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Ezekiel 11:10

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 11:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
Ezekiel 11:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this [city] is the caldron; but ye shall be brought forth out of the midst of it.
8Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword upon you, saith the Lord Jehovah.
9And I will bring you forth out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.
10Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
11This [city] shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; I will judge you in the border of Israel;
12and ye shall know that I am Jehovah: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither have ye executed mine ordinances, but have done after the ordinances of the nations that are round about you.
13And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord Jehovah! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Ye shall fall by the sword, &c.] Of the Chaldeans; not in the city of Jerusalem, but out of it, when it was broken up, and they fled: I will judge you in the border of Israel; that is, inflict punishment on them, particularly by the sword; which was done at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where the sons of Zedekiah were slain, and all the princes of Judah, (<245209>Jeremiah 52:9,10); and this was on the border of the land of Israel, (<043408>Numbers 34:8,11); and ye shall know that I [am] the Lord; who knows things, and foretells them before they are; and am able to accomplish all that is threatened; and am just and righteous in all my ways and works; and who am known by the judgments executed…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“in the border of Israel--on the frontier: at Riblah, in the land of Hamath (compare Kg2 25:19-21, with Kg1 8:65). ye shall know that I am the Lord--by the judgments I inflict (Psa 9:16).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“In the border of Israel - Hamath was the northern border of Israel (margin reference). At Riblah in Hamath the king of Babylon judged and condemned Zedekiah and the princes of Judah Jeremiah 52:9-10. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Will judge - My just judgments shall pursue you, whithersoever you fly. Ezekiel 11:11”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“fall: Kg2 25:19-21; Jer 39:6, Jer 52:9, Jer 52:10, Jer 52:24-27 in: Num 34:8, Num 34:9; Jos 13:5; Kg1 8:65; Kg2 14:25 and ye: Eze 6:7, Eze 13:9, Eze 13:14, Eze 13:21, Eze 13:23; Psa 9:16; Jer 9:24 Ezekiel 11:11”
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