10 Then they will know that I am the Lord; I have not said in vain [a]that I would inflict this disaster on them.”’

11 “Thus says the Lord [b]God, ‘Clap your hand, (A)stamp your foot and say, “(B)Alas, because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel, which will fall by (C)sword, famine and plague! 12 He who is (D)far off will die by the plague, and he who is near will fall by the sword, and he who remains and is besieged will die by the famine. Thus will I (E)spend My wrath on them.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 6:10 Lit to do this evil to
  2. Ezekiel 6:11 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord

10 And they will know that I am the Lord;(A) I did not threaten in vain to bring this calamity on them.(B)

11 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Strike your hands together and stamp your feet and cry out “Alas!” because of all the wicked and detestable practices of the people of Israel, for they will fall by the sword, famine and plague.(C) 12 One who is far away will die of the plague, and one who is near will fall by the sword, and anyone who survives and is spared will die of famine. So will I pour out my wrath(D) on them.(E)

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