Ezekiel 14:15
If I send wild beasts through the land and they ravage it, leaving it desolate so that no one can pass through because of the beasts,
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts:
KJV1611 – Modern English
If I cause wild beasts to pass through the land, and they ravage it, so that it is desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts:
King James Version 1611 (Original)
If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts:
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
If{H3863} I cause evil{H7451} beasts{H2416} to pass through{H5674} the land,{H776} and they ravage{H7921} it, and it be made desolate,{H8077} so that no man may pass through{H5674} because{H6440} of the beasts;{H2416}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
If{H3863} I cause noisome{H7451} beasts{H2416} to pass through{H5674}{(H8686)} the land{H776}, and they spoil{H7921}{(H8765)} it, so that it be desolate{H8077}, that no man may pass through{H5674}{(H8802)} because{H6440} of the beasts{H2416}:
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yf I bringe noysome beestes in to the londe, to waist it vp, and it be so desolate, that no man maye go therin for beestes:
Geneva Bible (1560)
If I bring noysome beastes into the lande and they spoyle it, so that it bee desolate, that no man may passe through, because of beastes,
Bishops' Bible (1568)
If I bryng noysome beastes into the lande, and they spoyle it, and it be so desolate that no man may passe through it for beastes,
Authorized King James Version (1611)
If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts:
Webster's Bible (1833)
If I cause evil animals to pass through the land, and they ravage it, and it be made desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the animals;
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`If an evil beast I cause to pass through the land, and it hath bereaved, and it hath been a desolation, without any passing through because of the beast --
American Standard Version (1901)
If I cause evil beasts to pass through the land, and they ravage it, and it be made desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the beasts;
American Standard Version (1901)
If I cause evil beasts to pass through the land, and they ravage it, and it be made desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the beasts;
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Or if I send evil beasts through the land causing destruction and making it waste, so that no man may go through because of the beasts:
World English Bible (2000)
If I cause evil animals to pass through the land, and they ravage it, and it be made desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the animals;
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
“Suppose I were to send wild animals through the land and kill its children, leaving it desolate, without travelers due to the wild animals.
Referenced Verses
- Ezek 5:17 : 17 I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will bereave you. Plague and bloodshed will sweep through you, and I will bring the sword against you. I, the LORD, have spoken.
- Lev 26:22 : 22 I will send wild animals against you, and they will rob you of your children, destroy your cattle, and reduce your numbers until your roads are deserted.
- 1 Kgs 20:36 : 36 Then the prophet said to him, 'Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, as soon as you leave me, a lion will kill you.' And as soon as he left him, a lion found him and killed him.
- 2 Kgs 17:25 : 25 When they first lived there, they did not fear the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of the people.
- Jer 15:3 : 3 I will appoint over them four kinds of punishment, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth to devour and destroy.
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16 even if these three men were in it, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, they could not save their sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered, but the land would become desolate.
17 Or if I bring a sword against that land and say, 'Let a sword pass through the land,' and I cut off from it both man and beast,
18 even if these three men were there, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, they could not save sons or daughters. They alone would be saved.
19 Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out my wrath upon it in bloodshed, cutting off from it both man and beast,
20 even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, they could not save son or daughter. They would save only themselves by their righteousness.
21 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: How much worse will it be when I send my four dreadful judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—against Jerusalem, to cut off both man and beast from it!
- Ezek 14:12-143 verses79%
12 The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
13 Son of man, if a land sins against me by acting faithlessly, and I stretch out my hand against it, breaking its supply of bread, sending famine upon it, and cutting off from it both man and beast,
14 even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, they would deliver only themselves by their righteousness, declares the Sovereign LORD.
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13 I will destroy all its cattle beside many waters, so no human foot will stir them up again, nor will the hooves of cattle stir them up.
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22 I will send wild animals against you, and they will rob you of your children, destroy your cattle, and reduce your numbers until your roads are deserted.
