Ezekiel 7 · Verse 15

Ezekiel 7:15

The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.
Ezekiel 7:15, King James Version

Ezekiel 7:15 in other translations

BSBThe sword is outside; plague and famine are within. Those in the country will die by the sword, and those in the city will be devoured by famine and plague.
WEB“‘The sword is outside, and the pestilence and the famine within. He who is in the field will die by the sword. He who is in the city will be devoured by famine and pestilence.
ASVThe sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.
YLTThe sword is without, And the pestilence and the famine within, He who is in a field by sword dieth, And he who is in a city, Famine and pestilence devour him.
DARBYThe sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die by the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.
BBEOutside is the sword, and inside disease and need of food: he who is in the open country will be put to the sword; he who is in the town will come to his end through need of food and disease.
WebsterThe sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.

What does Ezekiel 7:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. No security should anywhere be found (De 32:25). Fulfilled (La 1:20); also at the Roman invasion (Mt 24:16-18).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 The sword is without - War through all the country, and pestilence and famine within the city, shall destroy the whole, except a small remnant. He who endeavors to flee from the one shall fall by the other.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 7:1-15

The desolation of the land. (Ezek 7:1-15) The distress of the few who should escape. (Ezek 7:16-22) The captivity. (Ezek 7:23-27) Verses 1-15 The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will the destruction of sinners be; for none can avoid it. Oh that the wickedness of the wicked might end before it bring them to an…

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Ezekiel 7:15 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.

הַחֶ֣רֶבha.Che.revthe swordH2719
בַּח֔וּץba.Chutz[is] on the outsideH2351
וְהַדֶּ֥בֶרve.ha.De.verand <the> pestilenceH1698
וְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'Avand <the> famineH7458
מִבָּ֑יִתmi.Ba.yit[are] from insideH1004
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher[the one] whoH834
בַּשָּׂדֶה֙ba.sa.Deh[is] in the open countryH7704
בַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revby the swordH2719
יָמ֔וּתya.Muthe will dieH4191
וַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.Sherand [the one] whoH834
בָּעִ֔ירba.'Ir[is] in the cityH5892
רָעָ֥בra.'AvfamineH7458
וָדֶ֖בֶרva.De.verand pestilenceH1698
יֹאכֲלֶֽנּוּ\׃yo.kha.Le.nuit will consume himH398

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 7:15

  • Ezekiel 5:12

    A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.

  • Jeremiah 14:18

    If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.

  • Lamentations 1:20

    Behold, O Lord; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.

  • Jeremiah 15:2-3

    And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the Lord; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity. And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the Lord: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.

  • Deuteronomy 32:23-25

    I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them. They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust. The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
5:12; De 32:23-25; Jer 14:18; 15:2,3; La 1:20

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Context

  • Ezekiel 7:14

    They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready; but none goeth to the battle: for my wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.

  • Ezekiel 7:15

    The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.

  • Ezekiel 7:16

    But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.

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Ezekiel 7:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		De fuera cuchillo, de dentro pestilencia y hambre: el que estuviere en el campo morirá á cuchillo; y al que estuviere en la ciudad, consumirálo hambre y pestilencia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		L’épée est au-dehors, et la peste et la famine sont au-dedans: celui qui est aux champs mourra par l’épée; et celui qui est dans la ville, la famine et la peste le dévoreront.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Das Schwert ist draußen und die Pest und der Hunger drinnen. Wer auf dem Felde ist, wird durchs Schwert sterben; und wer in der Stadt ist, den werden Hunger und Pest verzehren.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Gladium foris, et pestis et fames intrinsecus: qui in agro est, gladio morietur, et qui in civitate, pestilentia et fame devorabuntur.