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A third of them will be slaughtered by the enemy outside the city walls. And I will scatter a third to the winds, chasing them with my sword. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> A third part of you shall die of pestilence and be consumed with famine in your midst; a third part shall fall by the sword all around you; and a third part I will scatter to all the winds and will unsheathe the sword after them. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/5.htm">King James Bible</a> A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/5.htm">New King James Version</a> One-third of you shall die of the pestilence, and be consumed with famine in your midst; and one-third shall fall by the sword all around you; and I will scatter another third to all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> A third of you will die by plague or perish by famine among you, a third will fall by the sword around you, and a third I will scatter to every wind, and I will unsheathe a sword behind them. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216One third of you will die by plague or be consumed by famine among you, one third will fall by the sword around you, and one third I will scatter to every wind, and I will unsheathe a sword behind them. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘One third of you will die by plague or be consumed by famine among you, one third will fall by the sword around you, and one third I will scatter to every wind, and I will unsheathe a sword behind them. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> One-third of you will die by the plague or be consumed by the famine among you, one-third will fall by the sword around you, and one-third I will scatter to every wind, and I will unsheathe a sword behind them. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> One third of you will die of virulent disease or be consumed by famine among you; one third will fall by the sword around you; and one third I will scatter to all the winds, and I will unsheathe a sword behind them. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> A third of your people will die by plague and be consumed by famine within you; a third will fall by the sword all around you; and I will scatter a third to every direction of the wind, and I will draw a sword to chase after them. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> A third of your people will die by plague and be consumed by famine within you; a third will fall by the sword all around you; and I will scatter a third to every direction of the wind, and I will draw a sword to chase after them. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee; and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and a third part I will scatter unto all the winds, and will draw out a sword after them. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> A third of you will die here in Jerusalem from disease or starvation. Another third will be killed in war. And I will scatter the last third of you in every direction, then track you down and kill you. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee; and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and a third part I will scatter unto all the winds, and will draw out a sword after them. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> One-third of you will die in plagues and be devoured in famines. Another third will die in battles against those around you. I will scatter the remaining third to the wind, and I will pursue them with a sword. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> A third of your people will die from sickness and hunger in the city; a third will be cut down by swords outside the city; and I will scatter the last third to the winds and pursue them with a sword. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> A third of you will die by pestilence, starving because of the famine in your midst. Another third will die violently by the violence of war around you. The final third I'll scatter to the wind as I unsheathe my sword to pursue them. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them. <a href="/net/ezekiel/5.htm">NET Bible</a> A third of your people will die of plague or be overcome by the famine within you. A third of your people will fall by the sword surrounding you, and a third I will scatter to the winds. I will unleash a sword behind them. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> A third part of you shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of you; and a third part shall fall by the sword around you; and a third part I will scatter to all the winds, and will draw out a sword after them. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword around thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them. <a href="/web/ezekiel/5.htm">World English Bible</a> A third part of you will die with the pestilence, and they will be consumed with famine within you. A third part will fall by the sword around you. A third part I will scatter to all the winds, and will draw out a sword after them. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Your third part dies by pestilence, "" And are consumed by famine in your midst, "" And the third part fall by sword around you, "" And the third part I scatter to every wind, "" And I draw out a sword after them. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Thy third part -- by pestilence they die, And by famine are consumed in thy midst, And the third part, by sword they fall round about thee, And the third part, to every wind I scatter, And a sword I draw out after them. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> A third of thee in death shall die, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third shall fall by the sword round about thee; and the third I will scatter to every wind, and I will draw out the sword after them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and shall be consumed with famine in the midst of thee: and a third part of thee shall fall by the sword round about thee: and a third part of thee will I scatter into every wind, and I will draw out a sword after them. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> One third part of you will die by pestilence or be consumed by famine in your midst. And one third part of you will fall by the sword all around you. Yet truly, one third part of you I will scatter to every wind, and I will unsheathe the sword after them. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/5.htm">New American Bible</a> A third of your people shall die of disease or starve to death within you; another third shall fall by the sword all around you; a third I will scatter to the winds and pursue them with the sword. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> One third of you shall die of pestilence or be consumed by famine among you; one third shall fall by the sword around you; and one third I will scatter to every wind and will unsheathe the sword after them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> A third part of you shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of you; and a third part shall fall by the sword round about you; and a third part I will scatter to all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> One part of you will die by death and they shall be consumed with starvation within you, and the other by the sword shall fall around you, and a third I shall scatter to every wind and the sword shall slaughter after them<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee; and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and a third part I will scatter unto all the winds, and will draw out a sword after them. