Ezekiel 6 · Verse 12

Ezekiel 6:12

He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.
Ezekiel 6:12, King James Version

Ezekiel 6:12 in other translations

BSBHe who is far off will die by the plague, he who is near will fall by the sword, and he who remains will die by famine. So I will vent My fury upon them.
WEBHe who is far off will die of the pestilence. He who is near will fall by the sword. He who remains and is besieged will die by the famine. Thus I will accomplish my wrath on them.
ASVHe that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my wrath upon them.
YLTThe far-off by pestilence dieth, And the near by sword falleth, And the left and the besieged by famine dieth, And I have completed my fury upon them.
DARBYHe that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that is left, and is besieged, shall die by the famine: and I will accomplish my fury upon them.
BBEHe who is far away will come to his death by disease; he who is near will be put to the sword; he who is shut up will come to his death through need of food; and I will give full effect to my passion against them.
WebsterHe that is far off shall die by the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.

What does Ezekiel 6:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. He that is far off--namely, from the foe; those who in a distant exile fear no evil. he that remaineth--he that is left in the city; not carried away into captivity, nor having escaped into the country. Distinct from "he that is near," namely, those outside the city who are within reach of "the sword" of the foe, and so fall by it; not by "famine," as those left in the city.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 6:11-14

It is our duty to be affected, not only with our own sins and sufferings, but to look with compassion upon the miseries wicked people bring upon themselves. Sin is a desolating thing; therefore, stand in awe, and sin not. If we know the worth of souls, and the danger to which unbelievers are exposed, we shall deem every sinner who takes refuge in Jesus from the wrath to come, an abundant recompence for all contempt…

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Ezekiel 6:12 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.

הָרָח֞וֹקha.ra.Chokthe distant [person]H7350
בַּדֶּ֣בֶרba.De.verby the pestilenceH1698
יָמ֗וּתya.Muthe will dieH4191
וְהַקָּרוֹב֙ve.ha.ka.rOvand the near [person]H7138
בַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revby the swordH2719
יִפּ֔וֹלyi.Polhe will fallH5307
וְהַנִּשְׁאָר֙ve.ha.nish.'Arand the [one who] is left aliveH7604
וְהַנָּצ֔וּרve.ha.na.Tzurand the [one who] is preservedH5341
בָּרָעָ֖בba.ra.'Avby <the> famineH7458
יָמ֑וּתya.Muthe will dieH4191
וְכִלֵּיתִ֥יve.khi.lei.Tiand I will completeH3615
חֲמָתִ֖יcha.ma.Tirage myH2534
בָּֽם\׃Bamon them

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 6:12

  • Ezekiel 5:13

    Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the Lord have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them.

  • Lamentations 4:11

    The Lord hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.

  • Lamentations 4:22

    The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins.

  • Daniel 9:7

    O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.

  • Isaiah 40:2

    Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
far off.
Da 9:7
thus.
5:13; Isa 40:2; La 4:11,22

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Context

  • Ezekiel 6:11

    Thus saith the Lord God; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.

  • Ezekiel 6:12

    He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.

  • Ezekiel 6:13

    Then shall ye know that I am the Lord, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols.

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Ezekiel 6:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El que estuviere lejos, morirá de pestilencia; y el que estuviere cerca caerá á cuchillo; y el que quedare, y fuere cercado, morirá de hambre: así cumpliré en ellos mi enojo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Celui qui est loin mourra par la peste, et celui qui est près tombera par l’épée; et celui qui est demeuré de reste, et qui est assiégé, mourra par la famine; et je consommerai ma fureur sur eux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wer fern ist, wird an der Pest sterben, und wer nahe ist, wird durch das Schwert fallen, und wer übriggeblieben und bewahrt worden ist, wird vor Hunger sterben; und ich werde meinen Grimm an ihnen vollenden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Qui longe est, peste morietur: qui autem prope, gladio corruet: et qui relictus fuerit et obsessus, fame morietur: et complebo indignationem meam in eis.