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I will remove them from my people. Then you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/14.htm">New Living Translation</a> I will turn against such people and make a terrible example of them, eliminating them from among my people. Then you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/14.htm">English Standard Version</a> And I will set my face against that man; I will make him a sign and a byword and cut him off from the midst of my people, and you shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among My people. Then you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/14.htm">King James Bible</a> And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/14.htm">New King James Version</a> I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of My people. Then you shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> I will set My face against that person and make him a sign and a proverb, and I will eliminate him from among My people. So you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from among My people. So you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And I shall set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb, and I shall cut him off from among My people. So you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from among My people. So you will know that I am Yahweh. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I will set My face against that man [that hypocrite] and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from among My people; and you will know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will turn against that one and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among my people. Then you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will turn against that one and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among My people. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> and I will set my face against that man, and will make him an astonishment, for a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> by turning against you. I will make you a warning to anyone who might think of doing the same thing, and you will no longer belong to my people. Then you will know that I am the LORD and that you have sinned against me. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> and I will set my face against that man, and will make him an astonishment, for a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will reject him, and I will make an example of him. I will exclude him from my people. Then you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will oppose you. I will make an example of you. I will remove you from the community of my people, so that all of you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> I'm determined to oppose that person and make him an example. Proverbs will be written about him when I eliminate him from my people. Then you'll know that I am the LORD."'" <a href="/msb/ezekiel/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among My people. Then you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/net/ezekiel/14.htm">NET Bible</a> I will set my face against that person and will make him an object lesson and a byword and will cut him off from among my people. Then you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and I will set my face against that man, and will make him an astonishment, for a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and you shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/web/ezekiel/14.htm">World English Bible</a> I will set my face against that man and will make him an astonishment, for a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from among my people. Then you will know that I am Yahweh. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and I have set My face against that man, and made him for a sign, and for allegories, and I have cut him off from the midst of My people, and you have known that I [am] YHWH. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and I have set My face against that man, and made him for a sign, and for similes, and I have cut him off from the midst of My people, and ye have known that I am Jehovah. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I gave my face against that man, and I set him for a sign and for parables, and I cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye knew that I am Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will set my face against that man, and will make him an example, and a proverb, and will cut him off from the midst of my people: and you shall know that I am the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I will set my face against that man, and I will make him an example and a proverb. And I will perish him from the midst of my people. And you shall know that I am the Lord. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/14.htm">New American Bible</a> I will set my face against them and make them a sign and a byword, and cut them off from the midst of my people. Thus you shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I will set my face against them; I will make them a sign and a byword and cut them off from the midst of my people; and you shall know that I am the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I will pour out my anger against that man, and I will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will destroy him from the midst of my people; and you shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall set my anger against that man and I shall make him for a sign and for a proverb, and I shall destroy him from among my people, and you shall know that I AM LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> and I will set My face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of My people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I will set my face against that man, and will make him desolate and ruined, and will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the Lord. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/14-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=3188" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/14.htm">Idolatrous Elders Condemned</a> …7For when any Israelite or any foreigner dwelling in Israel separates himself from Me, sets up idols in his heart, and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me, I the LORD will answer him Myself. 