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and I will draw out the sword after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will scatter to every wind all who <i>are</i> around him to help him, and all his troops; and I will draw out the sword after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I will scatter to every wind all who are around him, his helpers and all his troops; and I will draw out a sword after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will scatter to every wind all who are around him, his helpers and all his troops; and I will draw out a sword after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And I shall scatter to every wind all who are around him, his helpers and all his troops; and I shall draw out a sword after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I will scatter to every wind all who are around him, his helpers and all his troops; and I will draw out a sword after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will scatter to every wind all who are around him, his helpers and all his troops; and I will draw out a sword after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will also scatter all the attendants who surround him and all his troops to every direction of the wind, and I will draw a sword to chase after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will also scatter all the attendants who surround him and all his troops to every direction of the wind, and I will draw a sword to chase after them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will scatter toward every wind all that are round about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />His own officials and troops will scatter in every direction, and the LORD will track them down and put them to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I will scatter toward every wind all that are round about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will scatter in every direction all those who are around him-his staff and all his troops. I will pursue them with my sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will scatter in every direction all the members of his court and his advisers and bodyguards, and people will search for them to kill them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll scatter every attendant who surrounds him, along with his entire army, to every wind. When I unsheathe my sword to pursue them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I will scatter to every wind all the attendants around him and all his troops, and I will draw a sword to chase after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />All his retinue--his attendants and his troops--I will scatter to every wind; I will unleash a sword behind them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will scatter towards every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his bands. I will draw out the sword after them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And all who are around him to help him, and all his bands, I scatter to every wind, and I draw out a sword after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And all who are round about him to help him, and all his bands, I do scatter to every wind, and a sword I draw out after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And all which are round about him to help, and all his hosts, I will scatter to every wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And all that are about him, his guards, and his troops I will scatter into every wind: and I will draw out the sword after them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And all who are around him, his guards and his companies, I will scatter into every wind. And I will unsheathe the sword after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />All his retinue, his aides and all his troops, I will scatter to the winds and pursue them with the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will scatter to every wind all who are around him, his helpers and all his troops; and I will unsheathe the sword behind them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will scatter towards every wind all that are about him to help him and give him strength; and I will draw out the sword after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And all that are around him and those helping him and supporting him I shall scatter to every wind, and I shall send the sword after them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will disperse toward every wind all that are round about him to help him, and all his troops; and I will draw out the sword after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will scatter to every wind all his assistants round about him, and all that help him; and I will draw out a sword after them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/12-14.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=2649" 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/12.htm">Signs of the Coming Captivity</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2219.htm" title="2219: ’ĕ·zā·reh (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To scatter, fan, winnow. A primitive root; to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow.">And I will scatter</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵāl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">to every</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ (N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">wind</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵōl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5828.htm" title="5828: ʿɛz·rōh (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A help, helper. From azar; aid.">the attendants</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·ṯāw (Adv:: 3ms) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">around him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/102.htm" title="102: ’ă·ḡap·pāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A band, army. Probably from nagaph; a cover or heap; i.e. wings of an army, or crowds of troops.">his troops,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7324.htm" title="7324: ’ā·rîq (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- Arm, cast out, draw out, make empty, pour forth out. A primitive root; to pour out, i.e. Empty.">and I will draw</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: wə·ḥe·reḇ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">a sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">to chase after them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>And they will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries.