Ezekiel 11:8

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

The sword you have feared, and the sword I will bring upon you, a declaration of the Lord YHWH.

Latin

Gladium metuistis, et gladium inducam super vos, ait Dominus Deus.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Ezekiel 11:8–10

God once saved his people from foreigners in Egypt, but now he would give them over to foreigners for judgment.

Ezekiel 11:1–11

The Spirit showed Ezekiel God's view of Jerusalem, then let him hear the city's people. The wicked advisors claimed that although the Babylonian attack (the fire) was difficult (hot), the city's defenses (the pot) were strong enough to protect them (the meat). These advisors encouraged people to build houses on stolen land (see Ezekiel 11:15, 17), believing they would be safe. God, however, was determined to judge the wicked.

Ezekiel 8:1–11:25

This section describes how the people defiled (made unclean by sin) the temple in Jerusalem (Ezekiel 8). Because of this sin, the Lord left the temple. After he left, the city and the temple were destroyed (9:1–11:13).

At first, this sounds like only bad news. But for those already living in exile, it was also good news. The Lord was not limited to the temple in Jerusalem. He would come to be with his people in exile.

By coming to dwell with them, the Lord showed that the exiles were not forgotten. They were the ones who carried hope for the future of God’s people.

Theme notes and profiles

God’s Glory with His People Temple Legislation as Theology

Events

Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC

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What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
Job 3:25
For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.
Isaiah 24:17–18
Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.
Isaiah 66:4
So I will choose their punishment and I will bring terror upon them, because I called and no one answered, I spoke and no one listened. But they did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”
Jeremiah 42:14–16
…and if you say, ‘No, but we will go to the land of Egypt and live there, where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn or hunger for bread,’
Jeremiah 38:19–23
But King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans, for the Chaldeans may deliver me into their hands to abuse me.”
Isaiah 30:16–17
“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.
1 Thessalonians 2:15–16
…who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,
John 11:48
If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”
Job 20:24
Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.
Jeremiah 44:12–13
And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there; they will meet their end. They will all fall by the sword or be consumed by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine; and they will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and reproach.
Amos 9:1–4
I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Benaiah Ezekiel, Book of Haggai, Book of Pelatiah

Topics

Backsliders: Backsliding of Israel Caldron: Figurative Jaazaniah: A Wicked Prince of Judah Pelatiah: A Prince Against Whom Ezekiel Prophesied, and Who Fell Dead at the Close of the Prophecy Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments

Ezekiel 11:8

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