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When you have among the nations some who escape the sword, and when you are scattered through the countries,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet I will leave a remnant, for some of you will escape the sword when you are scattered among the nations and throughout the lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Yet I will leave a remnant, so that you may have <i>some</i> who escape the sword among the nations, when you are scattered through the countries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“However, I will leave a remnant, in that you will have those who escaped the sword among the nations when you are scattered among the countries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220However, I will leave a remnant, for you will have those who escaped the sword among the nations when you are scattered among the countries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“However, I shall leave a remnant, for you will have those who escaped the sword among the nations when you are scattered among the countries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“However, I will leave a remnant, for you will have those who escaped the sword among the nations when you are scattered among the lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Yet I will leave some of you alive [a remnant], for you will have some who escaped the sword among the nations when you are scattered throughout the countries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Yet I will leave a remnant when you are scattered among the nations, for throughout the countries there will be some of you who will escape the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet I will leave a remnant when you are scattered among the nations, for throughout the countries there will be some of you who will escape the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet will I leave a remnant, in that ye shall have some that escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will let some of the people live through this punishment, but I will scatter them among the nations, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yet will I leave a remnant, in that ye shall have some that escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />" 'But I will let some people live. Some people will escape the battle among the nations and be scattered throughout the countries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"I will let some escape the slaughter and be scattered among the nations, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll leave a remnant among you—those who will escape the sword when I'll have scattered you throughout the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet I will leave a remnant, for some of you will escape the sword when you are scattered among the nations and throughout the lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'But I will spare some of you. Some will escape the sword when you are scattered in foreign lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'"Yet will I leave a remnant, in that you shall have some that escape the sword among the nations, when you shall be scattered through the countries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘“Yet I will leave a remnant, in that you will have some that escape the sword among the nations, when you are scattered through the countries. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have caused [some] to remain, "" In their being for you the escaped of the sword among nations, "" In your being scattered through lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have caused some to remain, In their being to you the escaped of the sword among nations, In your being scattered through lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I left in being to you them escaping the sword among the nations, in my scattering you in the lands.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will leave in you some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when I shall have scattered you, through the countries. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will leave among you those who will escape the sword among the Gentiles, when I will have dispersed you upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But I will spare some of you from the sword to live as refugees among the nations when you are scattered to foreign lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But I will spare some. Some of you shall escape the sword among the nations and be scattered through the countries.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yet I will leave a remnant of you among the nations, those of you who shall escape the sword and are scattered through the cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall leave some of you among the nations, those who are saved from the sword and are scattered in the cities<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yet will I leave a remnant, in that ye shall have some that escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />When there are <i>some</i> of you escaping from the sword among the Gentiles, and when ye are scattered in the countries;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/6-8.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=1198" 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/6.htm">A Remnant to be Blessed</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3498.htm" title="3498: wə·hō·w·ṯar·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserve.">Yet I will leave a remnant,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: bih·yō·wṯ (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">some of you</a> <a href="/hebrew/6412.htm" title="6412: pə·lî·ṭê (N-mpc) -- Escaped one, fugitive. Or paleyt; or palet; from palat; a refugee.">will escape</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥe·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/2219.htm" title="2219: bə·hiz·zā·rō·w·ṯê·ḵem (Prep-b:: V-Nifal-Inf:: 2mp) -- To scatter, fan, winnow. A primitive root; to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow.">when you are scattered</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: bag·gō·w·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">among the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and throughout the lands.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Then in the nations to which they have been carried captive, your survivors will remember Me—how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts that turned away from Me, and by their eyes that lusted after idols. So they will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their abominations.