehovah, an end Thou art making of the remnant of Israel.'
DARBYAnd it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. And I fell down on my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah, Lord Jehovah! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?
BBENow while I was saying these things, death came to Pelatiah, the son of Benaiah. Then falling down on my face and crying out with a loud voice, I said, Ah, Lord! will you put an end to all the rest of Israel?
WebsterAnd it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?

What does Ezekiel 11:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. Pelaliah--probably the ringleader of the scorners (Eze 11:1); his being stricken dead (like Ananias, Acts 5. 5) was an earnest of the destruction of the rest of the twenty-five, as Ezekiel had foretold, as also of the general ruin. fell ... upon ... face--(See on Eze 9:8). wilt thou make a full end of the remnant--Is Pelatiah's destruction to be the token of the destruction of all, even of the remnant? The people regarded Pelatiah as a mainstay of the city. His name (derived from a Hebrew root, "a remnant," or else "God delivers") suggested hope. Is that hope, asks Ezekiel, to be disappointed?

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died - Most probably he was struck dead the very hour in which Ezekiel prophesied against him. His death appears to have resembled that of Ananias and Sapphira, Act 5:1, etc.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 11:1-13

Divine judgments against the wicked at Jerusalem. (Ezek 11:1-13) Divine favour towards those in captivity. (Ezek 11:14-21) The Divine presence forsakes the city. (Ezek 11:22-25) Verses 1-13 Where Satan cannot persuade men to look upon the judgment to come as uncertain, he gains his point by persuading them to look upon it as at a distance. These wretched rulers dare to say, We are as safe in this city as flesh in a…

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Ezekiel 11:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it wasH1961
כְּהִנָּ֣בְאִ֔יke.hi.Na.ve.'Iwhen prophesied IH5012
וּפְלַטְיָ֥הוּu.fe.lat.Ya.huand PelatiahH6410
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
בְּנָיָ֖הbe.na.YahBenaiahH1141
מֵ֑תMethe diedH4191
וָאֶפֹּ֨לva.'e.Poland I fellH5307
עַל\־'al-onH5921
פָּנַ֜יpa.Naiface myH6440
וָאֶזְעַ֣קva.'ez.'Akand I cried outH2199
קוֹל\־kol-a voiceH6963
גָּד֗וֹלga.DolgreatH1419
וָאֹמַר֙va.'o.Marand I saidH559
אֲהָהּ֙'a.Hahalas!H162
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiO LordH136
יְהוִ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3069
כָּלָה֙ka.Lahcomplete destructionH3617
אַתָּ֣ה'a.Tah[are] you?H859
עֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.SehmakingH6213
אֵ֖ת'etwithH854
שְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.Rit[the] remnant ofH7611
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃\ \פYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for Ezekiel 11:13

  • Ezekiel 11:1

    Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the Lord’s house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.

  • Ezekiel 9:8

    And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord God! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?

  • Acts 5:5

    And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.

  • Jeremiah 28:15-17

    Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The Lord hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie. Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the Lord. So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.

  • Joshua 7:6-9

    And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads. And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan! O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies! For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?

  • Psalms 106:23

    Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.

  • Hosea 6:5

    Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.

  • 1 Kings 13:4

    And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth–el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.

  • Psalms 119:120

    My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

  • Acts 13:11

    And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

  • Deuteronomy 7:4

    For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.

  • Acts 5:10

    Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And it.Whilst the prophet, in vision, was delivering this message to the princes, Pelatiah suddenly died; and it is highly probable the he was actually struck dead at this very time, in so remarkable a manner as to render the vision much noticed. The prophet, alarmed and distressed for the welfare of his people, anxiously enquired whether the Lord meant to destroy the remnant of Israel.
when.
1; 37:7; Nu 14:35-37; De 7:4; 1Ki 13:4; Pr 6:15; Jer 28:15-17
Ho 6:5; Ac 5:5,10; 13:11
Then.
De 9:18,19; Jos 7:6-9; 1Ch 21:16,17; Ps 106:23; 119:120
Ah.
9:8; Am 7:2,5

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Context

  • Ezekiel 11:12

    And ye shall know that I am the Lord: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about you.

  • Ezekiel 11:13

    And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord God! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?

  • Ezekiel 11:14

    Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

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Ezekiel 11:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y aconteció que, estando yo profetizando, Pelatías hijo de Benaías murió. Entonces caí sobre mi rostro, y clamé con grande voz, y dije: ¡Ah, Señor Jehová! ¿harás tú consumación del resto de Israel?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arriva, comme je prophétisais, que Pelatia, fils de Benaïa, mourut; et je tombai sur ma face, et je criai à haute voix, et je dis: Ah, Seigneur Éternel! veux-tu détruire entièrement le reste d’Israël?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es geschah, als ich weissagte, da starb Pelatja, der Sohn Benajas. Und ich fiel nieder auf mein Angesicht und schrie mit lauter Stimme und sprach: Ach, Herr, Jehova! willst du dem Überrest Israels den Garaus machen?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et factum est cum prophetarem, Pheltias filius Banaiæ mortuus est: et cecidi in faciem meam clamans voce magna, et dixi: Heu! heu! heu! Domine Deus, consummationem tu facis reliquiarum Israël?