Ezekiel 5:14

14 I will turn you into a desolation to the ridicule of the nations all around you, in the sight of all who pass by.

Ezekiel 5:14 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 5:14

Moreover I will make thee waste
That is, their land; which, being without inhabitants, lay untilled; and so became barren and unfruitful: and a reproach among the nations that [are] round about thee, in the
sight of all that pass by;
who, seeing it in this desolate condition, shall throw out their taunts and jeers upon it, as in ( Lamentations 2:15 Lamentations 2:16 ) .

Ezekiel 5:14 In-Context

12 One-third of you will die of plague and waste away by famine among you. One-third will fall by the sword all around you. And one-third I will scatter to all the winds, letting loose a sword to pursue them.

13 My anger will be complete. I will exhaust my wrath against them and take my revenge. Then they will know that I, the LORD, have spoken against them in my zeal and consumed them in my wrath.

14 I will turn you into a desolation to the ridicule of the nations all around you, in the sight of all who pass by.

15 You will become an object of ridicule, a mockery, and a horrifying lesson to the nations all around you, when I impose penalties from case laws against you in anger, wrath, and overflowing fury. I, the LORD, have spoken.

16 When I launch my deadly arrows of famine against you, I have released them for your destruction! I will add to your famine and completely cut off your food supply.