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> A fourth part of thee shall be cut off by pestilence, and a fourth part of thee shall be consumed in the midst of thee with famine: and as for another fourth part of thee, I will scatter them to every wind; and a fourth part of thee shall fall by sword round about thee, and I will draw out a sword after them. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/5-12.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=1039" 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> 11Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you. 12<a href="/hebrew/7992.htm" title="7992: šə·li·ši·ṯêḵ (Number-ofsc:: 2fs) -- Ordinal from shalowsh; third; feminine a third; by extension, a third; specifically, a third-story cell).">A third</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mū·ṯū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">of your people will die</a> <a href="/hebrew/1698.htm" title="1698: bad·de·ḇer (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Pestilence. From dabar; a pestilence.">by plague</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: yiḵ·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">or be consumed</a> <a href="/hebrew/7458.htm" title="7458: ū·ḇā·rā·‘āḇ (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Famine, hunger. From ra'eb; hunger.">by famine</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵêḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2fs) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">within you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7992.htm" title="7992: wə·haš·šə·li·šîṯ (Conj-w, Art:: Number-ofs) -- Ordinal from shalowsh; third; feminine a third; by extension, a third; specifically, a third-story cell).">a third</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: yip·pə·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">will fall</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ba·ḥe·reḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">by the sword</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.">outside your walls,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7992.htm" title="7992: wə·haš·šə·lî·šîṯ (Conj-w, Art:: Number-ofs) -- Ordinal from shalowsh; third; feminine a third; by extension, a third; specifically, a third-story cell).">and a third</a> <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.">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/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 unleash</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.">behind them.</a> 13And 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.…<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/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a> But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a> Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. <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/29-17.htm">Jeremiah 29:17-18</a> this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will send against them sword and famine and plague, and I will make them like rotten figs, so bad they cannot be eaten. / 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. <a href="/jeremiah/34-17.htm">Jeremiah 34:17</a> Therefore this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed Me; you have not proclaimed freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. So now I proclaim freedom for you, declares the LORD—freedom to fall by sword, by plague, and by famine! I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth. <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="/zechariah/13-8.htm">Zechariah 13:8-9</a> And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it. / This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’” <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/8-7.htm">Revelation 8:7-12</a> Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass. / Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood, / a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. ... <a href="/revelation/9-15.htm">Revelation 9:15</a> So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind. <a href="/revelation/11-13.htm">Revelation 11:13</a> And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven. <a href="/revelation/16-2.htm">Revelation 16:2-11</a> So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. / And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died. / And the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they turned to blood. ... <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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>A third part of you shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the middle of you: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about you; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.third part of<a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Ezekiel 5:2</a> 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, and 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.<a href="/ezekiel/6-12.htm">Ezekiel 6:12</a> He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.<a href="/jeremiah/15-2.htm">Jeremiah 15:2</a> And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.and I will scatter<a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Ezekiel 5:2,10</a> 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, and 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… <a href="/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Ezekiel 6:8</a> Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries.<a href="/jeremiah/9-16.htm">Jeremiah 9:16</a> I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.and I will draw.<a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Ezekiel 5:2</a> 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, and 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.<a href="/ezekiel/12-14.htm">Ezekiel 12:14</a> 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.<a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a> 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/4-17.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-20.htm">Die</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-23.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-10.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-24.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-20.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Part</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-13.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-13.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-7.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Third</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Unsheathe</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Winds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/13-14.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-12.htm">Die</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-1.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-4.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-7.