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Those in the country will die by the sword; those in the city will be devoured by famine and plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />There is war outside the city and disease and famine within. Those outside the city walls will be killed by enemy swords. Those inside the city will die of famine and disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The sword is without; pestilence and famine are within. He who is in the field dies by the sword, and him who is in the city famine and pestilence devour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sword is outside; plague and famine are within. Those in the country will die by the sword, and those in the city will be devoured by famine and plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The sword <i>is</i> without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that <i>is</i> in the field shall die with the sword; and he that <i>is</i> in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The sword <i>is</i> outside, And the pestilence and famine within. Whoever <i>is</i> in the field Will die by the sword; And whoever <i>is</i> in the city, Famine and pestilence will devour him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sword is outside <i>the city</i> and the plague and the famine are within. <i>Anyone</i> who is in the field will die by the sword, while famine and the plague will consume those in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216The sword is outside and the plague and the famine are within. He who is in the field will die by the sword; famine and the plague will also consume those in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘The sword is outside, and the plague and the famine are within. He who is in the field will die by the sword; famine and the plague will also consume those in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The sword is outside, and the plague and the famine are inside. He who is in the field will die by the sword; famine and the plague will also devour those in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The sword is outside and virulent disease and famine are within. He who is in the field will die by the sword, and famine and disease will devour those in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sword is on the outside; plague and famine are on the inside. Whoever is in the field will die by the sword, and famine and plague will devour whoever is in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sword is on the outside; plague and famine are on the inside. Whoever is in the field will die by the sword, and famine and plague will devour whoever is in the city. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword: and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />War, disease, and starvation are everywhere! People who live in the countryside will be killed in battle, and those who live in towns will die from starvation or deadly diseases. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Outside are swords, and inside are plagues and famines. Whoever is in a field will die in battle. Whoever is in the city will be devoured by famines and plagues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There is fighting in the streets, and sickness and hunger in the houses. Anyone who is out in the country will die in the fighting, and anyone in the city will be a victim of sickness and hunger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The sword lurks outside, but pestilence and famine are on the prowl inside the house. Whoever is in the field will die by violence, while famine and pestilence will devour those in the city. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sword is outside; plague and famine are within. Those in the country will die by the sword, and those in the city will be devoured by famine and plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The sword is outside; pestilence and famine are inside the house. Whoever is in the open field will die by the sword, and famine and pestilence will consume everyone in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The sword is outside, and the pestilence and the famine within: he who is in the field shall die with the sword: and he who is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘The sword is outside, and the pestilence and the famine within. He who is in the field will die by the sword. He who is in the city will be devoured by famine and pestilence. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The sword [is] outside, "" And the pestilence and the famine within, "" He who is in a field dies by sword, "" And he who is in a city—Famine and pestilence devour him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The sword is without, And the pestilence and the famine within, He who is in a field by sword dieth, And he who is in a city, Famine and pestilence devour him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The sword without, and the death and the famine from within: who is in the field shall die by the sword; and who is in the city, the famine and death shall consume him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The sword without: and the pestilence, and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die by the sword: and they that are in the city, shall be devoured by the pestilence, and the famine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The sword is outside, and the pestilence and the famine are inside. Whoever is in the field will die by the sword. And whoever is in the city will be devoured by the pestilence and the famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The sword is outside; disease and hunger are within. Whoever is in the fields will die by the sword; whoever is in the city disease and hunger will devour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The sword is outside, pestilence and famine are inside; those in the field die by the sword; those in the city—famine and pestilence devour them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The sword is in the streets, pestilence and famine in the houses; he that is in the field shall die by the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The sword is in the streets and plague and famine is in the houses. That which is in the field shall die by the sword, and that famine and plague shall consume him who is in the town<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within; he that is in the field shall die with the sword, and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>There shall be</i> war with the sword without, and famine and pestilence within: he that is in the field shall die by the sword; and famine and pestilence shall destroy them that are in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/7-15.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=1471" 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/7.htm">The Desolation of Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14</span>They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but no one goes to war, for My wrath is upon the whole multitude. