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Ezekiel 11:8

You fear the sword, so I will bring the sword against you, declares the Lord GOD.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Backsliders;   Caldron;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Jaazaniah;   Pelatiah;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Apocalyptic literature;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Deliver;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Pelatiah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Johanan;   Pelatiah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Caldron;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Pelati'ah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jaazaniah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Captivity;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for February 12;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
You fear the sword, so I will bring the sword against you. This is the declaration of the Lord God.
Hebrew Names Version
You have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword on you, says the Lord GOD.
King James Version
Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord God .
English Standard Version
You have feared the sword, and I will bring the sword upon you, declares the Lord God .
New American Standard Bible
"You have feared a sword; so I will bring a sword upon you," the Lord GOD declares.
New Century Version
You have feared the sword, but I will bring a sword against you, says the Lord God .
Amplified Bible
"You have feared the sword; so I will bring a sword upon you," says the Lord GOD.
World English Bible
You have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword on you, says the Lord Yahweh.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Ye haue feared the sworde, and I wil bring a sworde vpon you, saith the Lorde God.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You have feared a sword; so I will bring a sword upon you," the Lord GOD declares.
Legacy Standard Bible
You have feared a sword; so a sword I will bring upon you," Lord Yahweh declares.
Contemporary English Version
and I'll send armies to attack you, just as you fear.
Complete Jewish Bible
You are afraid of the sword, but I will bring the sword upon you," says Adonai Elohim .
Darby Translation
Ye have feared the sword, and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
You are afraid of the sword, but I am bringing the sword against you!'" This is what the Lord God said.
George Lamsa Translation
You have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, says the LORD God.
Good News Translation
Are you afraid of swords? I will bring soldiers with swords to attack you.
Lexham English Bible
The sword you have feared, and the sword I will bring against you!" declares the Lord Yahweh.
Literal Translation
You have feared the sword, but I will bring a sword on you, says the Lord Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
ye haue drawe out ye swearde, eue so wil I also bringe a swearde ouer you, saieth ye LORDE God.
American Standard Version
Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword upon you, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
You have been fearing the sword, and I will send the sword on you, says the Lord.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Ye have feared the sword; and the sword will I bring upon you, saith the Lord GOD.
King James Version (1611)
Ye haue feared the sword, and I will bring a sword vpon you, saith the Lord God.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
ye haue feared the sworde, and I wyll bring a sworde ouer you, saith the Lorde God.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Ye fear the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord.
English Revised Version
Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Ye dredden swerd, and Y schal brynge in swerd on you, seith the Lord God.
Update Bible Version
You have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword on you, says the Lord Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.
New English Translation
You fear the sword, so the sword I will bring against you,' declares the sovereign Lord .
New King James Version
You have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you," says the Lord GOD.
New Living Translation
I will bring on you the sword of war you so greatly fear, says the Sovereign Lord .
New Life Bible
You have been afraid of the sword, so I will bring a sword upon you," the Lord God says.
New Revised Standard
You have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword upon you, says the Lord God .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
A sword, have ye feared, - And a sword, will I bring in upon you, Declareth My Lord Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
You have feared the sword, and I will bring the sword upon you, saith the Lord God.
Revised Standard Version
You have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword upon you, says the Lord GOD.
Young's Literal Translation
A sword ye have feared, And a sword I bring in against you, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

Contextual Overview

1Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the LORD that faces east. And there at the entrance of the gate were twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, who were leaders of the people. 2And the LORD said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked counsel in this city. 3They are saying, 'Is not the time near to build houses? The city is a cooking pot, and we are the meat.' 4Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, O son of man!" 5And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me and told me to declare that this is what the LORD says: "That is what you are thinking, O house of Israel; and I know the thoughts that arise in your minds. 6You have multiplied those you killed in this city and filled its streets with the dead. 7Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: The slain you have laid within this city are the meat, and the city is the pot; but I will remove you from it. 8You fear the sword, so I will bring the sword against you, declares the Lord GOD.9I will bring you out of the city and hand you over to foreigners; I will execute judgments against you. 10You will fall by the sword, and I will judge you to the border of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Job 3:25, Job 20:24, Proverbs 10:24, Isaiah 24:17, Isaiah 24:18, Isaiah 30:16, Isaiah 30:17, Isaiah 66:4, Jeremiah 38:19-23, Jeremiah 42:14-16, Jeremiah 44:12, Jeremiah 44:13, Amos 9:1-4, John 11:48, 1 Thessalonians 2:15, 1 Thessalonians 2:16

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 42:16 - that the sword Ezekiel 33:2 - When I bring the sword upon a land

Cross-References

Genesis 10:25
And two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
Genesis 10:32
All these are the clans of Noah's sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.
Genesis 11:4
"Come," they said, "let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth."
Genesis 11:9
That is why it is called Babel, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth.
Genesis 49:7
Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
Deuteronomy 32:8
When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.
Luke 1:51
He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.


 
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