Ezekiel 14:12

Jerusalem’s Judgment Inescapable

12 The word of the LORD came to me:

Ezekiel 14:12 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
12 The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
English Standard Version (ESV)
12 And the word of the LORD came to me:
New Living Translation (NLT)
12 Then this message came to me from the LORD :
The Message Bible (MSG)
12 God's Message came to me:
American Standard Version (ASV)
12 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
12 The LORD spoke his word to me. He said,
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
12 The word of the Lord came to me:
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
12 A message came to me from the Lord. He said,

Ezekiel 14:12 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 14:12

The word of the Lord came again unto saying.
] At the same time as before, continuing the prophecy, and a denunciation of judgments; for it does not seem to begin a new prophecy. The Targum renders it, the word of prophecy from the Lord.

Ezekiel 14:12 In-Context

10 They will bear their guilt—the prophet will be as guilty as the one who consults him.
11 Then the people of Israel will no longer stray from me, nor will they defile themselves anymore with all their sins. They will be my people, and I will be their God, declares the Sovereign LORD.’ ”
12 The word of the LORD came to me:
13 “Son of man, if a country sins against me by being unfaithful and I stretch out my hand against it to cut off its food supply and send famine upon it and kill its people and their animals,
14 even if these three men—Noah, Daniel and Job—were in it, they could save only themselves by their righteousness, declares the Sovereign LORD.
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