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I will bring more and more famine upon you and cut off your supply of food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“I will shower you with the deadly arrows of famine to destroy you. The famine will become more and more severe until every crumb of food is gone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />when I send against you the deadly arrows of famine, arrows for destruction, which I will send to destroy you, and when I bring more and more famine upon you and break your supply of bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I shower you with the deadly arrows of famine and destruction that I will send to destroy you, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for <i>their</i> destruction, <i>and</i> which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When I send against them the terrible arrows of famine which shall be for destruction, which I will send to destroy you, I will increase the famine upon you and cut off your supply of bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I send against them the deadly arrows of famine which were for the destruction of those whom I will send to destroy you, then I will also intensify the famine upon you and break off your provision of bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216When I send against them the deadly arrows of famine which were for the destruction of those whom I will send to destroy you, then I will also intensify the famine upon you and break the staff of bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘When I send against them the deadly arrows of famine which were for the destruction of those whom I shall send to destroy you, then I shall also intensify the famine upon you, and break the staff of bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />When I send against them the deadly arrows of famine which were for the destruction of those whom I will send to destroy you, then I will also intensify the famine upon you and break the staff of bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When I send against them the deadly arrows of hunger which were for the destruction of those whom I will send to destroy you, then I will increase the famine upon you and break your staff of bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I shoot deadly arrows of famine at them, arrows for destruction that I will send to destroy you, inhabitants of Jerusalem, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I shoot deadly arrows of famine at them, arrows for destruction that I will send to destroy you, inhabitants of Jerusalem, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of bread. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />when I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, that are for destruction, which I will send to destroy you. And I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will destroy your crops until you starve to death, and disasters will strike you like arrows. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />when I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, that are for destruction, which I will send to destroy you; and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When I shoot my destructive arrows of famine at you, I will shoot to kill you. I will bring more and more famines into your land, and I will cut off your food supply.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will cut off your supply of food and let you starve. You will feel the pains of hunger like sharp arrows sent to destroy you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll send arrows of severe famine in their direction, meant for destruction, which I'll shoot, intending to destroy them. I'll make you have more and more famines that will attack you, and I'll disrupt your source of food. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I shower you with the deadly arrows of famine and destruction that I will send to destroy you, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will shoot against them deadly, destructive arrows of famine, which I will shoot to destroy you. I will prolong a famine on you and will remove the bread supply.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />when I shall send on them the evil arrows of famine, that are for destruction, which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine on you, and will break your staff of bread;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />when I send on them the evil arrows of famine that are for destruction, which I will send to destroy you. I will increase the famine on you and will break your staff of bread. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In My sending the evil arrows of famine among them, "" That have been for destruction, "" That I send to destroy you, "" And I am adding famine on you, "" And I have broken your staff of bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In My sending the evil arrows of famine among them, That have been for destruction, That I send to destroy you, And famine I am adding upon you, And I have broken to you the staff of bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In my sending the evil arrows of famine upon them which were for destruction, which I shall send to destroy you: and I will add famine upon you, and I broke to you the staff of bread.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I the Lord have spoken it: When I shall send upon them the grievous arrows of famine, which shall bring death, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will gather together famine against you: and I will break among you the staff of bread. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I, the Lord, have spoken. At that time, I will send among them the most grievous arrows of famine, which shall bring death, and which I will send so that I may destroy you. And I will gather a famine over you, and I will crush the staff of bread among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When I loose against you the deadly arrows of starvation that I am sending to destroy you, I will increase starvation and will break your staff of bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />when I loose against you my deadly arrows of famine, arrows for destruction, which I will let loose to destroy you, and when I bring more and more famine upon you, and break your staff of bread.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When I shall send upon you my grievous arrows of famine, which shall be for your destruction and which I will send to destroy you: I will increase the famine upon you, and will break the staff of your grain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Whenever I have sent upon you my evil arrows of famine which are for destruction, which I shall send to destroy you, and I shall add famine to you, and I shall break the staff of your grain<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />when I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, that are for destruction, which I will send to destroy you; and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And when I have sent against them shafts of famine, then they shall be consumed, and I will break the strength of thy bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=1096" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Famine, Sword, and Dispersion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>So you will be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and a horror to the nations around you, when I execute judgments against you in anger, wrath, and raging fury. I, the LORD, have spoken. