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Ezekiel 5:10 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.'
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I will inflict punishment on you and will scatter all your survivors to the winds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Parents will eat their own children, and children will eat their parents. I will punish you and scatter to the winds the few who survive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore fathers shall eat their sons in your midst, and sons shall eat their fathers. And I will execute judgments on you, and any of you who survive I will scatter to all the winds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore fathers shall eat <i>their</i> sons in your midst, and sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments among you, and all of you who remain I will scatter to all the winds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, fathers will eat <i>their</i> sons among you, and sons will eat their fathers; for I will execute judgments on you and scatter all your remnant to every wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Therefore, fathers will eat their sons among you, and sons will eat their fathers; for I will execute judgments on you and scatter all your remnant to every wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Therefore, fathers will eat <i>their</i> sons among you, and sons will eat their fathers; for I will execute judgments on you, and scatter all your remnant to every wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore, fathers will eat <i>their</i> sons among you, and sons will eat their fathers; for I will execute judgments on you and scatter all your remnant to every wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, fathers will eat their sons among you, and sons will eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments on you and I will scatter to all the winds the remnant of you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As a result, fathers will eat their sons within Jerusalem, and sons will eat their fathers. I will execute judgments against you and scatter all your survivors to every direction of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As a result, fathers will eat their sons within Jerusalem, and sons will eat their fathers. I will execute judgments against you and scatter all your survivors to every direction of the wind.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><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 on thee; and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter unto all the winds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Parents will be so desperate for food that they will eat their own children, and children will eat their parents. Those who survive this horror will be scattered in every direction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><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 unto all the winds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That is why parents will eat their children, and children will eat their parents. I will punish you and scatter whoever is left to the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />As a result, parents in Jerusalem will eat their children, and children will eat their parents. I will punish you and scatter in every direction any who are left alive. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Fathers will eat their children in your midst. After this, your sons will eat their fathers as I carry out my sentence against you and scatter your survivors to the winds!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Therefore fathers will eat their sons within you, Jerusalem, and sons will eat their fathers. I will execute judgments on you, and I will scatter any survivors to the winds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of you, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments on you; and the whole remnant of you will I scatter to all the winds.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the fathers will eat the sons within you, and the sons will eat their fathers. I will execute judgments on you; and I will scatter the whole remnant of you to all the winds. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore fathers eat sons in your midst, "" And sons eat their fathers, "" And I have done judgments in you, "" And have scattered all your remnant to every wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Therefore fathers do eat sons in thy midst, And sons eat their fathers, And I have done in thee judgments, And have scattered all thy remnant to every wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For this the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I did judgments in thee, and I scattered all thy remnant to every wind.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><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 I will scatter thy whole remnant into every wind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, the fathers shall consume the sons in your midst, and the sons shall consume their fathers. And I will execute judgments in you, and I will winnow your entire remnant in every wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, parents will eat their children in your midst, and children will eat their parents. I will inflict punishments upon you and scatter all who remain to the winds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Surely, parents shall eat their children in your midst, and children shall eat their parents; I will execute judgments on you, and any of you who survive I will scatter to every wind.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the parents shall eat their children in the midst of you, and the children shall eat their parents; and I will execute judgments in you, and the whole remnant of you I will scatter to all the winds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of this, parents shall eat their children within you, and children shall eat their parents, and I shall perform judgments among you, and I shall scatter those who are left within you to every wind<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><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 unto all the winds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore the fathers shall eat <i>their</i> children in the midst of thee, and children shall eat <i>their</i> fathers; and I will execute judgements in thee, and I will scatter all that are left of thee to every wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/5-10.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=1006" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Judgment Against Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>Because of all your abominations, I will do to you what I have never done before and will never do again. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">As a result,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇō·wṯ (N-mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·w·ḵêḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2fs) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">among you</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yō·ḵə·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">will eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇā·nîm (N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">their sons,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇā·nîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yō·ḵə·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">will eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">their fathers.