27 You shall say this to them: ‘This is what the Lord God says: “As I live, those who are in the places of ruins certainly will (A)fall by the sword, and whoever is in the [a]open field I will give to the animals to be devoured, and those who are in the strongholds and in the (B)caves will die of plague. 28 And I will (C)make the land a desolation and a waste, and the (D)pride of her power will be brought to an end; and the mountains of Israel will be deserted so that no one will pass through. 29 Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I make the land a desolation and a waste because of all their abominations which they have committed.”’

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 33:27 Lit faces of the field

27 “Thus you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “As I live,[a] surely[b] whoever is in the ruins, by the sword they will fall, and whoever is on the surface of the open field, I will give him to the animals[c] to eat him, and whoever is in the stronghold and in the cave, they will die by the plague. 28 And I will make the land a desolation and a wasteland, and the pride of its strength will come to an end, and the mountains of Israel will be desolate with no one traveling through them.”’[d] 29 And they will know that I am Yahweh when I make my land a desolation and a wasteland, because of all of their detestable things that they have done.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 33:27 Literally “I live”
  2. Ezekiel 33:27 Literally “if not”
  3. Ezekiel 33:27 Hebrew “animal”
  4. Ezekiel 33:28 Literally “from there is not someone going over”