Ezekiel 14:18
Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves.
Ezekiel 14:18 in other translations
| BSB | then 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 delivered. |
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| WEB | though these three men were in it, as I live,” says the Lord GOD, “they would deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only would be delivered themselves. |
| ASV | though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, they should deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only should be delivered themselves. |
| YLT | and these three men in its midst: I live--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah--they deliver not sons and daughters, for they alone are delivered. |
| DARBY | and these three men should be in it, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, they should deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only themselves should be delivered. |
| BBE | Even if these three men were in it, by my life, says the Lord, they would not keep safe their sons or daughters, but only themselves. |
| Webster | Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves. |
What does Ezekiel 14:18 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 14:15-21
15-21. The argument is cumulative. He first puts the case of the land sinning so as to fall under the judgment of a famine (Eze 14:13); then (Eze 14:15) "noisome beasts" (Le 26:22); then "the sword"; then, worst of all, "pestilence." The three most righteous of men should deliver only themselves in these several four cases. In Eze 14:21 he concentrates the whole in one mass of condemnation. If Noah, Daniel, Job…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 14:12-23
National sins bring national judgments. Though sinners escape one judgment, another is waiting for them. When God's professing people rebel against him, they may justly expect all his judgments. The faith, obedience, and prayers of Noah prevailed to the saving of his house, but not of the old world. Job's sacrifice and prayer in behalf of his friends were accepted, and Daniel had prevailed for the saving his…
Ezekiel 14:18 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Ezekiel 14:17
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:
- Ezekiel 14:18
Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves.
- Ezekiel 14:19
Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast:
Ezekiel 14:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y estos tres varones estuvieren en medio de ella, vivo yo, dice el Señor Jehová, no librarán sus hijos ni sus hijas; ellos solos serán libres. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | ces trois hommes seraient-ils au milieu de lui, je suis vivant, dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel, ils ne délivreraient ni fils ni filles! mais eux seuls seraient délivrés. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und diese drei Männer wären in demselben: so wahr ich lebe, spricht der Herr, Jehova, sie würden weder Söhne noch Töchter erretten können; sondern sie allein würden errettet werden. - |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et tres viri isti fuerint in medio ejus: vivo ego, dicit Dominus Deus, non liberabunt filios neque filias, sed ipsi soli liberabuntur. |