Ezekiel 11:8

8 You fear the sword, and the sword is what I will bring against you, declares the Sovereign LORD.

Ezekiel 11:8 in Other Translations

8 Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.

8 You have feared the sword, and I will bring the sword upon you, declares the Lord God.

8 I will bring on you the sword of war you so greatly fear, says the Sovereign LORD .

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

8 Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword upon you, saith the Lord Jehovah.

8 You are afraid of swords, so I will bring swords to attack you, declares the Almighty LORD.

8 You fear the sword, so I will bring the sword against you." [This is] the declaration of the Lord God .

8 You are afraid of the swords of war. But I will bring them against you,' announces the LORD and King.

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 have killed many people in this city and filled its streets with the dead.

7 “Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: The bodies you have thrown there are the meat and this city is the pot, but I will drive you out of it.

8 You fear the sword, and the sword is what I will bring against you, declares the Sovereign LORD.

9 I will drive you out of the city and deliver you into the hands of foreigners and inflict punishment on you.

10 You will fall by the sword, and I will execute judgment on you at the borders of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

Cross References

• 1. S Leviticus 26:25; S Jeremiah 42:16
• 2. S Proverbs 10:24; Isaiah 66:4