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Ezekiel 11:8

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 11:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword upon you, saith the Lord Jehovah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword upon you, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Ezekiel 11:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5And the Spirit of Jehovah fell upon me, and he said unto me, Speak, Thus saith Jehovah: Thus have ye said, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.
6Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.
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;
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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 have feared the sword, &c.] Of the Chaldeans; and therefore they sent to the Egyptians for help. The Targum is, “ye have been afraid of them that kill with the sword;” and not afraid of the Lord; (see <401028>Matthew 10:28); and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord God; or those that kill with the sword, as the Targum; meaning the Chaldeans, who were sent by the Lord, and, when they took the city, put many to death by the sword, and carried captive others.”
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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
“The Chaldean sword, to escape which ye abandoned your God, shall be brought on you by God because of that very abandonment of Him.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“11:8-10 God had once rescued his people from foreigners in Egypt, but now he would hand them over to foreigners for judgment.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Job 3:25, Job 20:24; Pro 10:24; Isa 24:17, Isa 24:18, Isa 30:16, Isa 30:17, Isa 66:4; Jer 38:19-23, Jer 42:14-16, Jer 44:12, Jer 44:13; Amo 9:1-4; Joh 11:48; Th1 2:15, Th1 2:16 Ezekiel 11:9”
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