Ezekiel 14:17

17 “Or if I bring a sword against that country and say, ‘Let the sword pass throughout the land,’ and I kill its people and their animals,

Ezekiel 14:17 in Other Translations

KJV
17 Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:
ESV
17 "Or if I bring a sword upon that land and say, Let a sword pass through the land, and I cut off from it man and beast,
NLT
17 “Or suppose I were to bring war against the land, and I sent enemy armies to destroy both people and animals.
MSG
17 "Or, if I bring war on that country and give the order, 'Let the killing begin!' leaving both people and animals dead,
CSB
17 "Or if I bring a sword against that land and say: Let a sword pass through it, so that I wipe out [both] man and animal from it,

Ezekiel 14:17 In-Context

15 “Or if I send wild beasts through that country and they leave it childless and it becomes desolate so that no one can pass through it because of the beasts,
16 as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, even if these three men were in it, they could not save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved, but the land would be desolate.
17 “Or if I bring a sword against that country and say, ‘Let the sword pass throughout the land,’ and I kill its people and their animals,
18 as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, even if these three men were in it, they could not save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved.
19 “Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out my wrath on it through bloodshed, killing its people and their animals,

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Leviticus 26:25; S Jeremiah 25:27; S Jeremiah 42:16; Ezekiel 5:12; Ezekiel 21:3-4
  • 2. Ezekiel 25:13; Zephaniah 1:3
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