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Ezekiel 14:16

then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if these three men were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered, but the land would be desolate.

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ASV

though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, they should deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only should be delivered, but the land should be desolate.

KJV

Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shet[the] threeH7969 →
הָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.Shimthe menH582 →
הָאֵלֶּה֮ha.'e.Leh<the> theseH428 →
בְּתוֹכָהּ֒be.to.Khah[will be] in [the] midst of itH8432 →
חַי־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416 →
אָ֗נִי'A.niof meH589 →
נְאֻם֙ne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002 →
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136 →
יְהוִ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3069 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
בָּנִ֥יםba.NimsonsH1121 →
וְאִם־ve.'im-and ifH518 →
בָּנ֖וֹתba.NotdaughtersH1323 →
יַצִּ֑ילוּya.Tzi.luthey will deliverH5337 →
הֵ֤מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992 →
לְבַדָּם֙le.va.Damto alone themH905 →
יִנָּצֵ֔לוּyi.na.Tze.luthey will be deliveredH5337 →
וְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzand the landH776 →
תִּהְיֶ֥הtih.Yehit will beH1961 →
שְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.Maha desolationH8077 →

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Genesis 19:29So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.Ezekiel 18:20The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.Ezekiel 33:11Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’Genesis 18:23–33Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?Ezekiel 14:18then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if these three men were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered.Numbers 14:28–29So tell them: As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say.Ezekiel 14:20then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. Their righteousness could deliver only themselves.James 5:16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.Ezekiel 14:14then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.Acts 27:24and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’Matthew 18:19–20Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.Job 22:20‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire has consumed their excess.’

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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