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I will bring more and more famine upon you and cut off your supply of food. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> “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. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/5.htm">King James Bible</a> 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: <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/5.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#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. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘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. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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; <a href="/cev/ezekiel/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I will destroy your crops until you starve to death, and disasters will strike you like arrows. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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; <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> 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. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/5.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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; <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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: <a href="/web/ezekiel/5.htm">World English Bible</a> 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">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> 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">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> 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. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/5.htm">New American Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> 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">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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; <a href="/sep/ezekiel/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And when I have sent against them shafts of famine, then they shall be consumed, and I will break the strength of thy bread. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=1096" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Famine, Sword, and Dispersion</a> …15So 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. 16<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> 17I 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> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/26-26.htm">Leviticus 26:26</a> 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-48.htm">Deuteronomy 28:48</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Jeremiah 14:12</a> 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.” <a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Lamentations 4:9</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">Isaiah 3:1</a> 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, <a href="/jeremiah/15-2.htm">Jeremiah 15:2</a> 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.’ <a href="/jeremiah/24-10.htm">Jeremiah 24:10</a> 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.’” <a href="/jeremiah/42-17.htm">Jeremiah 42:17</a> 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.’ <a href="/jeremiah/44-13.htm">Jeremiah 44:13</a> I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt, just as I punished Jerusalem, by sword and famine and plague, <a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Revelation 18:8</a> Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.” <a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a> Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. <a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a> There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven. <a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Revelation 11:6</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/16-21.htm">Revelation 16:21</a> 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> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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:the evil<a href="/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23,24</a> I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them… <a href="/psalms/7-13.htm">Psalm 7:13</a> He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.<a href="/psalms/91-5.htm">Psalm 91:5-7</a> Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; … and will<a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Ezekiel 4:16</a> 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:<a href="/ezekiel/14-13.htm">Ezekiel 14:13</a> 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:<a href="/leviticus/26-26.htm">Leviticus 26:26</a> And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.<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>1. <a href="/ezekiel/5-1.htm">Under the type of hair</a> 5. <a href="/ezekiel/5-5.htm">is shown the judgment of Jerusalem for their rebellion</a> 12. <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">by famine, sword, and dispersion</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient warfare, arrows were a common weapon, symbolizing swift and unavoidable judgment. The imagery of arrows suggests precision and intent, indicating that the famine is a direct consequence of the people's disobedience. This aligns with <a href="/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23-24</a>, where God warns of sending arrows of famine as a curse for breaking the covenant. The use of "shower" implies an overwhelming and inescapable onslaught, emphasizing the seriousness of the judgment.that I will send to destroy you The phrase highlights God's active role in the judgment. It reflects the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, where blessings and curses are contingent upon obedience (<a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14-26</a>). The destruction is not arbitrary but a response to persistent rebellion and idolatry. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, where famine and destruction were rampant (<a href="/2_kings/25.htm">2 Kings 25:1-3</a>). This serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God.I will intensify the famine against you The intensification of the famine underscores the escalating nature of divine judgment. It suggests a progressive worsening of conditions, reflecting the seriousness of the people's sin. This intensification can be seen as a call to repentance, urging the people to recognize their need for God. Theologically, it points to the principle that sin leads to increasing separation from God, resulting in greater suffering. This is consistent with the warnings found in <a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">Leviticus 26:18-20</a>, where God promises to multiply punishments if the people do not repent.and cut off your supply of food Cutting off the food supply signifies a complete breakdown of societal and economic structures. In the ancient Near East, food scarcity was a dire threat, often leading to social unrest and collapse. This phrase indicates the totality of the judgment, affecting every aspect of life. It also serves as a fulfillment of the curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-48.htm">Deuteronomy 28:48</a>, where God warns of hunger and deprivation as consequences of disobedience. Theologically, it points to the spiritual truth that apart from God, there is no sustenance or life, echoing Jesus' teaching in <a href="/john/15-5.htm">John 15:5</a> about the necessity of abiding in Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God, called to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of God who are in exile due to their disobedience and idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/f/famine.htm">Famine</a> A severe shortage of food, used here as a metaphor for God's judgment on the people for their sins. 4. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The period when the Israelites were taken captive by Babylon, serving as the backdrop for Ezekiel's prophecies. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city that is under judgment, representing the spiritual and physical center of the Israelites' identity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> Sin has real consequences, both spiritually and physically. The famine represents the severe impact of turning away from God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> God is in control, even in judgment. The "deadly arrows of famine" are sent by God, showing His authority over creation and history. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a> The purpose of judgment is not merely punishment but to lead people back to God. It is a call to examine our lives and repent. <a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a> The cutting off of bread supply reminds us of our dependence on God for our daily needs. It challenges us to trust Him in times of scarcity. <a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a> While the immediate context is judgment, the broader account of Scripture points to restoration and hope for those who turn back to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 5</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_7_align_with_restoration.htm">If Ezekiel 7 portrays imminent destruction, how do we align that with later passages in the Bible that describe restoration and continued divine protection?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_micah_4_8_align_with_zion's_fate.htm">How does Micah 4:8 align with other prophecies about Zion's future when some passages (e.g., Ezekiel 5) predict destruction rather than restoration?</a> <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> <a href="/q/does_lam_5_7_conflict_with_deut_24_16.htm">Lamentations 5:7 indicates suffering for ancestors' sins--does this conflict with Deuteronomy 24:16's emphasis on individual responsibility?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - The evil arrows of famine, 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>, et al.). Clothed in the language of poetry, the attributes of Jehovah included those of the Far-darter of the Greeks. Which shall be for their destruction, etc.; better, as Revised Version, that are for destruction. 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. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When I shower you בְּֽשַׁלְּחִ֡י (bə·šal·lə·ḥî) Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out with the deadly הָרָעִ֤ים (hā·rā·‘îm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil arrows חִצֵּי֩ (ḥiṣ·ṣê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2671.htm">Strong's 2671: </a> A piercer, an arrow, a wound, thunderbolt, the shaft of a, spear of famine הָרָעָ֨ב (hā·rā·‘āḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7458.htm">Strong's 7458: </a> Famine, hunger [and] אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that destruction לְמַשְׁחִ֔ית (lə·maš·ḥîṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4889.htm">Strong's 4889: </a> Destructive, destruction that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I will send אֲשַׁלַּ֥ח (’ă·šal·laḥ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out to destroy you, לְשַֽׁחֶתְכֶ֑ם (lə·ša·ḥeṯ·ḵem) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> Perhaps to go to ruin I will intensify אֹסֵ֣ף (’ō·sêp̄) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> To add, augment the famine וְרָעָב֙ (wə·rā·‘āḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7458.htm">Strong's 7458: </a> Famine, hunger against you עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם (‘ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against and cut off וְשָׁבַרְתִּ֥י (wə·šā·ḇar·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> To break, break in pieces your supply מַטֵּה־ (maṭ·ṭêh-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4294.htm">Strong's 4294: </a> A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe of bread. לָֽחֶם׃ (lā·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> Food, bread, grain <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-16.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 5:16 When I shall send on them (Ezek. 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