Ezekiel 11:9

9 "And I will bring you out of the midst of the city and deliver you into the hands of ¹strangers and ²execute judgments against you.

Ezekiel 11:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 11:9

And I will bring you out of the midst thereof
Jerusalem, the cauldron, as they said it was, and where they thought they should be safe; this is repeated, to express the certainty of it, and to excite their attention to it, and remove their vain confidence: and deliver you into the hands of strangers;
the Chaldeans: and will execute judgments among you;
punishments for sin, such as famine, pestilence, sword, and captivity.

Ezekiel 11:9 In-Context

7 'Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, "Your slain whom you have laid in the midst of the city are the flesh and this city is the pot; but I will bring you out of it.

8 "You have feared a sword; so I will bring a sword upon you," the Lord GOD declares.

9 "And I will bring you out of the midst of the city and deliver you into the hands of strangers and execute judgments against you.

10 "You will fall by the sword. I will judge you to the border of Israel; so you shall know that I am the LORD .

11 "This city will not be a pot for you, nor will you be flesh in the midst of it, but I will judge you to the border of Israel.

Cross References

• 1. Deut 28:36, 49, 50; Psalms 106:41
• 2. Ezekiel 5:8; Ezekiel 16:41

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "it"