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śî·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">I will execute</a> <a href="/hebrew/8201.htm" title="8201: šə·p̄ā·ṭîm (N-mp) -- Judgment. From shaphat; a sentence, i.e. Infliction.">judgments</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">against you</a> <a href="/hebrew/2219.htm" title="2219: wə·zê·rî·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To scatter, fan, winnow. A primitive root; to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow.">and scatter</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/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7611.htm" title="7611: šə·’ê·rî·ṯêḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Rest, residue, remnant, remainder. From sha'ar; a remainder or residual portion.">your remnant</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> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-29.htm">Leviticus 26:29</a></span><br />You will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-53.htm">Deuteronomy 28:53-57</a></span><br />Then you will eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters whom the LORD your God has given you, in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you. / The most gentle and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who have survived, / refusing to share with any of them the flesh of his children he will eat because he has nothing left in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you within all your gates. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-9.htm">Jeremiah 19:9</a></span><br />I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh in the siege and distress inflicted on them by their enemies who seek their lives.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-10.htm">Lamentations 4:10</a></span><br />The hands of compassionate women have cooked their own children, who became their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-28.htm">2 Kings 6:28-29</a></span><br />Then the king asked her, “What is the matter?” And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him, and tomorrow we will eat my son.’ / So we boiled my son and ate him, and the next day I said to her, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him.’ But she had hidden her son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-20.htm">Isaiah 9:20</a></span><br />They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/11-9.htm">Zechariah 11:9</a></span><br />Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish; and let those who remain devour one another’s flesh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Jeremiah 13:14</a></span><br />I will smash them against one another, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no mercy or pity or compassion to keep Me from destroying them.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-2.htm">Jeremiah 15:2-3</a></span><br />If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’ / I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.<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="/matthew/24-19.htm">Matthew 24:19</a></span><br />How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-23.htm">Luke 21:23</a></span><br />How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-12.htm">Mark 13:12</a></span><br />Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-21.htm">Matthew 10:21</a></span><br />Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-53.htm">Luke 12:53</a></span><br />They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the middle of you, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in you, and the whole remnant of you will I scatter into all the winds.</p><p class="hdg">the fathers</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-29.htm">Leviticus 26:29</a></b></br> And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-53.htm">Deuteronomy 28:53-57,64</a></b></br> And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/6-29.htm">2 Kings 6:29</a></b></br> So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.</p><p class="hdg">the whole</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/6-8.htm">Ezekiel 6:8</a></b></br> Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have <i>some</i> that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/12-14.htm">Ezekiel 12:14</a></b></br> And I will scatter toward every wind all that <i>are</i> about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/5-8.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-8.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-3.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-17.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-8.htm">Inflict</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-59.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-8.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-8.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-8.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-26.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-25.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-16.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-14.htm">Survive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Survivors</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Winds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/5-13.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-17.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-18.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-2.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Inflict</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-3.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-4.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-3.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-13.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-5.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-16.htm">Survive</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-16.htm">Survivors</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-12.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Winds</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/5-1.htm">Under the type of hair</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/5-5.htm">is shown the judgment of Jerusalem for their rebellion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">by famine, sword, and dispersion</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It reflects the curses outlined in <a href="/leviticus/26-29.htm">Leviticus 26:29</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/28-53.htm">Deuteronomy 28:53</a>, where God warns Israel of the dire outcomes of breaking the covenant. Historically, such events occurred during sieges, as seen in <a href="/2_kings/6-28.htm">2 Kings 6:28-29</a> during the siege of Samaria. This cannibalism is not just a physical act but symbolizes the complete breakdown of societal and familial structures due to sin and rebellion. It serves as a vivid illustration of the depth of desperation and judgment that would come upon Jerusalem.<p><b>I will execute judgments against you</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's role as the righteous judge. The judgments are a direct response to the idolatry and abominations committed by the people of Jerusalem. It reflects the covenantal relationship where blessings follow obedience, and curses follow disobedience. The execution of judgments is consistent with God's character as just and holy, ensuring that sin is addressed. This also foreshadows the ultimate judgment that will be executed at the end of times, as seen in <a href="/revelation/20-11.htm">Revelation 20:11-15</a>.