Ezekiel 11:8

8 You fear war, but war is what you're going to get. I'm bringing war against you.

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've murdered a lot of people in this city. The streets are piled high with corpses.'
7 "Therefore this is what God, the Master, says: 'The corpses that you've piled in the streets are the meat and this city is the soup pot, and you're not even in the pot! I'm throwing you out!
8 You fear war, but war is what you're going to get. I'm bringing war against you.
9 I'm throwing you out of this city, giving you over to foreigners, and punishing you good.
10 You'll be killed in battle. I'll carry out judgment on you at the borders of Israel. Then you'll realize that I am God.
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