Ezekiel 7:15

15 ¹The sword is without; pestilence and famine are within. ²He who is in the field dies by the sword, ³and him who is in the city famine and pestilence devour.

Ezekiel 7:15 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 7:15

The sword [is] without
Without the city, where the enemy was besieging; so that those that went without, in order to make their escapes fell into their hands: and the pestilence and the famine within;
within the city; so that such who thought themselves safe in their own houses died by those judgments: he that [is] in the field shall die by the sword;
by the hands of the Chaldeans: and he that [is] in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him;
and he shall die by the hand of God.

Ezekiel 7:15 In-Context

13 For the seller shall not return to what he has sold, while they live. For the vision concerns all their multitude; it shall not turn back; and because of his iniquity, none can maintain his life.

14 "They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but none goes to battle, for my wrath is upon all their multitude.

15 The sword is without; pestilence and famine are within. He who is in the field dies by the sword, and him who is in the city famine and pestilence devour.

16 And if any survivors escape, they will be on the mountains, like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, each one over his iniquity.

17 All hands are feeble, and all knees turn to water.

Cross References

• 1. [Ezekiel 6:12; Lamentations 1:20]
• 2. Jeremiah 14:18
• 3. Jeremiah 14:18