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Ezekiel 11:9

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 11:9 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And I will bring you forth out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And I will bring you forth out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.
Ezekiel 11:9 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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;
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.
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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
“And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, &c.] Jerusalem, the cauldron, as they said it was, and where they thought they should be safe; this is repeated, to express the certainty of it, and to excite their attention to it, and remove their vain confidence: and deliver you into the hands of strangers; the Chaldeans: and will execute judgments among you; punishments for sin, such as famine, pestilence, sword, and captivity.”
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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
“out of the midst thereof--that is, of the city, as captives led into the open plain for judgment.”
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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
“Deliver you - Defeating all your projects for escape. Ezekiel 11:10”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“and deliver: Eze 21:31; Deu 28:36, Deu 28:49, Deu 28:50; Kg2 24:4; Neh 9:36, Neh 9:37; Psa 106:41; Jer 5:15-17, Jer 39:6 and will: Eze 5:8, Eze 5:10, Eze 5:15, Eze 16:38, Eze 16:41, Eze 30:19; Psa 106:30; Ecc 8:11; Joh 5:27; Rom 13:4; Jde 1:15 Ezekiel 11:10”
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