Ezekiel 14:18

18 and these three men in its midst: I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah -- they deliver not sons and daughters, for they alone are delivered.

Ezekiel 14:18 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 14:18

Though these three men [were] in it
Before mentioned: [as] I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor
daughters:
believe me no more, or be it so and so, if they do; it is in the form of an oath, and in the same manner it is expressed in ( Ezekiel 14:16 Ezekiel 14:20 ) ; but they only shall be delivered themselves;
their own souls or lives, and by their righteousness, as in ( Ezekiel 14:14 ) .

Ezekiel 14:18 In-Context

16 these three men in its midst: I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah -- neither sons nor daughters do they deliver; they alone are delivered, and the land is a desolation.

17 `Or -- a sword I bring in against that land, and I have said: Sword, thou dost pass over through the land, and I have cut off from it man and beast --

18 and these three men in its midst: I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah -- they deliver not sons and daughters, for they alone are delivered.

19 `Or -- pestilence I send unto that land, and I have poured out My fury against it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast --

20 and Noah, Daniel, and Job, in its midst: I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah -- neither son nor daughter do they deliver; they, by their righteousness, deliver their own soul.