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: bə·šal·lə·ḥî (Prep-b:: V-Piel-Inf:: 1cs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">When I shower</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·rā·‘îm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">with the deadly</a> <a href="/hebrew/2671.htm" title="2671: ḥiṣ·ṣê (N-mpc) -- From chatsats; properly, a piercer, i.e. An arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear.">arrows</a> <a href="/hebrew/7458.htm" title="7458: hā·rā·‘āḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Famine, hunger. From ra'eb; hunger.">of famine</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4889.htm" title="4889: lə·maš·ḥîṯ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Ruin, destruction. From shachath; destructive, i.e. destruction, literally or figuratively.">destruction</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: ’ă·šal·laḥ (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">I will send</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: lə·ša·ḥeṯ·ḵem (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf:: 2mp) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">to destroy you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: ’ō·sêp̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-1cs) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">I will intensify</a> <a href="/hebrew/7458.htm" title="7458: wə·rā·‘āḇ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Famine, hunger. From ra'eb; hunger.">the famine</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: wə·šā·ḇar·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">and cut off</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">your</a> <a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: maṭ·ṭêh- (N-msc) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking.">supply</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: lā·ḥem (N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">of food.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will leave you childless. Plague and bloodshed will sweep through you, and I will bring a sword against you. I, the LORD, have spoken.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-26.htm">Leviticus 26:26</a></span><br />When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-48.htm">Deuteronomy 28:48</a></span><br />you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Jeremiah 14:12</a></span><br />Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and famine and plague.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Lamentations 4:9</a></span><br />Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">Isaiah 3:1</a></span><br />For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-2.htm">Jeremiah 15:2</a></span><br />If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/24-10.htm">Jeremiah 24:10</a></span><br />And I will send against them sword and famine and plague, until they have perished from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/42-17.htm">Jeremiah 42:17</a></span><br />So all who resolve to go to Egypt to reside there will die by sword and famine and plague. Not one of them will survive or escape the disaster I will bring upon them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/44-13.htm">Jeremiah 44:13</a></span><br />I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt, just as I punished Jerusalem, by sword and famine and plague,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Revelation 18:8</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a></span><br />There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Revelation 11:6</a></span><br />These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-21.htm">Revelation 16:21</a></span><br />And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When I shall send on them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine on you, and will break your staff of bread:</p><p class="hdg">the evil</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23,24</a></b></br> I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-13.htm">Psalm 7:13</a></b></br> He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/91-5.htm">Psalm 91:5-7</a></b></br> Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; <i>nor</i> for the arrow <i>that</i> flieth by day; … </p><p class="hdg">and will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Ezekiel 4:16</a></b></br> Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/14-13.htm">Ezekiel 14:13</a></b></br> Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-26.htm">Leviticus 26:26</a></b></br> <i>And</i> when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver <i>you</i> your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/38-5.htm">Adding</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-13.htm">Arrows</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-17.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Break</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-16.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-15.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-4.htm">Deadly</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-66.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-11.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-9.htm">Destructive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-13.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-16.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-6.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Food</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">Further</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-11.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Necessary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-4.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-14.htm">Shoot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Supply</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/2-8.htm">Adding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Arrows</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-18.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-11.htm">Break</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-4.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-15.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-6.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Deadly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-3.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-25.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-13.htm">Destructive</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-17.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-6.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-17.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-17.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-17.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-28.htm">Further</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-7.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-3.