Ezekiel 5:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

A third part of you shall die with pestilence, and with famine they shall be consumed in your midst: and a third part shall fall by the sword around you; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    One third of you will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you. Another third will fall by the sword around you, and the final third I will scatter to every wind and pursue with a drawn sword.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    A third part{H7992} of thee shall die{H4191} with the pestilence,{H1698} and with famine{H7458} shall they be consumed{H3615} in the midst{H8432} of thee; and a third part{H7992} shall fall{H5307} by the sword{H2719} round about{H5439} thee; and a third part{H7992} I will scatter{H2219} unto all the winds,{H7307} and will draw out{H7324} a sword{H2719} after{H310} them.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    A third part{H7992} of thee shall die{H4191}{(H8799)} with the pestilence{H1698}, and with famine{H7458} shall they be consumed{H3615}{(H8799)} in the midst{H8432} of thee: and a third part{H7992} shall fall{H5307}{(H8799)} by the sword{H2719} round about{H5439} thee; and I will scatter{H2219}{(H8762)} a third part{H7992} into all the winds{H7307}, and I will draw out{H7324}{(H8686)} a sword{H2719} after{H310} them.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    One thirde parte within the, shall die of the pestilence and of honger: Another thirde parte shall be slayne downe rounde aboute the, with the swearde: The other thirde parte that remayneth, will I scatre abrode towarde all the wyndes, and drawe out the swearde after them.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they bee consumed in the middes of thee: and another third part shall fall by the sword round about thee: and I will scatter the last third part into all windes, and I will drawe out a sword after them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    One thirde part within thee shall dye of the pestilence and be consumed of hunger, another thirde part shalbe slayne downe rounde about thee with the sworde, the other thirde part that remayneth, wyll I scatter abrode towarde all the wyndes, and drawe out a sworde after them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    A third part of you shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of you; and a third part shall fall by the sword round about you; and a third part I will scatter to all the winds, and will draw out a sword after them.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Thy third part -- by pestilence they die, And by famine are consumed in thy midst, And the third part, by sword they fall round about thee, And the third part, to every wind I scatter, And a sword I draw out after them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee; and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and a third part I will scatter unto all the winds, and will draw out a sword after them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee; and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and a third part I will scatter unto all the winds, and will draw out a sword after them.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    A third of you will come to death from disease, wasting away among you through need of food; a third will be put to the sword round about you; and a third I will send away to every wind, letting loose a sword after them.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    A third part of you shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of you; and a third part shall fall by the sword around you; and a third part I will scatter to all the winds, and will draw out a sword after them.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    A third of your people will die of plague or be overcome by the famine within you. A third of your people will fall by the sword surrounding you, and a third I will scatter to the winds. I will unleash a sword behind them.

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 5:2 : 2 You shall burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and you shall take a third part, and strike around it with a knife: and a third part you shall scatter to the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.
  • Jer 15:2 : 2 And it shall come to pass, if they say to you, Where shall we go forth? then you shall tell them, Thus says the LORD; Those for death, to death; and those for the sword, to the sword; and those for the famine, to the famine; and those for the captivity, to the captivity.
  • Jer 21:9 : 9 He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he who goes out, and falls to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be as a prize to him.
  • Ezek 12:14 : 14 And I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.
  • Ezek 5:10 : 10 Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in your midst, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in you, and the whole remnant of you I will scatter into all the winds.
  • Jer 43:10-11 : 10 And say to them, Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hidden; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them. 11 And when he comes, he shall strike the land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword.
  • Jer 44:27 : 27 Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until they are ended.
  • Ezek 6:11-12 : 11 Thus says the Lord GOD; Clap your hands, and stamp your foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence. 12 He who is far off shall die of pestilence; and he who is near shall fall by the sword; and he who remains and is besieged shall die by famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.
  • Lev 26:33 : 33 And I will scatter you among the nations, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.
  • Deut 28:65 : 65 And among these nations shall you find no ease, neither shall the sole of your foot have rest: but the LORD shall give you there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
  • Jer 9:16 : 16 I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known; and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.
  • Jer 42:16-17 : 16 Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which you feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, of which you were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there you shall die. 17 So shall it be with all the men who set their faces to go into Egypt to live there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.
  • Jer 42:22 : 22 Now therefore know certainly that you shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place where you desire to go and to live.
  • Ezek 5:17 : 17 So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave you; and pestilence and blood shall pass through you; and I will bring the sword upon you. I the LORD have spoken it.
  • Ezek 6:8 : 8 Yet I will leave a remnant, that you may have some who escape the sword among the nations, when you are scattered through the countries.
  • Amos 9:4 : 4 And though they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword, and it shall slay them; and I will set my eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
  • Zech 7:14 : 14 But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations they had not known. Thus the land became desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned: for they made the pleasant land desolate.
  • Zech 13:7-9 : 7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is my fellow, says the LORD of hosts: strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered; and I will turn my hand upon the little ones. 8 And it shall come to pass that in all the land, says the LORD, two-thirds shall be cut off and die, but one-third shall be left in it. 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them as gold is tested; they shall call on my name, and I will hear them; I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, The LORD is my God.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ezek 5:2-3
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    2 You shall burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and you shall take a third part, and strike around it with a knife: and a third part you shall scatter to the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.

