Ezekiel 14:16
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.
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 14 connects to 10 cross-references. Elders come to Ezekiel while cherishing idols in their hearts. God declares he will answer them himself in judgment on their idolatry. Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in the land they could only save themselves — the severity …
Other Translations
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.
these three men in its midst: I live--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah--neither sons nor daughters do they deliver; they alone are delivered, and the land is a desolation.
Even if these three men were in it, by my life, says the Lord, they would not keep safe their sons or daughters, but only themselves, and the land would be made waste.
Cross References
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Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from …
Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.
Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their …
Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor …
Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither son …
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