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The slain will fall within you, with the sword against you on every side. Then you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/28.htm">New Living Translation</a> I will send a plague against you, and blood will be spilled in your streets. The attack will come from every direction, and your people will lie slaughtered within your walls. Then everyone will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/28.htm">English Standard Version</a> for I will send pestilence into her, and blood into her streets; and the slain shall fall in her midst, by the sword that is against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I will send a plague against her and shed blood in her streets; the slain will fall within her, while the sword is against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/28.htm">King James Bible</a> For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/28.htm">New King James Version</a> For I will send pestilence upon her, And blood in her streets; The wounded shall be judged in her midst By the sword against her on every side; Then they shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “For I will send a plague to her And blood to her streets, And the wounded will fall in her midst By the sword upon her on every side; Then they will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/28.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For I will send pestilence to her And blood to her streets, And the wounded will fall in her midst By the sword upon her on every side; Then they will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For I shall send pestilence to her And blood to her streets, And the wounded will fall in her midst By the sword upon her on every side; Then they will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For I will send pestilence to her And blood to her streets, And the wounded will fall in her midst By the sword upon her on every side; Then they will know that I am Yahweh. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “For I will send virulent disease to her And blood into her streets, And the wounded will fall in her midst By the sword upon her from every side, And they shall know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will send a plague against her and bloodshed in her streets; the slain will fall within her, while the sword is against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will send a plague against her and bloodshed in her streets; the slain will fall within her, while the sword is against her on every side. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/28.htm">American Standard Version</a> For I will send pestilence into her, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall fall in the midst of her, with the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am Jehovah. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I will send deadly diseases to wipe you out, and I will send enemies to invade and surround you. Your people will be killed, and you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/28.htm">English Revised Version</a> For I will send into her pestilence and blood in her streets; and the wounded shall fall in the midst of her, with the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will send a plague against you and make blood flow in your streets. Your people will fall dead. People with swords will attack you from every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/28.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will send diseases on you and make blood flow in your streets. You will be attacked from every side, and your people will be killed. Then you will know that I am the LORD." <a href="/isv/ezekiel/28.htm">International Standard Version</a> I'm going to send disease into that city and blood into her streets. People will drop dead in her midst from the violence done to her from every side. Then they'll learn that I am the Lord GOD." <a href="/msb/ezekiel/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I will send a plague against her and shed blood in her streets; the slain will fall within her, while the sword is against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/net/ezekiel/28.htm">NET Bible</a> I will send a plague into the city and bloodshed into its streets; the slain will fall within it, by the sword that attacks it from every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For I will send pestilence into her, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall fall in the midst of her, with the sword on her on every side; and they shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/web/ezekiel/28.htm">World English Bible</a> For I will send pestilence into her, and blood into her streets. The wounded will fall within her, with the sword on her on every side. Then they will know that I am Yahweh. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I have sent pestilence into her, "" And blood into her out-places, "" The wounded has been judged in her midst, "" By the sword on her all around, "" And they have known that I [am] YHWH. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I have sent into her pestilence, And blood into her out-places, The wounded hath been judged in her midst, By the sword upon her round about, And they have known that I am Jehovah. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I sent death into her, and blood in her streets; and the wounded fell in the midst of her by, the sword upon her from round about: and they shall know that I am Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will send into her pestilence, and blood in her streets: and they shall fall being slain by the sword on all sides in the midst thereof: and they shall know that I am the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I will send a pestilence upon her, and there will be blood in her streets. And they will fall, slain by the sword, on every side in her midst. And they shall know that I am the Lord. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/28.htm">New American Bible</a> I will send disease into it; blood will fill its streets, Within it shall fall those slain by the sword raised against it on every side. Then they shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> for I will send pestilence into it, and bloodshed into its streets; and the dead shall fall in its midst, by the sword that is against it on every side. And they shall know that I am the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For I will send her pestilence and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall fall in the midst of her by the sword that is upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I sent plague upon her and blood in her streets, and her ravaged ones shall fall within her by the sword that surrounds her, and they shall know that I AM LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For I will send into her pestilence And blood in her streets; And the wounded shall fall in the midst of her By the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Blood and death shall be in thy streets; and men wounded with swords shall fall in thee and on every side of thee; and they shall know that I am the Lord. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/28-23.