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On Noah, Daniel, and Job

12 This message came to me from the Lord: 13 “Son of Man, when a nation[a] sins against me by a treacherous act,[b] I’ll reach out to oppose it, destroying its source of food,[c] by sending famine against it, and by destroying both people and beast within it. 14 Though these three men, Noah, Daniel,[d] and Job lived in that land, they would only save their own lives on account of their righteousness,” declares the Lord God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 14:13 Lit. land
  2. Ezekiel 14:13 Lit. nation acts treacherously by a treacherous act
  3. Ezekiel 14:13 Lit. will break in pieces its staff of bread.
  4. Ezekiel 14:14 cf. Eze 28:3

Jerusalem’s Judgment Inescapable

12 The word of the Lord came to me: 13 “Son of man, if a country sins(A) against me by being unfaithful and I stretch out my hand against it to cut off its food supply(B) and send famine upon it and kill its people and their animals,(C) 14 even if these three men—Noah,(D) Daniel[a](E) and Job(F)—were in it, they could save only themselves by their righteousness,(G) declares the Sovereign Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 14:14 Or Danel, a man of renown in ancient literature; also in verse 20