Ezekiel 14:12

Four Dire Judgments

12 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 14:12 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 14:12

The word of the Lord came again unto saying.
] At the same time as before, continuing the prophecy, and a denunciation of judgments; for it does not seem to begin a new prophecy. The Targum renders it, the word of prophecy from the Lord.

Ezekiel 14:12 In-Context

10 They will bear their punishment—the punishment of the inquirer will be the same as that of the prophet—

11 in order that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions. Then they will be My people and I will be their God, declares the Lord GOD.’”

12 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

13 “Son of man, if a land sins against Me by acting unfaithfully, and I stretch out My hand against it to cut off its supply of food, to send famine upon it, and to cut off from it both man and beast,

14 then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.