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=8240" 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/28.htm">A Prophecy Against Sidon</a> …22And you are to declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will be glorified within you. They will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments against her and demonstrate My holiness through her. 23<a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: wə·šil·laḥ·tî- (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">I will send</a> <a href="/hebrew/1698.htm" title="1698: de·ḇer (N-ms) -- Pestilence. From dabar; a pestilence.">a plague</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">against her</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: wā·ḏām (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">and shed blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: bə·ḥū·ṣō·w·ṯe·hā (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3fs) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">in her streets;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2491.htm" title="2491: ḥā·lāl (N-ms) -- Pierced, polluted. From chalal; pierced; figuratively, polluted.">the slain</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: wə·nip̄·lal (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">will fall</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">within her,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: bə·ḥe·reḇ (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">while the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">is against her</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: mis·sā·ḇîḇ (Prep-m:: Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">on every side.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wə·yā·ḏə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">Then they 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> 24For the people of Israel will no longer face a pricking brier or a painful thorn from all around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.’…<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="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Isaiah 14:29-31</a> Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg. / Then the firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root by famine, and your remnant will be slain. / Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks. <a href="/jeremiah/25-32.htm">Jeremiah 25:32-33</a> This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.” / Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground. <a href="/zechariah/14-12.htm">Zechariah 14:12-13</a> And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. / On that day a great panic from the LORD will come upon them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of one will rise against the other. <a href="/amos/1-10.htm">Amos 1:10</a> So I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre to consume its citadels.” <a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Isaiah 5:25</a> Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised. <a href="/jeremiah/49-17.htm">Jeremiah 49:17-18</a> “Edom will become an object of horror. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds. / As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors,” says the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there. <a href="/isaiah/34-8.htm">Isaiah 34:8-10</a> For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion. / Edom’s streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch. / It will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it. <a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Revelation 18:8</a> Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.” <a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6-9</a> Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty. / Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. / Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear. ... <a href="/zephaniah/1-17.htm">Zephaniah 1:17-18</a> I will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung. / Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth. <a href="/revelation/16-2.htm">Revelation 16:2</a> So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. <a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16</a> For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD. <a href="/jeremiah/50-31.htm">Jeremiah 50:31-32</a> “Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you. / The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.” <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a> And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. <a href="/isaiah/10-16.htm">Isaiah 10:16-19</a> Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame. / And the Light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame. In a single day it will burn and devour Assyria’s thorns and thistles. / The splendor of its forests and orchards, both soul and body, it will completely destroy, as a sickness consumes a man. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the middle of her by the sword on her on every side; and they shall know that I am the LORD.I will send<a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12</a> A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.<a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Ezekiel 38:22</a> And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.<a href="/jeremiah/15-2.htm">Jeremiah 15:2</a> And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.and they shall<a href="/ezekiel/25-7.htm">Ezekiel 25:7,11,17</a> Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD… <a href="/ezekiel/26-6.htm">Ezekiel 26:6</a> And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the LORD.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/24-9.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-34.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-15.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-14.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-5.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-22.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-11.htm">Out-Places</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-21.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-19.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-11.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-11.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-8.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-11.htm">Streets</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-8.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-22.htm">Within</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-8.htm">Wounded</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/32-5.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-5.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-4.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-4.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-20.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-1.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-3.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/micah/7-10.htm">Out-Places</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-27.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-4.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">Streets</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-8.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-6.htm">Within</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-4.htm">Wounded</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 28</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/28-1.htm">God's judgment upon the prince of Tyrus for his sacrilegious pride</a> 11. <a href="/ezekiel/28-11.htm">A lamentation of his great glory corrupted by Sidon</a> 20. <a href="/ezekiel/28-20.htm">The judgment of Zion</a> 24. <a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">The restoration of Israel</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/28.