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-11.htm">Jeremiah 30:11</a></span><br />For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20-22</a></span><br />On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. / A remnant will return—a remnant of Jacob—to the Mighty God. / Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-8.htm">Zechariah 13:8-9</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-8.htm">Amos 9:8-9</a></span><br />Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” declares the LORD. / “For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-5.htm">Romans 11:5</a></span><br />In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Isaiah 1:9</a></span><br />Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-28.htm">Jeremiah 46:28</a></span><br />And you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, for I am with you. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have banished you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-27.htm">Romans 9:27-29</a></span><br />Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved. / For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.” / It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-13.htm">Isaiah 6:13</a></span><br />And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-3.htm">Jeremiah 23:3</a></span><br />Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-7.htm">Micah 5:7-8</a></span><br />Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind. / Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-26.htm">Romans 11:26-27</a></span><br />And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. / And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11-12</a></span><br />On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. / He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-7.htm">Jeremiah 31:7-8</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says: “Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations! Make your praises heard, and say, ‘O LORD, save Your people, the remnant of Israel!’ / Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-17.htm">Revelation 12:17</a></span><br />And the dragon was enraged at the woman and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yet will I leave a remnant, that you may have some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when you shall be scattered through the countries.</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/12-16.htm">Ezekiel 12:16</a></b></br> But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/14-22.htm">Ezekiel 14:22</a></b></br> Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, <i>both</i> sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, <i>even</i> concerning all that I have brought upon it.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/3-53.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-22.htm">Band</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-4.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-6.htm">Countries</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-7.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-22.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-21.htm">However</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-17.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-58.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-5.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-3.htm">Small</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-11.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-3.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">Wandering</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/7-13.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-21.htm">Band</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-16.htm">Countries</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-9.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-16.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-53.htm">However</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-16.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-9.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-16.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-16.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-16.htm">Small</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-4.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-11.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-11.htm">Wandering</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/6-1.htm">The judgment of Israel for their idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/6-8.htm">A remnant shall be blessed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/6-11.htm">The faithful are exhorted to lament their abominations and calamities</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Yet I will leave a remnant</b><br>The concept of a remnant is a recurring theme throughout the Bible, signifying God's mercy and faithfulness despite judgment. In the context of Ezekiel, the remnant refers to those Israelites who will survive the impending destruction and exile. This idea is rooted in God's covenant promises, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20-22</a> and <a href="/romans/11-5.htm">Romans 11:5</a>, where a faithful remnant is preserved to continue God's purposes. Theologically, the remnant represents hope and the continuation of God's plan for His people.<p><b>for some of you will escape the sword</b><br>The "sword" symbolizes the judgment and destruction that will come upon Israel due to their idolatry and rebellion. Historically, this refers to the Babylonian invasion and the subsequent exile. The escape of some from the sword indicates God's selective preservation of His people, ensuring that not all will be lost. This echoes the deliverance seen in other biblical narratives, such as the Passover in Exodus, where God spares His chosen ones.<p><b>when you are scattered among the nations</b><br>The scattering among the nations is a direct consequence of Israel's disobedience, fulfilling 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, serves both as punishment and as a means for God to purify and refine His people. It also sets the stage for the eventual gathering and restoration prophesied in passages like <a href="/ezekiel/11-16.htm">Ezekiel 11:16-17</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">Jeremiah 31:10</a>.<p><b>and throughout the lands</b><br>The phrase "throughout the lands" emphasizes the extent of the dispersion, indicating that the Israelites will be spread far and wide. This widespread scattering serves as a backdrop for the future ingathering and restoration of Israel, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Ezekiel 37:21-22</a>. It also foreshadows the global spread of the Gospel, where the message of salvation reaches all nations, fulfilling the Abrahamic promise that all peoples on earth will be blessed through his descendants (<a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of Israel, who are experiencing God's judgment due to their idolatry and disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/remnant.htm">Remnant</a></b><br>A small group of Israelites who will survive the coming judgment and maintain the continuity of God's covenant people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the foreign lands where the Israelites will be scattered as a result of their disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sword.htm">Sword</a></b><br>Symbolizes the judgment and destruction that will come upon the Israelites due to their sins.