Ezekiel 33:27
in Ezekiel 33Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, those in the ruins will fall by the sword, those in the open field I will give to be devoured by wild animals, and those in the strongholds and caves will die by plague.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Thus shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As I live, surely they that are in the waste places shall fall by the sword; and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured; and they that are in the strongholds and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.
KJV
Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.
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This verse in Ezekiel 33
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThey that are in the wastes - He seems to speak of those Jews who had fled to rocks, caves, and fortresses, in the mountains; whose death he predicts, partly by the sword, partly by wild beasts, and partly by famine.
This site's exposition
those in the ruins will fall by the sword
on Ezekiel 33:27-29
The sentence answers the claim of verse 24: the sword for “those in the ruins”, wild animals for the open field, and plague. Verse 28 extends the desolation to the land. Henry marks verse 29, “Then they will know that I am the LORD”, as the formula closing the unit.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
After Jerusalem was captured and the temple destroyed, the poor of the land, of whom Jeremiah writes, were left alone in Jerusalem to cultivate vineyards and fields and to dwell in the ruins of the burned city. And although they should have repented for the reasons for their captivity, they deceived themselves with empty hope, saying: Our father Abraham was one, and yet he possessed this land as an inheritance, not because he himself possessed it, but because his descendants received the land of promise. If, therefore, he alone was multiplied into so many peoples, we who are left behind in the land of Judea, and dwell in desolate and ruined cities, will certainly be multiplied much more, so that we may possess more than he possessed alone.
(Verse 23 onwards) And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, those who dwell in these ruined places in the land of Israel speak, saying: Abraham was one, and he possessed the land; but we are many, the land has been given to us as a possession. Therefore, you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord God: You who eat with blood and lift up your eyes to your idols, and shed blood, shall you inherit the land?
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Say thou thus unto them, thus saith the Lord God,....
The words behind it
27 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כֹּֽה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| תֹאמַ֨ר | tomar | you will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲלֵהֶ֜ם | ʾalehem | to them | H413 → | 5510 times |
| כֹּה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֨ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֣י | ʾadonai | [the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהוִה֮ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
| חַי־ | chai- | [by] [the] life | H2416 → | 498 times |
| אָנִי֒ | ʾani | of me | H589 → | 874 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| לֹ֞א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ʾasher | [those] who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בֶּֽחֳרָבוֹת֙ | bechoravot | [are] in the waste places | H2723 → | 42 times |
| בַּחֶ֣רֶב | bacherev | by the sword | H2719 → | 413 times |
| יִפֹּ֔לוּ | yipolu | they will fall | H5307 → | 435 times |
| וַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ | vaasher | and [the one] who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [is] on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| פְּנֵ֣י | penei | [the] surface of | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה | hasadeh | the field | H7704 → | 334 times |
| לַחַיָּ֥ה | lachaiyah | to the animal[s] | H2416 → | 498 times |
| נְתַתִּ֖יו | netativ | I will give him | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לְאָכְל֑וֹ | leakhelo | to eat him | H398 → | 810 times |
| וַאֲשֶׁ֛ר | vaasher | and [those] who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בַּמְּצָד֥וֹת | bametzadot | [are] in the strongholds | H4679 → | |
| וּבַמְּעָר֖וֹת | uvamearot | and in the caves | H4631 → | |
| בַּדֶּ֥בֶר | badever | by <the> pestilence | H1698 → | 49 times |
| יָמֽוּתוּ׃ | yamutu | they will die | H4191 → | 839 times |
כֹּֽה־thus
koh-H3541 →577 times
תֹאמַ֨רyou will say
tomarH559 →5305 times
אֲלֵהֶ֜םto them
ʾalehemH413 →5510 times
כֹּה־thus
koh-H3541 →577 times
אָמַ֨רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
אֲדֹנָ֣י[the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהוִה֮Yahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
חַי־[by] [the] life
chai-H2416 →498 times
אָנִי֒of me
ʾaniH589 →874 times
אִם־if
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
לֹ֞אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
אֲשֶׁ֤ר[those] who
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
בֶּֽחֳרָבוֹת֙[are] in the waste places
bechoravotH2723 →42 times
בַּחֶ֣רֶבby the sword
bacherevH2719 →413 times
יִפֹּ֔לוּthey will fall
yipoluH5307 →435 times
וַֽאֲשֶׁר֙and [the one] who
vaasherH834 →5497 times
עַל־[is] on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
פְּנֵ֣י[the] surface of
peneiH6440 →2123 times
הַשָּׂדֶ֔הthe field
hasadehH7704 →334 times
לַחַיָּ֥הto the animal[s]
lachaiyahH2416 →498 times
נְתַתִּ֖יוI will give him
netativH5414 →2011 times
לְאָכְל֑וֹto eat him
leakheloH398 →810 times
וַאֲשֶׁ֛רand [those] who
vaasherH834 →5497 times
בַּמְּצָד֥וֹת[are] in the strongholds
bametzadotH4679 →
וּבַמְּעָר֖וֹתand in the caves
uvamearotH4631 →
בַּדֶּ֥בֶרby <the> pestilence
badeverH1698 →49 times
יָמֽוּתוּ׃they will die
yamutuH4191 →839 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezekiel 33:24“Son of man, those living in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been…
it leads to
- Isaiah 51:2
Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.
- Acts 7:5
He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a…
- Luke 3:8
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up…
- Ezekiel 36:4
therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and…
- Jeremiah 40:7
When all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in…
- Isaiah 51:2
Through
1 Samuel 13:6Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
it leads to
- Judges 6:2
and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
- Judges 6:2
Through
Jeremiah 42:22Now therefore, know for sure that by sword and famine and plague you will die in the place where you desire to go to reside.”
it leads to
- Jeremiah 42:17
So all who resolve to go to Egypt to reside there will die by sword and famine and plague. Not one of them will survive or escape the disaster I will bring upon them.’
- Ezekiel 6:11
This is what the Lord GOD says: Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and cry out “Alas!” because of all the wicked abominations of the house of Israel, who will fall by sword and…
- Jeremiah 42:17
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.