…<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/52-8.htm">Jeremiah 52:8-11</a></span><br />but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him. / The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah. / There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the officials of Judah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">2 Kings 25:4-7</a></span><br />Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah, / but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him. / The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-4.htm">Jeremiah 39:4-7</a></span><br />When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah. / But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him. / There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">2 Chronicles 36:17-20</a></span><br />So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, / who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. / Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/24-8.htm">Jeremiah 24:8-10</a></span><br />But like the bad figs, so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the LORD, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem—those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt. / I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them. / 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/34-2.htm">Jeremiah 34:2-3</a></span><br />The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down. / And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you will go to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-18.htm">Jeremiah 38:18-23</a></span><br />But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’” / But King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans, for the Chaldeans may deliver me into their hands to abuse me.” / “They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey the voice of the LORD in what I am telling you, that it may go well with you and you may live. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/21-7.htm">Jeremiah 21:7</a></span><br />‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not spare them or show pity or compassion.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-19.htm">Lamentations 4:19-20</a></span><br />Those who chased us were swifter than the eagles in the sky; they pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness. / The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-20.htm">Ezekiel 17:20-21</a></span><br />I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me. / All his choice troops will fall by the sword, and those who survive will be scattered to every wind. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Ezekiel 5:10</a></span><br />As a result, fathers among you will eat their sons, and sons will eat their fathers. I will execute judgments against you and scatter all your remnant to every wind.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Ezekiel 6:8-10</a></span><br />Yet I will leave a remnant, for some of you will escape the sword when you are scattered among the nations and throughout the lands. / Then in the nations to which they have been carried captive, your survivors will remember Me—how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts that turned away from Me, and by their eyes that lusted after idols. So they will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their abominations. / And they will know that I am the LORD; I did not declare in vain that I would bring this calamity upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-16.htm">Ezekiel 7:16-18</a></span><br />The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity. / Every hand will go limp, and every knee will turn to water. / They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-21.htm">Ezekiel 17:21</a></span><br />All his choice troops will fall by the sword, and those who survive will be scattered to every wind. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/19-8.htm">Ezekiel 19:8-9</a></span><br />Then the nations set out against him from the provinces on every side. They spread their net over him; he was trapped in their pit. / With hooks they caged him and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into captivity so that his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.</p><p class="hdg">I will scatter</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Ezekiel 5:10-12</a></b></br> Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/17-21.htm">Ezekiel 17:21</a></b></br> And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">2 Kings 25:4,5</a></b></br> And the city was broken up, and all the men of war <i>fled</i> by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which <i>is</i> by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees <i>were</i> against the city round about:) and <i>the king</i> went the way toward the plain… </p><p class="hdg">I will draw</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Ezekiel 5:2,12</a></b></br> Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, <i>and</i> smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/14-17.htm">Ezekiel 14:17,21</a></b></br> Or <i>if</i> I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a></b></br> And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-58.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-3.htm">Disperse</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-1.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">Help</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-2.htm">Helpers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-3.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-5.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-12.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-2.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-10.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-16.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-37.htm">Troops</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Unsheathe</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-24.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Winds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/11-22.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-20.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-15.htm">Disperse</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-23.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-15.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Help</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-8.htm">Helpers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-15.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-6.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-37.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-15.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-13.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-16.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-42.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm">Troops</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Unsheathe</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-11.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-11.htm">Winds</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-1.htm">Under the type of Ezekiel's removing</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-8.htm">is shown the captivity of Zedekiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-17.htm">Ezekiel's trembling shows the Jews' desolation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-21.htm">The Jews' presumptuous proverb is reproved</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-26.htm">The speediness of the vision</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 scattering to "every wind" suggests a dispersion in all directions, emphasizing the thoroughness of the exile. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages where God scatters His people as a form of judgment (e.g., <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a>). The scattering also reflects the loss of unity and identity among the people, a common consequence of divine judgment.