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/matthew/18-7.htm">Necessary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-5.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-4.htm">Shoot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-14.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-13.htm">Supply</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/5-1.htm">Under the type of hair</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/5-5.htm">is shown the judgment of Jerusalem for their rebellion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">by famine, sword, and dispersion</a></span><br></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'; 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In the Hebrew context, the word for "shower" can imply a deluge or a pouring out, often used in the context of divine judgment. This imagery evokes the idea of God's sovereign control over nature and His ability to use it as an instrument of judgment. Historically, the Israelites understood such acts as direct interventions from God, reminding them of His power and their dependence on His mercy.<p><b>deadly arrows of famine</b><br />The "deadly arrows of famine" are a vivid metaphor. In ancient warfare, arrows were a common weapon, symbolizing precision and inevitability. Here, famine is personified as an arrow, indicating that it is both a targeted and a lethal judgment from God. The Hebrew word for "arrows" often conveys the idea of something that is sent forth with purpose. This reflects the biblical theme that God’s judgments are not random but are purposeful, aiming to bring about repentance and restoration.<p><b>to destroy you</b><br />The phrase "to destroy you" underscores the severity of the judgment. The Hebrew root for "destroy" often implies complete ruin or desolation. This reflects the seriousness of Israel's sin and the extent of the consequences they face. In the broader biblical narrative, destruction is often a precursor to renewal, suggesting that even in judgment, God’s ultimate goal is to bring about a new beginning for His people.<p><b>I will intensify the famine against you</b><br />"I will intensify the famine against you" indicates an escalation of the judgment. The Hebrew concept of intensification here suggests a deliberate increase in severity. This reflects the biblical principle that God’s judgments are progressive, often increasing in intensity to awaken His people to their need for repentance. Historically, famines were devastating events that tested the faith and resilience of the people, often leading them to cry out to God for deliverance.<p><b>and cut off your supply of food</b><br />The phrase "and cut off your supply of food" highlights the complete dependency of the people on God for their sustenance. In the ancient Near East, food supply was a constant concern, and any disruption was catastrophic. The Hebrew word for "cut off" implies a severing or breaking, indicating a total cessation. This serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God, who is the ultimate provider. In the scriptural context, such a cutting off is often a call to return to reliance on God, who alone can restore and provide abundantly.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The evil arrows of famine,</span> etc. The thought of the "arrows" of God's judgment may have been taken from <a href="/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23, 42</a>, and occurs frequently also in the Psalms (<a href="/psalms/7-13.htm">Psalm 7:13</a>; <a href="/psalms/38-2.htm">Psalm 38:2</a><span class="accented">, et al.</span>). Clothed in the language of poetry, the attributes of Jehovah included those of the <span class="accented">Far-darter</span> of the Greeks. <span class="cmt_word">Which shall be for their destruction,</span> etc.; better, as Revised Version, <span class="accented">that are for destruction.</span> Ewald looks on the noun as a personification, like Abaddon, also translated "destruction" in <a href="/job/28-22.htm">Job 28:22</a> and <a href="/proverbs/15-11.htm">Proverbs 15:11</a>, and renders the words, "that are from hell;" but there seems no special reason for assuming such a meaning here. It is noticable that, as in the symbolism of <a href="/ezekiel/4-9.htm">Ezekiel 4:9-17</a>, the laminae is more prominent in Ezekiel's thoughts than the other punishments. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When I shower you</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּֽשַׁלְּחִ֡י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·šal·lə·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the deadly</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרָעִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">arrows</span><br /><span class="heb">חִצֵּי֩</span> <span class="translit">(ḥiṣ·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2671.htm">Strong's 2671: </a> </span><span class="str2">A piercer, an arrow, a wound, thunderbolt, the shaft of a, spear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of famine</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרָעָ֨ב</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rā·‘āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7458.htm">Strong's 7458: </a> </span><span class="str2">Famine, hunger</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">destruction</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַשְׁחִ֔ית</span> <span class="translit">(lə·maš·ḥîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4889.htm">Strong's 4889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Destructive, destruction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will send</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשַׁלַּ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šal·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to destroy you,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשַֽׁחֶתְכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ša·ḥeṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps to go to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will intensify</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹסֵ֣ף</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·sêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To add, augment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the famine</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרָעָב֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rā·‘āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7458.htm">Strong's 7458: </a> </span><span class="str2">Famine, hunger</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against you</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cut off</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁבַרְתִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·ḇar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your supply</span><br /><span class="heb">מַטֵּה־</span> <span class="translit">(maṭ·ṭêh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4294.htm">Strong's 4294: </a> </span><span class="str2">A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of bread.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָֽחֶם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/5-16.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 5:16 When I shall send on them (Ezek. 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