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 “Tell them this: This is what the Lord God says: As surely as I live, those who are in the ruins will fall by the sword, those in the open field I have given to wild animals to be devoured, and those in the strongholds and caves will die by plague.(A) 28 I will make the land a desolate waste,(B) and its proud strength will come to an end.(C) The mountains of Israel(D) will become desolate, with no one passing through. 29 They will know that I am Yahweh when I make the land a desolate waste because of all the detestable acts they have committed.

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