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_amidst_judgment.htm">God's Faithfulness Amidst Judgment</a></b><br>Despite the severity of judgment, God remains faithful to His covenant by preserving a remnant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_concept_of_a_remnant.htm">The Concept of a Remnant</a></b><br>The idea of a remnant underscores God's mercy and the hope of restoration for those who remain faithful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The scattering among nations serves as a reminder of the serious consequences of turning away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_restoration.htm">Hope for Restoration</a></b><br>Even in the midst of judgment, there is hope for renewal and restoration for those who return to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_a_remnant_today.htm">Living as a Remnant Today</a></b><br>Believers are called to live as a faithful remnant, upholding God's truth in a world that often turns away from Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_6_8-9_with_2_kings_21_14.htm">How do we reconcile Ezekiel 6:8–9, which speaks of a repentant remnant, with other passages (e.g., 2 Kings 21:14) suggesting total destruction or exile? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_6_26-30_stress_total_ruin.htm">Why does the message in Jeremiah 6:26–30 emphasize complete destruction when other prophetic texts suggest partial judgment, possibly indicating an inconsistency in prophetic outlooks?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_6_10_conflict_with_god's_love.htm">Does the harsh judgment in Ezekiel 6:10 fit with a loving and merciful God, or does it conflict with more compassionate depictions found elsewhere in the Bible? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_judah_israel_bless_amid_strife.htm">Zechariah 8:13: How could the house of Judah and Israel become blessings to other nations in light of ongoing regional strife?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">Yet will I leave a remnant.</span>--In <a href="/context/ezekiel/6-8.htm" title="Yet will I leave a remnant, that you may have some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when you shall be scattered through the countries.">Ezekiel 6:8-10</a> the general gloom of this prophecy of judgment is lightened for a moment by the mention of the remnant who shall be brought by their afflictions "to know that I am the Lord" in a far higher and better sense than those mentioned in <a href="/ezekiel/6-7.htm" title="And the slain shall fall in the middle of you, and you shall know that I am the LORD.">Ezekiel 6:7</a>. This Divine plan pursued from the beginning, as is shown by St. Paul in <a href="/context/romans/9-6.htm" title="Not as though the word of God has taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:">Romans 9:6-13</a>, of purifying the people by setting aside the mass, and showing mercy to a remnant, looks far beyond the Babylonish captivity, as is shown by the parallel prophecy of Zechariah, uttered after the return from that captivity, "They shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again" (<a href="/zechariah/10-9.htm" title="And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.">Zechariah 10:9</a>). Beyond this brief glimpse at the remnant, however, the cloud settles down again upon the prophecy; for the period until the destruction of Jerusalem, now but a few years off, must be almost exclusively a period of the denunciation of judgment.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Yet will I leave a remnant,</span> ere. The thought, though not the word, is that of <a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Isaiah 1:9</a>; <a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/2-7.htm">Zephaniah 2:7</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/3-13.htm">Zephaniah 3:13</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/43-5.htm">Jeremiah 43:5</a>. For these, at least, the punishment would, in greater or less measure, do its work; and, in remembering Jehovah, they would find the beginning of conversion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/6-8.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">Yet I will leave a remnant.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהוֹתַרְתִּ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hō·w·ṯar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3498.htm">Strong's 3498: </a> </span><span class="str2">To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">For some of you</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּהְי֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bih·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will escape</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּלִ֥יטֵי</span> <span class="translit">(pə·lî·ṭê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6412.htm">Strong's 6412: </a> </span><span class="str2">Escaped one, fugitive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sword</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶ֖רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ḥe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when you are scattered</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּהִזָּרֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·hiz·zā·rō·w·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural<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">among the nations</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(bag·gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and throughout the lands.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Ezekiel 6:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Ezekiel 6:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Ezekiel 6:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Ezekiel 6:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Ezekiel 6:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Ezekiel 6:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Ezekiel 6:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Ezekiel 6:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Ezekiel 6:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Ezekiel 6:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/6-8.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 6:8 Yet will I leave a remnant (Ezek. 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