Ezekiel 12:16
But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 12:16 in other translations
| BSB | But I will spare a few of them from sword and famine and plague, so that in the nations to which they go, they can recount all their abominations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.” |
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| WEB | But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence, that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they come. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’” |
| ASV | But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the nations whither they come; and they shall know that I am Jehovah. |
| YLT | and I have left of them, a few in number, from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence, so that they recount all their abominations among the nations whither they have come, and they have known that I am Jehovah.' |
| DARBY | But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the nations whither they shall come; and they shall know that I am Jehovah. |
| BBE | But a small number of them I will keep from the sword, from the need of food, and from disease, so that they may make clear all their disgusting ways among the nations where they come; and they will be certain that I am the Lord. |
| Webster | But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD. |
What does Ezekiel 12:16 mean?
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 12:1-16
The approaching captivity. (Ezek 12:1-16) An emblem of the consternation of the Jews. (Ezek 12:17-20) Answers to the objections of scoffers. (Ezek 12:21-28) Verses 1-16 By the preparation for removal, and his breaking through the wall of his house at evening, as one desirous to escape from the enemy, the prophet signified the conduct and fate of Zedekiah. When God has delivered us, we must glorify him and edify…
Ezekiel 12:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 12:16
- Jeremiah 22:8-9
And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this great city? Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
- Ezekiel 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. 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.
- Ezekiel 6:8-10
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. 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.
- Jeremiah 4:27
For thus hath the Lord said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.
- Isaiah 1:9
Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
- Isaiah 10:22
For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness.
- Isaiah 24:13
When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.
- Amos 9:8-9
Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the Lord. For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.
- Genesis 13:16
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
- Jeremiah 30:11
For I am with thee, saith the Lord, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
- Romans 11:4-5
But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
- Isaiah 6:13
But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
6:8-10; 14:22,23; Isa 1:9; 6:13; 10:22; 24:13; Jer 4:27; 30:11
Am 9:8,9; Mt 7:14; 24:22; Ro 11:4,5
a few men. Heb. men of number.
Ge 13:16; Isa 10:19; Ro 9:27
that they.
14:22,23; 36:31; Le 26:40,41; Jer 3:24,25; Da 9:5-12
and they.
De 29:24-28; 1Ki 9:6-9; Jer 22:8,9
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Context
- Ezekiel 12:15
And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.
- Ezekiel 12:16
But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 12:17
Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 12:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y haré que de ellos queden pocos en número, del cuchillo, y del hambre, y de la pestilencia, para que cuenten todas sus abominaciones entre las gentes adonde llegaren; y sabrán que yo soy Jehová. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et je laisserai de reste d’entre eux quelque peu de gens sauvés de l’épée, de la famine et de la peste, afin qu’ils racontent toutes leurs abominations parmi les nations où ils seront venus. Et ils sauront que je suis l’ Éternel. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und ich werde von ihnen einige Leute übriglassen vom Schwert, vom Hunger und von der Pest, auf daß sie alle ihre Greuel erzählen unter den Nationen, wohin sie kommen werden. Und sie werden wissen, daß ich Jehova bin. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et relinquam ex eis viros paucos a gladio, et fame, et pestilentia, ut enarrent omnia scelera eorum in gentibus ad quas ingredientur, et scient quia ego Dominus. |