Ezekiel 33:27

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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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Say	תֹאמַ֨ר to.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
saith	אָמַ֨ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
GOD	יְהוִה֮ Yah.weh	H3069	YHWH · proper noun, a title
live	חַי chai-	H2416	alive · adjective, masculine singular absolute
wastes	בֶּֽחֳרָבוֹת֙ be.cho.ra.Vot	H2723	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
fall	יִפֹּ֔לוּ yi.Po.lu	H5307	to fall · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
sword	בַּחֶ֣רֶב ba.Che.rev	H2719	drought · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
open	פְּנֵ֣י pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct
field	הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה ha.sa.Deh	H7704	a field (as flat) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
give	נְתַתִּ֖יו ne.ta.Tiv	H5414	to give · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
beasts	לַחַיָּ֥ה la.chai.Yah	H2416	alive · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
devoured	לְאָכְל֑וֹ le.'a.khe.Lo	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
forts	בַּמְּצָד֥וֹת ba.me.tza.Dot	H4679	a fastness (as a covert of ambush) · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
caves	וּבַמְּעָר֖וֹת u.va.me.'a.Rot	H4631	a cavern (as dark) · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
die	יָמֽוּתוּ ya.Mu.tu	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
pestilence	בַּדֶּ֥בֶר ba.De.ver	H1698	a pestilence · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

1 Samuel 13:6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and i…
Jeremiah 42:22 Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and…
Ezekiel 39:4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous…
Judges 6:2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mo…
1 Samuel 22:1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down…
1 Samuel 23:14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but…
1 Samuel 24:3 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides…
Isaiah 2:19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 33:21-29

Here we have, I. The tidings brought to Ezekiel of the burning of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans. The city was burnt in the eleventh year of the captivity and the fifth month, Jer 52:12, Jer 52:13. Tidings hereof were brought to the prophet by one that was an eye-witness of the destruction, in the twelfth year, and the tenth month (Eze 33:21), which was a year and almost five months after the thing was done; we may well suppose that, there being a constant correspondence at this time more than ever kept up between Jerusalem and Babylon, he had heard the news long before. But this was the first time he had an account of it from a refugee, from one who escaped, who could be particular, and would b…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 33:27

shall fall by the sword--The very object of their confidence would be the instrument of their destruction. Thinking to "stand" by it, by it they shall "fall." Just retribution! Some fell by the sword of Ishmael; others by the Chaldeans in revenge for the murder of Gedaliah (Jer. 40:1-44:30). caves-- (Jdg 6:2; Sa1 13:6). In the hilly parts of Judea there were caves almost inaccessible, as having only crooked and extremely narrow paths of ascent, with rock in front stretching down into the valleys beneath perpendicularly [JOSEPHUS, Wars of the Jews, 1.16.4].

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 33:27

They 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.

John Gill on Ezekiel 33:27

Say thou thus unto them, thus saith the Lord God,.... Send or write unto them in the name of the Lord, after this manner, as I live, which is the form of an oath; the Lord swears by himself his life, because he could swear by no greater, and for the confirmation of what follows: surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword; by their own sword, falling out one with another; or by the sword of Ishmael Jeremiah 41:2 or by the sword of the Chaldeans, who revenged the death of Gedaliah and others; even such who dwelt amidst the ruins of the city of Jerusalem, and other places, that were become desolate through the ravages of the enemy: and him that is in the open field will I giv…

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel, Book of — Consists mainly of three groups of prophecies. After an account of his call to the prophetical office (1-3:21), Ezekiel (1) utters words of denunciation against the Jews (3:22-24), warning them of…
Cave · .Israelites — .Israelites
Caves · Afford no protection from the judgments of God — Afford no protection from the judgments of God

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 33:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 33:21-29

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 33:27

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 33:27

John Gill on Ezekiel 33:27

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 33:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 33:21-29

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 33:27

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 33:27

John Gill on Ezekiel 33:27

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 33:23–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 33:27-29

Rashi on Ezekiel 33:27