8<a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will set</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: p̄ā·nay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">My face</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">against that</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: bā·’îš (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: wa·hă·śi·mō·ṯî·hū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">and make him</a> <a href="/hebrew/226.htm" title="226: lə·’ō·wṯ (Prep-l:: N-cs) -- A sign. Probably from 'uwth; a signal, as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.">a sign</a> <a href="/hebrew/4912.htm" title="4912: wə·lim·šā·lîm (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-mp) -- A proverb, parable. ">and a proverb;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: wə·hiḵ·rat·tîw (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3ms) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">I will cut him off</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: mit·tō·wḵ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">from among</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">My people.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wî·ḏa‘·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">Then you will know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">am the LORD.</a> 9But if the prophet is enticed to speak a message, then it was I the LORD who enticed him, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/20-3.htm">Leviticus 20:3</a> And I will set My face against that man and cut him off from his people, because by giving his offspring to Molech, he has defiled My sanctuary and profaned My holy name. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37</a> You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you. <a href="/jeremiah/44-11.htm">Jeremiah 44:11</a> Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I will set My face to bring disaster and to cut off all Judah. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-20.htm">2 Chronicles 7:20</a> then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples. <a href="/hosea/1-9.htm">Hosea 1:9</a> And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God. <a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15</a> When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. <a href="/jeremiah/15-1.htm">Jeremiah 15:1</a> Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go! <a href="/1_samuel/28-16.htm">1 Samuel 28:16</a> “Why do you consult me,” asked Samuel, “since the LORD has turned away from you and become your enemy? <a href="/2_kings/17-20.htm">2 Kings 17:20</a> So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence. <a href="/psalms/34-16.htm">Psalm 34:16</a> But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth. <a href="/matthew/7-23.htm">Matthew 7:23</a> Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’ <a href="/luke/13-27.htm">Luke 13:27</a> And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’ <a href="/romans/1-24.htm">Romans 1:24</a> Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. <a href="/1_corinthians/5-5.htm">1 Corinthians 5:5</a> hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord. <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:9</a> They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the middle of my people; and you shall know that I am the LORD.I will set<a href="/ezekiel/15-7.htm">Ezekiel 15:7</a> And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.<a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">Leviticus 17:10</a> And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.<a href="/leviticus/20-3.htm">Leviticus 20:3-6</a> And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name… a sign<a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Ezekiel 5:15</a> So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it.<a href="/numbers/26-10.htm">Numbers 26:10</a> And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.<a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37</a> And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.I will cut<a href="/leviticus/20-3.htm">Leviticus 20:3</a> And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.<a href="/leviticus/22-3.htm">Leviticus 22:3</a> Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.<a href="/numbers/19-20.htm">Numbers 19:20</a> But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.and ye<a href="/ezekiel/6-7.htm">Ezekiel 6:7</a> And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.<a href="/ezekiel/13-23.htm">Ezekiel 13:23</a> Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/12-19.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Byword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-23.htm">Common</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-6.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-43.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-20.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Example</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-7.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-14.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-23.htm">Proverb</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-11.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-9.htm">Similes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-6.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/23-33.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-56.htm">Byword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-44.htm">Common</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-9.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-17.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-15.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/matthew/1-19.htm">Example</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-7.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-9.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-44.htm">Proverb</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-12.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Similes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-7.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 14</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/14-1.htm">God answers idolaters according to their own heart</a> 6. <a href="/ezekiel/14-6.htm">They are exhorted to repent, for fear of judgments, by means of seduced prophets</a> 12. <a href="/ezekiel/14-12.htm">God's irrevocable sentence of famine</a> 15. <a href="/ezekiel/14-15.htm">of wild beasts</a> 17. <a href="/ezekiel/14-17.htm">of the sword</a> 19. <a href="/ezekiel/14-19.htm">and of pestilence</a> 22. <a href="/ezekiel/14-22.htm">A remnant shall be reserved for example of others</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>I will set My face against that man This phrase indicates God's active opposition and judgment. In biblical terms, God setting His face against someone signifies His disfavor and intent to bring about consequences for disobedience. This is consistent with <a href="/leviticus/20-3.htm">Leviticus 20:3-5</a>, where God sets His face against those who turn to other gods. It reflects the seriousness of idolatry and rebellion against God, emphasizing His holiness and justice.and make him a sign and a proverb; In ancient cultures, a "sign" and "proverb" often referred to a person or event that became a lesson or warning to others. This phrase suggests that the individual will serve as a cautionary tale, illustrating the consequences of turning away