Ezekiel 11:8

8 ¹You have feared the sword, and I will bring the sword upon you, declares the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 11:8 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 11:8

Ye have feared the sword
Of the Chaldeans; and therefore they sent to the Egyptians for help. The Targum is,

``ye have been afraid of them that kill with the sword;''

and not afraid of the Lord; see ( Matthew 10:28 ) ; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord God;
or those that kill with the sword, as the Targum; meaning the Chaldeans, who were sent by the Lord, and, when they took the city, put many to death by the sword, and carried captive others.

Ezekiel 11:8 In-Context

6 You have multiplied your slain in this city and have filled its streets with the slain.

7 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Your slain whom you have laid in the midst of it, they are the meat, and this city is the cauldron, but you shall be brought out of the midst of it.

8 You have feared the sword, and I will bring the sword upon you, declares the Lord GOD.

9 And I will bring you out of the midst of it, and give you into the hands of foreigners, and execute judgments upon you.

10 You shall fall by the sword. I will judge you at the border of Israel, and you shall know that I am the LORD.

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 42:16