Ezekiel 6 · Verse 14

Ezekiel 6:14

So will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 6:14, King James Version

Ezekiel 6:14 in other translations

BSBI will stretch out My hand against them, and wherever they live I will make the land a desolate waste, from the wilderness to Diblah. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”
WEBI will stretch out my hand on them and make the land desolate and waste, from the wilderness toward Diblah, throughout all their habitations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”
ASVAnd I will stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate and waste, from the wilderness toward Diblah, throughout all their habitations: and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
YLTAnd I have stretched out my hand against them, And have made the land a desolation, Even a desolation from the wilderness to Diblath, In all their dwellings, And they have known that I am Jehovah!'
DARBYAnd I will stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness of Diblath, in all their dwellings; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
BBEAnd my hand will be stretched out against them, making the land waste and unpeopled, from the waste land to Riblah, through all their living-places: and they will be certain that I am the Lord.
WebsterSo will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, even, more desolate than the wilderness towards Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

What does Ezekiel 6:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. Diblath--another form of Diblathaim, a city in Moab (Nu 33:46; Jr 48:22), near which, east and south of the Dead Sea, was the wilderness of Arabia-Deserta.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 And make the land - more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath - Diblath or Diblathayim is situated in the land of Moab. It is mentioned Num 33:46, Almon-Diblathaim; and in Jer 48:22, Beth-Diblathaim. It was a part of that horrible wilderness mentioned by Moses, Deu 8:15, "wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought." The precise reason why it is mentioned here is not very evident. Some think it is the same as Riblah, where Nebuchadnezzar slew the princes of Israel, and put out Zedekiah's eyes; the principal difference lying between the ד daleth and the ר resh, which in MSS. is often scarcely discernible; and hence vast multitudes of various readings. Five, probably six, of Kennicott's MSS. have רבלתה riblathah, as likewise two of my oldest MSS.; though in the margin of one a later hand directs the word to be read בדלת bedaleth, with daleth. But all the Versions read the word with a D. This may appear a matter of little importance, but we should take pains to recover even one lost letter of the word of God.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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 6:14 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.

וְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiand I will stretch outH5186
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יָדִי֙ya.Dihand myH3027
עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.Hemon themH5921
וְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.Tiand I will makeH5414
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
שְׁמָמָ֤הshe.ma.Maha desolationH8077
וּמְשַׁמָּה֙u.me.sha.Mahand a wasteH4923
מִמִּדְבַּ֣רmi.mid.Barmore than [the] wilderness ofH4057
דִּבְלָ֔תָהdiv.La.tahDiblah <towards>H1689
בְּכֹ֖לbe.Kholin allH3605
מוֹשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑םmo.she.vo.tei.Hemdwelling places theirH4186
וְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'Uand they will knowH3045
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \פYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068

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Cross references for Ezekiel 6:14

  • Isaiah 5:25

    Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

  • Ezekiel 20:33-34

    As I live, saith the Lord God, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you: And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.

  • Isaiah 9:12

    The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

  • Jeremiah 48:22

    And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth–diblathaim,

  • Isaiah 10:4

    Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

  • Numbers 33:46

    And they removed from Dibon–gad, and encamped in Almon–diblathaim.

  • Isaiah 9:21

    Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

  • Isaiah 9:17

    Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

  • Ezekiel 14:13

    Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:

  • Isaiah 26:11

    Lord, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.

  • Ezekiel 16:27

    Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
will I.
16:27; 20:33,34; Isa 5:25; 9:12,17,21; 10:4; 26:11
more desolate than the wilderness. or, desolate from thewilderness. Diblath.
Nu 33:46
Almon-diblathaim.
Jer 48:22
Beth-diblathaim.Diblath was a city of Moab and appears from parallel passages to have been situated between Dibon and Abarim or Nebo.

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Context

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 6:14

    So will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the Lord.

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Ezekiel 6:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y extenderé mi mano sobre ellos, y tornaré la tierra asolada y desierta, más que el desierto hacia Diblath, en todas sus habitaciones: y conocerán que yo soy Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et j’étendrai ma main sur eux, et je ferai du pays une désolation et il sera plus désolé que le désert de Dibla, dans toutes leurs demeures; et ils sauront que je suis l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich werde meine Hand wider sie ausstrecken und das Land zur Wüste und Verwüstung machen, mehr als die Wüste Diblath, in allen ihren Wohnsitzen. Und sie werden wissen, daß ich Jehova bin.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et extendam manum meam super eos: et faciam terram desolatam et destitutam, a deserto Deblatha, in omnibus habitationibus eorum: et scient quia ego Dominus.