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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220I will make you a ruin and a reproach among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“So I will turn you into a ruin, a mockery in the eyes of the surrounding nations and to all who pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover, I will make you a desolation and an object of reproach among the nations all around you and in the sight of all who pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make you a ruin and a disgrace among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that <i>are</i> round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Moreover I will make you a waste and a reproach among the nations that <i>are</i> all around you, in the sight of all who pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, I will make you a site of ruins and a disgrace among the nations that surround you, in the sight of everyone who passes by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Moreover, I will make you a desolation and a reproach among the nations which surround you, in the sight of all who pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Moreover, I will make you a desolation and a reproach among the nations which surround you, in the sight of all who pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Moreover, I will make you a ruin and a reproach among the nations which are all around you, in the sight of all who pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, I will make you a desolation and a disgrace among the nations which surround you and in the sight of all who pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I will make you a ruin and a disgrace among the nations around you, in the sight of everyone who passes by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make you a ruin and a disgrace among the nations around you, in the sight of everyone who passes by. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover I will make thee a desolation and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Every passerby will laugh at your destruction. Foreign nations <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Moreover I will make thee a desolation and a reproach, among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will turn you into a wasteland and an object of ridicule among the nations around you and in the presence of everyone who passes by you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Everyone from the nations around you who passes by will sneer at you and keep their distance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'm also going to turn you into a waste and an object of insult among the nations that surround you and in front of every person who passes by. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make you a ruin and a disgrace among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"I will make you desolate and an object of scorn among the nations around you, in the sight of everyone who passes by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moreover I will make you a desolation and a reproach among the nations that are around you, in the sight of all that pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are around thee, in the sight of all that pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘Moreover I will make you a desolation and a reproach among the nations that are around you, in the sight of all that pass by. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I give you for a ruin, "" And for a reproach among nations that [are] around you, "" Before the eyes of everyone passing by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I give thee for a waste, And for a reproach among nations that are round about thee, Before the eyes of every passer by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I will give thee for a waste, and for a reproach among the nations which are round about thee, before the eyes of all passing by.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will make thee desolate, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of every one that passeth by. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will make you desolate, and a disgrace among the Gentiles, who are all around you, in the sight of all who pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will make you a desolation and a reproach among the nations around you, in the sight of every passerby.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover I will make you a desolation and an object of mocking among the nations around you, in the sight of all that pass by.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Moreover I will make you waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about you, in the sight of all that pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall give you to the sword and to shame among the nations that are around you, before everyone who passes through<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Moreover I will make thee an amazement and a reproach, among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will make thee desolate, and thy daughters round about thee, in the sight of every one that passes through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=1071" 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">13</span>And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them, I will be appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD, in My zeal have spoken. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·’et·tə·nêḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-1cs:: 2fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will make</a> <a href="/hebrew/2723.htm" title="2723: lə·ḥā·rə·bāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Waste, desolation, ruin. Feminine of choreb; properly, drought, i.e. a desolation.">you a ruin</a> <a href="/hebrew/2781.htm" title="2781: ū·lə·ḥer·pāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fs) -- A reproach. From charaph. contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.">and a disgrace</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: bag·gō·w·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">among the nations</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯā·yiḵ (Adv:: 2fs) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">around you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: lə·‘ê·nê (Prep-l:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in the sight</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ō·w·ḇêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">who pass by.</a> </span><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.…<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="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Jeremiah 19:8</a></span><br />I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a></span><br />behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Jeremiah 25:11</a></span><br />And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-18.htm">Jeremiah 25:18</a></span><br />to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18</a></span><br />I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Jeremiah 44:22</a></span><br />So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15</a></span><br />All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-20.htm">2 Chronicles 7:20-21</a></span><br />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. / And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37</a></span><br />You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10-11</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. / Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Leviticus 26:31-32</a></span><br />I will reduce your cities to rubble and lay waste your sanctuaries, and I will refuse to smell the pleasing aroma of your sacrifices. / And I will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who dwell in it will be appalled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Micah 6:16</a></span><br />You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a></span><br />Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-24</a></span><br />But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15-16</a></span><br />So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), / then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Moreover I will make you waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about you, in the sight of all that pass by.</p><p class="hdg">I will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-4.htm">Ezekiel 22:4</a></b></br> Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come <i>even</i> unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Leviticus 26:31,32</a></b></br> And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37</a></b></br> And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.