Verse 15

Ezekiel 14:15

New Living Translation

15 “Or suppose I were to send wild animals to invade the country, kill the people, and make the land too desolate and dangerous to pass through.

Original Language Text

hebrew

לֽוּ חַיָּ֥ה רָעָ֛ה אַעֲבִ֥יר בָּ/אָ֖רֶץ וְ/שִׁכְּלָ֑תָּ/ה וְ/הָיְתָ֤ה שְׁמָמָה֙ מִ/בְּלִ֣י עוֹבֵ֔ר מִ/פְּנֵ֖י הַ/חַיָּֽה

English Translation

If only a bad animal would pass through the land and you would be forsaken, and it would be desolate without any passerby before the animal.

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Chapter 14 Context

1 Then some of the leaders of Israel visited me, and while they were sitting with me, Focus ↗

2 this message came to me from the LORD: Focus ↗

3 “Son of man, these leaders have set up idols in their hearts. They have embraced things that will ma... Focus ↗

4 Tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Israel have set up idols in their he... Focus ↗

5 I will do this to capture the minds and hearts of all my people who have turned from me to worship t... Focus ↗

6 “Therefore, tell the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Repent and turn away f... Focus ↗

7 I, the LORD, will answer all those, both Israelites and foreigners, who reject me and set up idols i... Focus ↗

8 I will turn against such people and make a terrible example of them, eliminating them from among my... Focus ↗

9 “‘And if a prophet is deceived into giving a message, it is because I, the LORD, have deceived that... Focus ↗

10 False prophets and those who seek their guidance will all be punished for their sins. Focus ↗

11 In this way, the people of Israel will learn not to stray from me, polluting themselves with sin. Th... Focus ↗

12 Then this message came to me from the LORD: Focus ↗

13 “Son of man, suppose the people of a country were to sin against me, and I lifted my fist to crush t... Focus ↗

14 Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were there, their righteousness would save no one but themselves, says... Focus ↗

15 “Or suppose I were to send wild animals to invade the country, kill the people, and make the land to...

16 As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, even if those three men were there, they wouldn’t be a... Focus ↗

17 “Or suppose I were to bring war against the land, and I sent enemy armies to destroy both people and... Focus ↗

18 As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, even if those three men were there, they wouldn’t be a... Focus ↗

19 “Or suppose I were to pour out my fury by sending an epidemic into the land, and the disease killed... Focus ↗

20 As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were there, they wouldn’... Focus ↗

21 “Now this is what the Sovereign LORD says: How terrible it will be when all four of these dreadful p... Focus ↗

22 Yet there will be survivors, and they will come here to join you as exiles in Babylon. You will see... Focus ↗

23 When you meet them and see their behavior, you will understand that these things are not being done... Focus ↗

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