from God. This is similar to the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah, which became proverbial for divine judgment (Genesis 19). It underscores the didactic purpose of God's judgments, teaching His people through the experiences of others.I will cut him off from among My people. To be "cut off" in the Old Testament often meant death or exile, signifying a complete removal from the community of God's people. This reflects the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, where disobedience could lead to severe consequences, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>. It highlights the seriousness of maintaining purity and faithfulness within the community, as well as the consequences of failing to do so.Then you will know that I am the LORD. This phrase is a recurring theme in Ezekiel, emphasizing the recognition of God's sovereignty and authority. It serves as a reminder that God's actions, whether in judgment or blessing, are ultimately to reveal His identity and power. This echoes the purpose of the plagues in Egypt (<a href="/exodus/7-5.htm">Exodus 7:5</a>), where God's acts were meant to demonstrate His supremacy over all other gods and nations. It points to the ultimate goal of God's dealings with humanity: that they may know and acknowledge Him as the one true God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> God's chosen people, who were in exile due to their disobedience and idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a> The one true God, who is addressing the idolatry and unfaithfulness of His people. 4. <a href="/topical/i/idolatrous_man.htm">Idolatrous Man</a> Represents any individual among the Israelites who turns to idols instead of God. 5. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The period when the Israelites were taken captive by Babylon, serving as a backdrop for Ezekiel's prophecies.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_idolatry.htm">The Seriousness of Idolatry</a> Idolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but includes anything that takes the place of God in our hearts. Reflect on modern "idols" such as money, power, or relationships that may distract us from God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a> God's judgment is a response to persistent disobedience and serves as a call to repentance. Understand that divine discipline is meant to bring us back to a right relationship with God. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_holiness.htm">The Importance of Holiness</a> Being "cut off" from God's people underscores the need for holiness and separation from sin. Pursue a life that reflects God's holiness, knowing that our actions have consequences. <a href="/topical/g/god's_desire_for_recognition.htm">God's Desire for Recognition</a> The phrase "Then you will know that I am the LORD" indicates God's desire for His people to recognize His sovereignty and authority. Seek to know God more deeply through His Word and obedience to His commands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 14</a> <a href="/q/what_does_gematria_mean.htm">How can we interpret current events theologically?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_proof_women_wept_for_tammuz.htm">In Ezekiel 8:14, is there historical or archaeological proof that women publicly wept for Tammuz in the Jerusalem temple at this time?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_cherubim_have_four_faces.htm">In Ezekiel 10:14, why do the cherubim have four faces, seemingly inconsistent with other biblical angelic descriptions?</a> <a href="/q/which_books_are_in_the_old_testament.htm">Which books are in the Old Testament?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) Will make him a sign.--The text of the Hebrew is here preferable to its margin, which has been followed by our translators, as well as by the ancient versions. There is a similar threat in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm" title="And you shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations where the LORD shall lead you.">Deuteronomy 28:37</a>; and the clause should be rendered, "will make him desolate (or destroy him) for a sign and a proverb." The English almost loses the idea of the wonder which will be occasioned by the severity of God's dealings with the false worshipper.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - To make him, add, with Revised Version, an astonishment; or better, I will make him amazed, as in <a href="/ezekiel/32-10.htm">Ezekiel 32:10</a>. The words are an echo of <a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37</a>. The man's punishment shall be open and notorious, so as to strike terror into others. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/14-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I will set וְנָתַתִּ֨י (wə·nā·ṯat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set My face פָנַ֜י (p̄ā·nay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face against that הַה֗וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are man בָּאִ֣ישׁ (bā·’îš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person and make וַהֲשִֽׂמֹתִ֙יהוּ֙ (wa·hă·śi·mō·ṯî·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8074.htm">Strong's 8074: </a> To stun, devastate, stupefy him a sign לְא֣וֹת (lə·’ō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_226.htm">Strong's 226: </a> A signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence and a proverb; וְלִמְשָׁלִ֔ים (wə·lim·šā·lîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4912.htm">Strong's 4912: </a> A pithy maxim, a simile I will cut him off וְהִכְרַתִּ֖יו (wə·hiḵ·rat·tîw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant from among מִתּ֣וֹךְ (mit·tō·wḵ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre My people. עַמִּ֑י (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Then you will know וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם (wî·ḏa‘·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I אֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I am the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/14-8.htm">Ezekiel 14:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/14-8.htm">Ezekiel 14:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/14-8.htm">Ezekiel 14:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/14-8.htm">Ezekiel 14:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/14-8.htm">Ezekiel 14:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/14-8.htm">Ezekiel 14:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/14-8.htm">Ezekiel 14:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/14-8.htm">Ezekiel 14:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/14-8.htm">Ezekiel 14:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/14-8.htm">Ezekiel 14:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-8.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 14:8 And I will set my face against (Ezek. 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