    3 You shall also take a few in number, and bind them in your skirts.

  • Ezek 6:11-12
    2 verses
    83%

    11 Thus says the Lord GOD; Clap your hands, and stamp your foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.

    12 He who is far off shall die of pestilence; and he who is near shall fall by the sword; and he who remains and is besieged shall die by famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.

  • 8 And it shall come to pass that in all the land, says the LORD, two-thirds shall be cut off and die, but one-third shall be left in it.

  • Ezek 5:13-14
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    13 Thus shall my anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the LORD have spoken it in my zeal when I have accomplished my fury in them.

    14 Moreover I will make you a waste, and a reproach among the nations that are around you, in the sight of all that pass by.

  • Ezek 5:10-11
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    10 Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in your midst, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in you, and the whole remnant of you I will scatter into all the winds.

    11 Therefore, as I live, says the Lord GOD; Surely, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your detestable things, and with all your abominations, therefore will I also diminish you; neither shall my eye spare, nor will I have any pity.

  • 33 And I will scatter you among the nations, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.

  • Ezek 5:16-17
    2 verses
    78%

    16 When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:

    17 So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave you; and pestilence and blood shall pass through you; and I will bring the sword upon you. I the LORD have spoken it.

  • 78%

    14 And I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.

    15 And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.

    16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they go; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

    17 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

  • 15 The sword is outside, and the pestilence and the famine within; he who is in the field shall die by the sword, and he who is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.

  • 27 Say thus to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; As I live, surely those who are in the ruins shall fall by the sword, and he who is in the open field I will give to the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.

  • 21 And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and those who remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and you shall know that I the LORD have spoken it.

  • 25 And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when you are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

  • 10 And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they are consumed from the land that I gave to them and to their fathers.

  • 17 So shall it be with all the men who set their faces to go into Egypt to live there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.

  • 16 I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known; and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.

  • 15 And I will scatter you among the heathen, and disperse you in the countries, and will purge your filthiness out of you.

  • 23 For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

  • Jer 15:2-3
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    2 And it shall come to pass, if they say to you, Where shall we go forth? then you shall tell them, Thus says the LORD; Those for death, to death; and those for the sword, to the sword; and those for the famine, to the famine; and those for the captivity, to the captivity.

    3 And I will appoint over them four kinds, says the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the birds of the heavens, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.

  • Jer 29:17-18
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    17 Thus says the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will send on them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like rotten figs that cannot be eaten, they are so bad.

    18 And I will pursue them with the sword, famine, and pestilence, and will deliver them to be moved to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, a hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations where I have driven them.

  • 19 Or if I send a pestilence into that land and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast:

  • 3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus says the LORD; Behold, I am against you, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.

  • Ezek 6:7-8
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    7 And the slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the LORD.

    8 Yet I will leave a remnant, that you may have some who escape the sword among the nations, when you are scattered through the countries.

  • 21 For thus says the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four severe judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the wild beasts, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?

  • 9 He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he who goes out, and falls to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be as a prize to him.

  • 22 And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

  • Ezek 11:8-10
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    73%

    8 You have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, says the Lord GOD.

    9 And I will bring you out of its midst, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.

    10 You shall fall by the sword; I will judge you at the border of Israel; and you shall know that I am the LORD.

  • 6 And I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.

  • 2 Thus says the LORD, He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he who goes forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life as a prize, and shall live.

  • 5 You shall fall upon the open field, for I have spoken it, says the Lord GOD.

  • 17 Or if I bring a sword upon that land and say, Sword, pass through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:

  • 4 And though they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword, and it shall slay them; and I will set my eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

  • 31 And I will pour out my indignation upon you, I will blow against you in the fire of my wrath, and deliver you into the hands of brutish men, skillful to destroy.

  • 13 For I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence:

  • 3 For thus says the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth by a hundred shall have ten left, to the house of Israel.

  • 25 And I will set my jealousy against you, and they shall deal furiously with you: they shall take away your nose and your ears; and your remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take your sons and your daughters; and your residue shall be devoured by the fire.

  • 15 There the fire shall devour you; the sword shall cut you off, it shall eat you up like the locust: make yourself many like the locust, make yourself many like the swarming locusts.

  • 16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning fever, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.