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17 I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will bereave you. Plague and bloodshed will sweep through you, and I will bring the sword against you. I, the LORD, have spoken.
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8 I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully, declares the Lord GOD.
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3 For a nation has come against her from the north; it will make her land desolate. No one will live there—neither man nor beast—all will flee and be gone.
- Ezek 33:27-293 verses74%
27 Tell them this: 'This is what the Lord GOD says: As surely as I live, those who are in the ruins will fall by the sword, those who are in the open field I will give to wild animals to be devoured, and those who are in the strongholds and caves will die of plague.'
28 I will make the land a desolate waste, and its proud strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, with no one passing through.
29 Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I make the land a desolate waste because of all the detestable things they have done.
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25 I will make a covenant of peace with them and rid the land of wild animals, so they may live securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forests.
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11 No foot of man or beast will pass through it; it will be uninhabited for forty years.
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8 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am bringing a sword against you, and I will cut off both man and beast from among you.
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4 I will leave you on the land, hurl you onto the open field. I will make all the birds of the heavens settle on you, and the wild beasts of the earth will feast on you.
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14 I will make you a ruin and a reproach among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by.
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3 Therefore the land mourns, and all who live in it languish, along with the beasts of the field, the birds of the skies, and even the fish of the sea are taken away.
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14 'I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known. The land was left so desolate behind them that no one could come or go. This is how they made the pleasant land a wasteland.'
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18 How the cattle groan! The herds of livestock wander in confusion because they have no pasture; even the flocks of sheep are suffering.
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6 I will strike the inhabitants of this city—both man and beast—with a great plague, and they will die.
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10 This is what the Lord says: You say of this place, 'It is desolate, without people or animals,' in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted, without people, inhabitants, or animals.
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13 The land will become desolate because of its inhabitants, due to the fruit of their deeds.
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39 Therefore, desert creatures and hyenas will dwell there, and ostriches will inhabit it. It will never again be inhabited or settled from generation to generation.
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14 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: While the whole earth rejoices, I will make you desolate.
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10 I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a lair of jackals, and I will make the towns of Judah desolate, without inhabitants.
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3 I will appoint over them four kinds of punishment, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth to devour and destroy.
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62 Then say, 'O Lord, You have said concerning this place that You will cut it off, so that no one will dwell in it—neither man nor beast—but it will lie desolate forever.'
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14 I will stretch out My hand against them and make the land a desolate wasteland, from the wilderness to Diblah—wherever they live. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
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3 I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, along with the ruins and the wicked. I will remove mankind from the face of the earth—this is the Lord’s declaration.
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32 I will bring the land to desolation so that even your enemies who live there will be appalled by it.
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4 How long will the land mourn and the grass in the fields wither? Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it, the beasts and the birds are swept away. For they said, 'He will not see our end.'
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9 All you wild animals of the field, come and devour, all you creatures of the forest.
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43 Her cities have become a desolation, a dry and barren land where no one lives, and through which no man passes.
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6 I will give peace in the land, and you will lie down with no one to make you afraid. I will remove harmful beasts from the land, and no sword will go through your land.
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37 The peaceful pastures will be silent because of the LORD's fierce anger.
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8 I will make this city desolate and an object of scorn. Everyone who passes by will be appalled and will scoff because of all its wounds.
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24 Wasted by famine, consumed by burning heat and bitter destruction, I will send against them the teeth of wild animals and the venom of creatures that crawl in the dust.
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13 Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its fruit?
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34 The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of everyone who passes by.
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7 He destroyed their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and its fullness were desolated at the sound of his roaring.
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7 A lion has come out of his thicket, a destroyer of nations has set out; he has left his place to turn your land into a waste. Your cities will be ruined, without inhabitants.
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15 A similar plague will strike the horses, mules, camels, donkeys, and all the animals in the camps.
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20 The inhabited cities will be laid waste, and the land will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.