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/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>I will send a plague against her This phrase indicates divine judgment, a common theme in prophetic literature. Plagues were often used by God as a form of punishment or to demonstrate His power, as seen in the plagues of Egypt (Exodus 7-11). The "her" refers to the city of Tyre, a powerful and wealthy city-state known for its commerce and idolatry. The use of a plague signifies a direct intervention by God, emphasizing His sovereignty over nations.and shed blood in her streets The shedding of blood in the streets suggests a violent overthrow or invasion. Historically, Tyre was besieged multiple times, notably by Nebuchadnezzar and later by Alexander the Great. This imagery of bloodshed highlights the severity of the judgment and the chaos that would ensue, serving as a warning to other nations about the consequences of pride and sin.the slain will fall within her This phrase underscores the totality of the destruction. The "slain" refers to the inhabitants of Tyre who would perish during the judgment. It reflects the fulfillment of God's prophetic word, as seen in other instances where cities faced divine wrath, such as Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19). The internal collapse of Tyre signifies the inescapable nature of God's judgment.while the sword is against her on every side The sword symbolizes warfare and destruction. Being surrounded on every side indicates a comprehensive siege, leaving no escape for the inhabitants. This mirrors the historical sieges Tyre faced, particularly the prolonged siege by Nebuchadnezzar, which lasted 13 years. The imagery of being besieged on all sides also serves as a metaphor for the inescapable judgment of God.Then they will know that I am the LORD This concluding phrase is a recurring theme in Ezekiel, emphasizing the purpose of God's judgments: to reveal His identity and sovereignty. The recognition of God as LORD is not just for Tyre but for all nations, demonstrating that He alone is the true God. This acknowledgment is a call to repentance and faith, pointing to the ultimate revelation of God through Jesus Christ, who fulfills the law and the prophets.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages of judgment and restoration. 2. <a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a> An ancient Phoenician city known for its wealth and pride. In <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/28.htm">Ezekiel 28</a>, Tyre is the subject of God's judgment due to its arrogance and opposition to God. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who is executing judgment to demonstrate His sovereignty and holiness. 4. <a href="/topical/p/plague_and_sword.htm">Plague and Sword</a> Symbols of divine judgment. The plague represents disease and pestilence, while the sword signifies warfare and destruction. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_slain.htm">The Slain</a> Refers to those who will fall as a result of God's judgment, emphasizing the seriousness of divine retribution.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> God's judgment on Tyre demonstrates His ultimate authority over nations. No power or wealth can stand against His will. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a> Tyre's downfall serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance. Humility before God is essential. <a href="/topical/r/recognition_of_god.htm">Recognition of God</a> The purpose of judgment is to lead people to acknowledge God as the LORD. Our lives should reflect this recognition through obedience and worship. <a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a> God's judgments are real and serve as a call to repentance. We must take His warnings seriously and align our lives with His standards. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a> While judgment is severe, God's ultimate plan includes restoration for those who turn to Him. This offers hope amidst warnings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 28</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_21's_judgment_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">How can the severe judgment imagery in Ezekiel 21 be reconciled with teachings elsewhere in Scripture about God's mercy?</a> <a href="/q/do_findings_confirm_ezekiel_14_13-21.htm">Are there any archaeological findings that confirm the severe judgments (famine, wild beasts, sword, plague) predicted in Ezekiel 14:13-21?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_'the_hornet'_align_with_history.htm">Joshua 24:12 - How does the account of God sending 'the hornet' align with historical or natural evidence of plagues or insects driving out inhabitants?</a> <a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_this.htm">What is the plot of Kingdom of Darkness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 23. - Pestilence was the natural accompaniment of a siege. As in <a href="/ezekiel/14-19.htm">Ezekiel 14:19</a>, blood probably points to death from this cause, as distinct from the slaughter threatened in the following clause. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/28-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I will send וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ (wə·šil·laḥ·tî-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out a plague against her דֶּ֤בֶר (de·ḇer) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1698.htm">Strong's 1698: </a> A pestilence and shed blood וָדָם֙ (wā·ḏām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed in her streets; בְּח֣וּצוֹתֶ֔יהָ (bə·ḥū·ṣō·w·ṯe·hā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors the slain חָלָל֙ (ḥā·lāl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2491.htm">Strong's 2491: </a> Pierced, polluted will fall וְנִפְלַ֤ל (wə·nip̄·lal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie within her, בְּתוֹכָ֔הּ (bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre while the sword בְּחֶ֥רֶב (bə·ḥe·reḇ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword is against her עָלֶ֖יהָ (‘ā·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against on every side. מִסָּבִ֑יב (mis·sā·ḇîḇ) Preposition-m | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> A circle, neighbour, environs, around Then they will know וְיָדְע֖וּ (wə·yā·ḏə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common 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/28-23.htm">Ezekiel 28:23 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/28-23.htm">Ezekiel 28:23 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/28-23.htm">Ezekiel 28:23 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/28-23.htm">Ezekiel 28:23 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/28-23.htm">Ezekiel 28:23 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/28-23.htm">Ezekiel 28:23 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/28-23.htm">Ezekiel 28:23 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/28-23.htm">Ezekiel 28:23 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/28-23.htm">Ezekiel 28:23 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/28-23.htm">Ezekiel 28:23 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-23.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 28:23 For I will send pestilence into her (Ezek. 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