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-17.htm">Part</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-26.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-17.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-17.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-5.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-17.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-14.htm">Third</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-14.htm">Unsheathe</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-10.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-24.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-14.htm">Winds</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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The division into thirds symbolizes a complete and thorough judgment. Plague and famine were common consequences of siege warfare in the ancient Near East, as seen in the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem. This judgment echoes the curses outlined in <a href="/leviticus/26-25.htm">Leviticus 26:25-26</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/28-21.htm">Deuteronomy 28:21-24</a>, where disobedience to God's covenant results in such calamities. The use of "within you" indicates that these events will occur inside the city, emphasizing the inescapability of God's judgment.a third will fall by the sword outside your walls This part of the prophecy foretells the fate of those who attempt to escape the city during the siege. Historically, the Babylonian army, led by King Nebuchadnezzar, was known for its military prowess and ruthlessness, as documented in <a href="/2_kings/25.htm">2 Kings 25:1-7</a>. The "sword" symbolizes warfare and death, a common biblical motif for divine judgment (<a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Jeremiah 14:12</a>). The phrase "outside your walls" suggests that even those who flee will not find safety, highlighting the totality of the impending destruction.and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them This final portion of the prophecy indicates the dispersion of the remaining population, a common practice by conquering empires to prevent rebellion. The scattering "to every wind" signifies exile and loss of homeland, as seen in the Babylonian captivity (<a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11</a>). The "sword behind them" suggests ongoing pursuit and danger, even in exile, underscoring the relentless nature of divine judgment. This scattering fulfills earlier warnings given by prophets like Moses (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a>) and foreshadows the eventual return and restoration, a theme later explored in <a href="/ezekiel/36-24.htm">Ezekiel 36:24</a>. The scattering also prefigures the dispersion of the Jewish people throughout history, yet with a promise of eventual regathering, as seen in the New Testament's spiritual gathering of believers in Christ (<a href="/john/11-52.htm">John 11:52</a>).<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/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city under judgment, representing the center of Israel's spiritual and political life. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God who are facing divine judgment due to their disobedience and idolatry. 4. <a href="/topical/p/plague,_famine,_and_sword.htm">Plague, Famine, and Sword</a> Instruments of God's judgment, symbolizing the comprehensive nature of the punishment. 5. <a href="/topical/s/scattering.htm">Scattering</a> The dispersion of the Israelites among the nations, indicating both punishment and the potential for future restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> Sin has severe consequences, and God's judgment is a response to persistent disobedience. We must take sin seriously in our own lives. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> God is in control, even in judgment. He uses various means to accomplish His purposes, reminding us of His ultimate authority. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a> Even in judgment, there is a promise of restoration. God's discipline is meant to bring His people back to Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> The warning of judgment is also a call to repentance. We are invited to turn back to God and seek His mercy. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_prophet.htm">The Role of the Prophet</a> Ezekiel's role as a prophet is to speak truth, even when it is difficult. We are called to be faithful in sharing God's message.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 12. - A third part of thee, etc. (see note on ver. 2). The strange symbolic act is now interpreted. I will draw out a sword, etc. The phrase recurs in <a href="/ezekiel/12-14.htm">Ezekiel 12:14</a>, and is found in <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a> - an echo, like so many other passages in Ezekiel, from what seems to have been his favourite storehouse of thought and language (<a href="/leviticus/17.htm">Leviticus 17-26</a>.). <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>A third שְׁלִשִׁתֵ֞יךְ (šə·li·ši·ṯêḵ) Number - ordinal feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7992.htm">Strong's 7992: </a> Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) of your people will die יָמ֗וּתוּ (yā·mū·ṯū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill by plague בַּדֶּ֣בֶר (bad·de·ḇer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1698.htm">Strong's 1698: </a> A pestilence or be consumed יִכְל֣וּ (yiḵ·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent by famine וּבָֽרָעָב֙ (ū·ḇā·rā·‘āḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7458.htm">Strong's 7458: </a> Famine, hunger within you, בְתוֹכֵ֔ךְ (ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵêḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre a third וְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔ית (wə·haš·šə·li·šîṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7992.htm">Strong's 7992: </a> Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) will fall יִפְּל֣וּ (yip·pə·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie by the sword בַּחֶ֖רֶב (ba·ḥe·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword outside [your walls], סְבִיבוֹתָ֑יִךְ (sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯā·yiḵ) Adverb | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> A circle, neighbour, environs, around and a third וְהַשְּׁלִישִׁית֙ (wə·haš·šə·lî·šîṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7992.htm">Strong's 7992: </a> Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) I will scatter אֱזָרֶ֔ה (’ĕ·zā·reh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2219.htm">Strong's 2219: </a> To toss about, to diffuse, winnow to every לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every wind ר֣וּחַ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit and unleash אָרִ֥יק (’ā·rîq) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7324.htm">Strong's 7324: </a> Arm, cast out, draw out, make empty, pour forth out a sword וְחֶ֖רֶב (wə·ḥe·reḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword behind them. אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ (’a·ḥă·rê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 5:12 A third part of you shall die (Ezek. 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