</p><p class="hdg">the nations</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/5-8.htm">Ezekiel 5:8</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, <i>am</i> against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Amazement</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-47.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-8.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-8.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-43.htm">Object</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-17.htm">Passer</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-1.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Round</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-10.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-8.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-6.htm">Surround</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-17.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/7-28.htm">Amazement</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-23.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-9.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-14.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-17.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Object</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-15.htm">Passer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-9.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Surround</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-4.htm">Waste</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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The concept of becoming a "ruin" is a common theme in prophetic literature, symbolizing complete destruction and desolation. The disgrace indicates a loss of honor and respect, which was significant in the ancient Near Eastern culture where honor and shame were pivotal societal values. This judgment is a direct consequence of the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, where blessings and curses were outlined in the Mosaic Law (Deuteronomy 28).<p><b>among the nations around you</b><br>The surrounding nations, such as Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Philistia, were often in conflict with Israel. This phrase suggests that Jerusalem's downfall would serve as a public spectacle and a warning to these nations. Historically, these nations were aware of Israel's unique relationship with Yahweh, and Jerusalem's destruction would demonstrate the seriousness of breaking covenantal obligations. This also fulfills the prophetic warnings given by earlier prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah, who spoke of the consequences of Israel's unfaithfulness.<p><b>in the sight of all who pass by</b><br>This indicates that the judgment would be visible and evident to all, not hidden or obscure. The phrase "all who pass by" suggests travelers and traders who would witness the devastation, spreading the news further. This public display of judgment serves as a testimony to God's righteousness and justice. It echoes the curses mentioned in <a href="/deuteronomy/29-24.htm">Deuteronomy 29:24-28</a>, where the land's desolation would cause future generations and foreigners to question why the Lord acted in such a manner, leading to the acknowledgment of Israel's unfaithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the Israelites during their exile in Babylon. His role was to communicate God's judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city that is the focus of God's judgment in this passage. It was the center of Jewish worship and identity, now facing destruction due to the people's disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the surrounding peoples and countries who would witness Jerusalem's downfall and serve as a testament to God's judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The event of divine retribution against Jerusalem for its idolatry and rebellion against God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a></b><br>The broader context of the Babylonian exile, where the Israelites were taken captive, serving as a backdrop for Ezekiel's prophecies.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>Sin has real and severe consequences. Just as Jerusalem faced ruin, our disobedience can lead to spiritual and sometimes physical destruction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God is just and sovereign, and His judgments are righteous. We must trust in His wisdom and justice, even when it leads to difficult outcomes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/a_call_to_repentance.htm">A Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The passage serves as a warning and a call to repentance. We should examine our lives and turn away from anything that separates us from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witness_to_the_nations.htm">Witness to the Nations</a></b><br>Our lives, like Jerusalem, are a testimony to those around us. We should strive to be a positive witness of God's love and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>While this passage focuses on judgment, the broader account of Ezekiel includes restoration. God's ultimate plan is one of redemption and hope.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_mark_11_23_mean.htm">What does a shameful wife symbolize for her husband?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_26_conflict_with_tyre's_fate.htm">Does the prophecy in Ezekiel 26 conflict with accounts in other books of the Bible that reference Tyre's continued trading and influence after its supposed destruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_in_ezekiel.htm">What are the main themes in the Book of Ezekiel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_ezekiel_26_differ_from_tyre's_history.htm">Why does Ezekiel 26 suggest total destruction, yet archaeological evidence shows continuous occupation and rebuilding in the region of ancient Tyre?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In the sight of them that pass by</span>. The phrase reminds us of <a href="/lamentations/1-12.htm">Lamentations 1:12</a>; <a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15</a>: and the latter was probably a conscious reproduction of it. The scorn and mockery of the heathen who rejoiced in her humiliation were to be the keenest pang in the punishment of the guilty city. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/5-14.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">I will make</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶתְּנֵךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’et·tə·nêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you a ruin</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחָרְבָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥā·rə·bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2723.htm">Strong's 2723: </a> </span><span class="str2">Waste, desolation, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a disgrace</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְחֶרְפָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ḥer·pāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2781.htm">Strong's 2781: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among the nations</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּגּוֹיִ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(bag·gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">around you,</span><br /><span class="heb">סְבִיבוֹתָ֑יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯā·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the sight</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֵינֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who pass by.</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹבֵֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·ḇêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ezekiel 5:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ezekiel 5:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ezekiel 5:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ezekiel 5:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ezekiel 5:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ezekiel 5:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ezekiel 5:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ezekiel 5:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ezekiel 5:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ezekiel 5:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/5-14.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 5:14 Moreover I will make you a desolation (Ezek. 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