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ha·ḥe·reḇ (Art:: 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/2351.htm" title="2351: ba·ḥūṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">is outside;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1698.htm" title="1698: wə·had·de·ḇer (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- Pestilence. From dabar; a pestilence.">plague</a> <a href="/hebrew/7458.htm" title="7458: wə·hā·rā·‘āḇ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- Famine, hunger. From ra'eb; hunger.">and famine</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: mib·bā·yiṯ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">are within.</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">Those</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: baś·śā·ḏeh (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">in the country</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mūṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">will die</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/834.htm" title="834: wa·’ă·šer (Conj-w:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">and those</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: bā·‘îr (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">in the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yō·ḵă·len·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3mse) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">will be devoured</a> <a href="/hebrew/7458.htm" title="7458: rā·‘āḇ (N-ms) -- Famine, hunger. From ra'eb; hunger.">by famine</a> <a href="/hebrew/1698.htm" title="1698: wā·ḏe·ḇer (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Pestilence. From dabar; a pestilence.">and plague.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.…<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/14-18.htm">Jeremiah 14:18</a></span><br />If I go out to the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I enter the city, I see those ravaged by famine! For both prophet and priest travel to a land they do not know.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-20.htm">Lamentations 1:20</a></span><br />See, O LORD, how distressed I am! I am churning within; my heart is pounding within me, for I have been most rebellious. Outside, the sword bereaves; inside, there is death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">Deuteronomy 32:25</a></span><br />Outside, the sword will take their children, and inside, terror will strike the young man and the young woman, the infant and the gray-haired man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-21.htm">Jeremiah 9:21</a></span><br />For death has climbed in through our windows; it has entered our fortresses to cut off the children from the streets, the young men from the town squares.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-17.htm">Isaiah 24:17-18</a></span><br />Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth. / Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-19.htm">Amos 5:19</a></span><br />It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-2.htm">Jeremiah 15:2</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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/42-16.htm">Jeremiah 42:16-17</a></span><br />then the sword you fear will overtake you there, and the famine you dread will follow on your heels into Egypt, and you will die there. / So all who resolve to go to Egypt to reside there will die by sword and famine and plague. Not one of them will survive or escape the disaster I will bring upon them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-25.htm">Leviticus 26:25-26</a></span><br />And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy. / When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-3.htm">2 Kings 25:3-4</a></span><br />By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food. / Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-6.htm">Matthew 24:6-7</a></span><br />You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. / Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a></span><br />There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/13-10.htm">Revelation 13:10</a></span><br />“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-28.htm">Matthew 10:28</a></span><br />Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23-25</a></b></br> I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/14-18.htm">Jeremiah 14:18</a></b></br> If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-17.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-9.htm">Country</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-32.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-11.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-12.htm">Die</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-12.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-12.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-6.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-12.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Field</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-12.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-12.htm">Need</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-27.htm">Open</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-12.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-12.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-12.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-24.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/7-23.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-13.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-13.htm">Country</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-7.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-4.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Die</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-26.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-16.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-16.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-5.htm">Field</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-16.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-10.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-16.htm">Need</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-7.htm">Open</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-16.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-16.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-8.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-10.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/7-1.htm">The final desolation of Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/7-16.htm">The mournful repentance from that escape</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/7-20.htm">The enemies defile the sanctuary because of the Israelites' abominations</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/7-23.htm">Under the type of a chain is shown the miserable captivity of all orders of men</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/7.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/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The sword is outside; plague and famine are within.</b><br>This phrase highlights the dual threats facing the people of Judah during the Babylonian siege. The "sword" represents the external military threat posed by the Babylonian army, which was known for its brutal conquests. Historically, sieges were common in ancient warfare, and cities often faced starvation and disease as a result. The "plague and famine" within the city walls indicate the dire conditions for those trapped inside. This reflects the curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-21.htm">Deuteronomy 28:21-25</a>, where disobedience to God leads to such calamities. The imagery of sword, plague, and famine is also found in other prophetic books, such as Jeremiah and Lamentations, emphasizing the severity of God's judgment.