Ezekiel 5:2

English Standard Version

²^(A)A third part you shall burn in the fire ^(B)in the midst of the city, ^(C)when the days of the siege are completed. And a third part you shall take and strike with the sword all around the city. ^(D)And a third part you shall scatter to the wind, and ^(E)I will unsheathe the sword after them.

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Ezekiel 5:2

New International Version

²When the days of your siege come to an end, burn^(A) a third^(B) of the hair inside the city. Take a third and strike it with the sword all around the city. And scatter a third to the wind.^(C) For I will pursue them with drawn sword.^(D)

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Ezekiel 5:12

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¹²^(A)A third part of you shall die of pestilence and be consumed with famine in your midst; ^(B)a third part shall fall by the sword all around you; ^(C)and a third part I will scatter to all the winds and will unsheathe the sword after them.

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Ezekiel 5:12

New International Version

¹²A third of your people will die of the plague or perish by famine inside you; a third will fall by the sword outside your walls; and a third I will scatter to the winds^(A) and pursue with drawn sword.^(B)

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Leviticus 26:33

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³³And ^(A)I will scatter you among the nations, and I will unsheathe the sword after you, and your land shall be a desolation, and your cities shall be a waste.

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Leviticus 26:33

New International Version

³³I will scatter^(A) you among the nations^(B) and will draw out my sword^(C) and pursue you. Your land will be laid waste,^(D) and your cities will lie in ruins.^(E)

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Ezekiel 4:1-8

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The Siege of Jerusalem Symbolized

4 “And you, ^(A)son of man, ^(B)take a brick and lay it before you, and engrave on it a city, even Jerusalem. ²^(C)And put siegeworks against it, ^(D)and build a siege wall against it, ^(E)and cast up a mound against it. Set camps also against it, ^(F)and plant battering rams against it all around. ³And you, take an iron griddle, and place it as an iron wall between you and the city; ^(G)and set your face toward it, ^(H)and let it be in a state of siege, and press the siege against it. This is ^(I)a sign for the house of Israel.

⁴“Then lie on your left side, and place the punishment^[a] of the house of Israel upon it. For the number of the days that you lie on it, ^(J)you shall bear their punishment. ⁵For I assign to you a number of days, ^(K)390 days, ^(L)equal to the number of the years of their punishment. ^(M)So long shall you bear ^(N)the punishment of the house of Israel. ⁶And when you have completed these, you shall lie down a second time, but on your right side, and ^(O)bear ^(P)the punishment of the house of Judah. ^(Q)Forty days I assign you, a day for each year. ⁷^(R)And you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, ^(S)with your arm bared, and you shall prophesy against the city. ⁸And behold, ^(T)I will place cords upon you, so that you cannot turn from one side to the other, till you have completed ^(U)the days of your siege.

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Ezekiel 4:4 Or iniquity; also verses 5, 6, 17

Ezekiel 4:1-8

New International Version

Siege of Jerusalem Symbolized

4 “Now, son of man, take a block of clay, put it in front of you and draw the city of Jerusalem on it. ²Then lay siege to it: Erect siege works against it, build a ramp^(A) up to it, set up camps against it and put battering rams around it.^(B) ³Then take an iron pan,^(C) place it as an iron wall between you and the city and turn your face toward^(D) it. It will be under siege, and you shall besiege it. This will be a sign^(E) to the people of Israel.^(F)

⁴“Then lie on your left side and put the sin of the people of Israel upon yourself.^[a] You are to bear their sin for the number of days you lie on your side. ⁵I have assigned you the same number of days as the years of their sin. So for 390 days you will bear the sin of the people of Israel.

⁶“After you have finished this, lie down again, this time on your right side, and bear the sin^(G) of the people of Judah. I have assigned you 40 days, a day for each year.^(H) ⁷Turn your face^(I) toward the siege of Jerusalem and with bared arm prophesy against her. ⁸I will tie you up with ropes so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have finished the days of your siege.^(J)

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Ezekiel 4:4 Or upon your side

Ezekiel 12:14

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¹⁴^(A)And I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him, his helpers and all his troops, ^(B)and I will unsheathe the sword after them.

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Ezekiel 12:14

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¹⁴I will scatter to the winds all those around him—his staff and all his troops—and I will pursue them with drawn sword.^(A)

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Jeremiah 15:2

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²And when they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord:

^(A)“‘Those who are for pestilence, to pestilence,
and those who are for the sword, to the sword;
those who are for famine, to famine,
and those who are for captivity, to captivity.’

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Jeremiah 15:2

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²And if they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ tell them, ‘This is what the Lord says:

“‘Those destined for death, to death;
those for the sword, to the sword;^(A)
those for starvation, to starvation;^(B)
those for captivity, to captivity.’^(C)

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Jeremiah 9:16

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¹⁶^(A)I will scatter them among the nations ^(B)whom neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will ^(C)send the sword after them, until I have consumed them.”

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Jeremiah 9:16

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¹⁶I will scatter them among nations^(A) that neither they nor their ancestors have known,^(B) and I will pursue them with the sword^(C) until I have made an end of them.”^(D)

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Amos 9:2-3

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²^(A)“If they dig into Sheol,
    from there shall my hand take them;
^(B)if they climb up to heaven,
    from there I will bring them down.
³If they hide themselves on ^(C)the top of Carmel,
    from there I will search them out and take them;
^(D)and if they hide from my sight at the bottom of the sea,
    there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them.

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Amos 9:2-3

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²Though they dig down to the depths below,^(A)
    from there my hand will take them.
Though they climb up to the heavens above,^(B)
    from there I will bring them down.^(C)
³Though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel,^(D)
    there I will hunt them down and seize them.^(E)
Though they hide from my eyes at the bottom of the sea,^(F)
    there I will command the serpent^(G) to bite them.^(H)

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Jeremiah 38:2

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²“Thus says the Lord: ^(A)He who stays in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, ^(B)but he who goes out to the Chaldeans shall live. He shall have his life as a prize of war, and live.

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Jeremiah 38:2

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²“This is what the Lord says: ‘Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague,^(A) but whoever goes over to the Babylonians^[a] will live. They will escape with their lives; they will live.’^(B)

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Jeremiah 38:2 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 18, 19 and 23

Jeremiah 24:10

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¹⁰And I will send ^(A)sword, famine, and pestilence upon them, until they shall be utterly destroyed from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.”

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Jeremiah 24:10

New International Version

¹⁰I will send the sword,^(A) famine^(B) and plague^(C) against them until they are destroyed from the land I gave to them and their ancestors.^(D)’”

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Jeremiah 9:21-22

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²¹For death has come up into our windows;
    it has entered our palaces,
^(A)cutting off the children from the streets
    and the young men from the squares.
²²Speak: “Thus declares the Lord,
^(B)‘The dead bodies of men shall fall
    like dung upon the open field,
^(C)like sheaves after the reaper,
    and none shall gather them.’”

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Jeremiah 9:21-22

New International Version

²¹Death has climbed in through our windows^(A)
and has entered our fortresses;
it has removed the children from the streets
and the young men^(B) from the public squares.

²²Say, “This is what the Lord declares:

“‘Dead bodies will lie
like dung^(C) on the open field,
like cut grain behind the reaper,
with no one to gather them.’”

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