<p><b>and scatter all your remnant to every wind.</b><br>The scattering of the remnant signifies the dispersion of the people of Israel among the nations, a fulfillment of the warnings given in <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a>. This dispersion, known as the Diaspora, had significant historical implications, leading to the spread of Jewish communities throughout the ancient world. It also serves as a backdrop for the eventual gathering and restoration prophesied in passages like <a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Ezekiel 37:21-22</a>. The scattering is both a punishment and a means of preserving a remnant that God will eventually restore, pointing to the hope of redemption and the faithfulness of God to His promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city under judgment in this passage, representing the center of Israel's spiritual and political life.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/fathers_and_sons.htm">Fathers and Sons</a></b><br>Symbolic of the breakdown of societal and familial structures due to the severe judgment and siege.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgments.htm">Judgments</a></b><br>Refers to the divine retribution that God is executing upon Jerusalem for their disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/remnant.htm">Remnant</a></b><br>The survivors of the judgment who will be scattered, indicating both punishment and the hope of future restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_severity_of_sin.htm">The Severity of Sin</a></b><br>Sin has severe consequences, and God's judgment is a response to persistent disobedience and idolatry.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_breakdown_of_society.htm">The Breakdown of Society</a></b><br>Disobedience to God leads to the breakdown of societal and familial structures, as seen in the extreme measures of survival during the siege.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_judgment.htm">God's Faithfulness in Judgment</a></b><br>God's warnings are consistent and fulfilled, demonstrating His faithfulness to His word, both in judgment and in promises of restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_remnant.htm">Hope for the Remnant</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God preserves a remnant, offering hope for future restoration and renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The passage serves as a call to repentance, urging believers to turn back to God to avoid the consequences of sin.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_cannibalism_in_ezekiel_5_10_verified.htm">In Ezekiel 5:10, how can extreme acts like cannibalism be historically verified or reconciled with known records of siege conditions? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_original_sin_align_with_accountability.htm">How does the concept of original sin in Genesis 3 align with teachings on personal accountability in later Scriptures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_for_ezekiel_5_5-6.htm">Given Ezekiel 5:5–6, is there archeological or historical evidence to confirm the severe judgment described against Jerusalem? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_cannibalism.htm">What does the Bible say about cannibalism?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The fathers shall eat their sons,</span> etc. An echo from <a href="/leviticus/26-29.htm">Leviticus 26:29</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/28-53.htm">Deuteronomy 28:53</a>. The words of <a href="/jeremiah/19-9.htm">Jeremiah 19:9</a> and <a href="/lamentations/4-10.htm">Lamentations 4:10</a> imply that horrors such as these occurred during the siege of the city by the Chaldeans, as they had occurred before in the siege of Samaria (<a href="/2_kings/6-28.htm">2 Kings 6:28, 29</a>), and were to occur afterwards in that by the Romans (Josephus, 'Bell Jud.,' 6:4. § 4). <span class="cmt_word">The whole remnant,</span> etc. (comp. ver. 2). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/5-10.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">As a result,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֵ֗ן</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fathers</span><br /><span class="heb">אָב֞וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among you</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתוֹכֵ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·w·ḵêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will eat</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאכְל֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ḵə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their sons,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָנִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and sons</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָנִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will eat</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאכְל֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ḵə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their fathers.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבוֹתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will execute</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשִׂ֤יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">judgments</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁפָטִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(šə·p̄ā·ṭîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8201.htm">Strong's 8201: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sentence, infliction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against you and scatter</span><br /><span class="heb">וְזֵרִיתִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·zê·rî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - 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">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your remnant</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁאֵרִיתֵ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(šə·’ê·rî·ṯêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7611.htm">Strong's 7611: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rest, residue, remnant, remainder</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to every</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | 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">wind.’</span><br /><span class="heb">רֽוּחַ׃</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Ezekiel 5:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Ezekiel 5:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Ezekiel 5:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Ezekiel 5:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Ezekiel 5:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Ezekiel 5:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Ezekiel 5:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Ezekiel 5:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Ezekiel 5:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Ezekiel 5:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 5:10 Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons (Ezek. 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