<p><b>Those in the country will die by the sword,</b><br>The countryside, typically seen as a place of refuge, is no longer safe. The Babylonians would have ravaged the rural areas, killing those who attempted to flee or resist. This reflects the comprehensive nature of the judgment, leaving no place of safety. The sword symbolizes not only physical death but also divine retribution, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a>, where God warns of scattering His people among the nations with a drawn sword behind them.<p><b>and those in the city will be devoured by famine and plague.</b><br>Within the besieged city, the inhabitants face starvation and disease, common consequences of prolonged sieges. The term "devoured" suggests an inescapable and consuming destruction. This aligns with the covenant curses in <a href="/leviticus/26-29.htm">Leviticus 26:29</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/28-53.htm">Deuteronomy 28:53</a>, where famine leads to extreme desperation. The mention of plague also recalls the plagues of Egypt, serving as a reminder of God's power and judgment. The conditions inside the city serve as a type of spiritual desolation, pointing to the need for repentance and foreshadowing the ultimate deliverance through Christ, who offers salvation from spiritual death.<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, Ezekiel is delivering God's message of impending judgment on Jerusalem and Judah due to their persistent sin and rebellion.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city facing imminent destruction due to its inhabitants' idolatry and disobedience to God. It serves as the central location of the prophecy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical context of Ezekiel's prophecies, where the Israelites are experiencing the consequences of their unfaithfulness to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sword,_plague,_and_famine.htm">Sword, Plague, and Famine</a></b><br>Symbols of God's judgment. The sword represents external threats and warfare, while plague and famine signify internal suffering and divine punishment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/field_and_city.htm">Field and City</a></b><br>Represent the totality of the land and its people, indicating that no one will escape God's judgment, whether they are outside in the fields or inside the city.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a></b><br>God's warnings through His prophets are not idle threats. The fulfillment of these prophecies in history underscores the certainty of His judgment against sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin has real and devastating consequences. The imagery of sword, plague, and famine serves as a stark reminder of the seriousness of turning away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God is sovereign over all events, including judgment. He uses various means to accomplish His purposes, demonstrating His control over both natural and human affairs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>While judgment is certain, God's desire is for repentance. The warnings serve as a call to turn back to God and seek His mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_faithfulness.htm">Hope in God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Even in judgment, there is hope. God's ultimate plan includes restoration and redemption for those who turn to Him in faith.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The sword is without</span> (see <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/6-12.htm">Ezekiel 6:12</a>). Here there seems a more traceable fitness in assigning the pestilence as well as the famine to those who are shut up in the besieged city. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/7-15.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">The sword</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֶ֣רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | 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">is outside;</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּח֔וּץ</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥūṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors</span><br /><br /><span class="word">plague</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַדֶּ֥בֶר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·had·de·ḇer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1698.htm">Strong's 1698: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pestilence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and famine</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָרָעָ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·rā·‘āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7458.htm">Strong's 7458: </a> </span><span class="str2">Famine, hunger</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are within.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבָּ֑יִת</span> <span class="translit">(mib·bā·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Those</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the country</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשָּׂדֶה֙</span> <span class="translit">(baś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will die</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמ֔וּת</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by the sword,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֶ֣רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | 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">and those</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the city</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּעִ֔יר</span> <span class="translit">(bā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be devoured</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ḵă·len·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<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">by famine</span><br /><span class="heb">רָעָ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7458.htm">Strong's 7458: </a> </span><span class="str2">Famine, hunger</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and plague.</span><br /><span class="heb">וָדֶ֖בֶר</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ḏe·ḇer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1698.htm">Strong's 1698: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pestilence</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Ezekiel 7:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Ezekiel 7:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Ezekiel 7:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Ezekiel 7:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Ezekiel 7:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Ezekiel 7:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Ezekiel 7:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Ezekiel 7:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Ezekiel 7:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Ezekiel 7:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/7-15.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 7:15 The sword is outside and the pestilence (Ezek. 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