<p><b>all the attendants around him</b><br>The "attendants" refer to the king's advisors and officials who were part of the royal court. In the context of Ezekiel, this likely refers to the court of King Zedekiah of Judah. These attendants, who were supposed to support and protect the king, would also face the consequences of the nation's disobedience. Historically, the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC led to the capture and exile of many of these officials by the Babylonians.<p><b>and all his troops</b><br>The mention of "troops" highlights the military aspect of the judgment. The troops, who were meant to defend the nation, would be rendered powerless and scattered. This reflects the futility of relying on military strength instead of trusting in God. The scattering of troops is a fulfillment of prophetic warnings given by earlier prophets, such as Isaiah and Jeremiah, about the consequences of forsaking God.<p><b>and I will draw a sword to chase after them</b><br>The "sword" symbolizes divine judgment and warfare. The imagery of God drawing a sword indicates active pursuit and punishment. This phrase underscores the inevitability of God's judgment, as even in their dispersion, the people would not escape His reach. The sword is a recurring symbol in prophetic literature, representing God's righteous anger and the execution of His justice (e.g., <a href="/jeremiah/25-29.htm">Jeremiah 25:29</a>). This also foreshadows the ultimate judgment and the need for redemption through Christ, who bore the sword of judgment on behalf of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exiles.htm">The Exiles</a></b><br>The Israelites who were taken captive to Babylon, representing the people to whom Ezekiel was prophesying.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_king_of_judah.htm">The King of Judah</a></b><br>Likely referring to King Zedekiah, who was the last king of Judah before the Babylonian conquest.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire that conquered Judah and took its people into exile.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sword.htm">The Sword</a></b><br>Symbolic of God's judgment and the means by which He would pursue and scatter the people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God is in control of nations and their destinies. His judgment is just and purposeful, even when it involves scattering His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Disobedience to God leads to severe consequences, as seen in the scattering of the Israelites. This serves as a warning to remain faithful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_exile.htm">Hope in Exile</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God’s ultimate plan includes restoration. The scattering is not the end, but a part of God’s redemptive process.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Ezekiel are vital in communicating God’s messages. They call people to repentance and warn of consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>Believers must remain vigilant in their faith, understanding that spiritual complacency can lead to spiritual exile.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_zilpah_in_the_bible.htm">Who is the Wandering Jew mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_5_11-12's_punishment.htm">In Ezekiel 5:11-12, how can we reconcile the promised devastating punishment (famine, sword, and scattering) with accounts from other biblical or secular sources?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_19_10-14_align_with_judah's_promises.htm">How do we reconcile Ezekiel 19:10-14's portrayal of the vine's destruction with other biblical promises of Judah's enduring lineage?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">I will scatter toward every wind.</span>--The people of Judah were not carried captive to Babylon only, but many of them were scattered wherever they could find refuge; and, finally, the remnant left in the land by Nebuchadnezzar, after the murder of his governor Gedaliah, escaped into Egypt (Jeremiah 41-43).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 14, 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And I will scatter.</span> The capture of the king would naturally be followed by the dispersion of his adherents, some of whom would fall by the sword, while a few (Hebrew, <span class="accented">men of number, i.e.</span> easily counted) would escape to some neighbouring country, where they might hope to find a refuge. There they would have to tell their tale of shame, and to let the heathen know that Jehovah was thus punishing their abominations (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/14-22.htm">Ezekiel 14:22, 23</a>). The prophecy ends with the familiar formula, <span class="cmt_word">They shall knew that I am the Lord.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/12-14.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 also scatter</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱזָרֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·zā·reh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2219.htm">Strong's 2219: </a> </span><span class="str2">To toss about, to diffuse, winnow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the winds</span><br /><span class="heb">ר֑וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכֹל֩</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">the attendants</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶזְר֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ez·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5828.htm">Strong's 5828: </a> </span><span class="str2">A help, helper</span><br /><br /><span class="word">around him</span><br /><span class="heb">סְבִיבֹתָ֥יו</span> <span class="translit">(sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb | third person masculine 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">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">his troops,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲגַפָּ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḡap·pāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_102.htm">Strong's 102: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wings of an army, crowds of troops</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I will draw</span><br /><span class="heb">אָרִ֥יק</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·rîq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7324.htm">Strong's 7324: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arm, cast out, draw out, make empty, pour forth out </span><br /><br /><span class="word">a sword</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחֶ֖רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to chase after them.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/12-14.htm">Ezekiel 12:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/12-14.htm">Ezekiel 12:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/12-14.htm">Ezekiel 12:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/12-14.htm">Ezekiel 12:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/12-14.htm">Ezekiel 12:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/12-14.htm">Ezekiel 12:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/12-14.htm">Ezekiel 12:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/12-14.htm">Ezekiel 12:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/12-14.htm">Ezekiel 12:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/12-14.htm">Ezekiel 12:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/12-14.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 12:14 I will scatter toward every wind all (Ezek. 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