12 One third of you will die by (A)plague or be consumed by famine among you, one third will fall by the sword around you, and one third I will (B)scatter to every wind, and I will (C)unsheathe a sword behind them.

13 ‘Thus My anger will be spent and I will [a]satisfy My wrath on them, and I will be [b](D)appeased; then they will know that I, the Lord, have (E)spoken in My zeal when I have spent My wrath upon them. 14 Moreover, I will make you a desolation and a (F)reproach among the nations which surround you, in the sight of all who pass by.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 5:13 Lit cause to rest
  2. Ezekiel 5:13 Lit comforted

12 A 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)

13 “Then my anger will cease and my wrath(C) against them will subside, and I will be avenged.(D) And when I have spent my wrath on them, they will know that I the Lord have spoken in my zeal.(E)

14 “I will make you a ruin and a reproach among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by.(F)

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