The Meaning of Ezekiel 11:10 Explained

Ezekiel 11:10

KJV: Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

YLT: By the sword ye do fall, On the border of Israel I do judge you, And ye have known that I am Jehovah.

Darby: Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the borders of Israel; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

ASV: Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Ye shall fall  by the sword;  I will judge  you in the border  of Israel;  and ye shall know  that I [am] the LORD. 

What does Ezekiel 11:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Ezekiel 11:5-25 - A New Heart Promised
The Spirit of God led the prophet to the East Gate of the Temple, where the Shekinah had settled, Ezekiel 10:19. There He uttered the divine verdict on the priesthood. They had ridiculed Jeremiah's letter to the captives, among whom Ezekiel lived, Jeremiah 29:5; and had made merry at his comparison between the city and a caldron, Jeremiah 1:13. It was to these scornful men that Ezekiel uttered the scathing denunciations of Ezekiel 11:7-18. The sudden death of Pelatiah, the ringleader of the scorners, gave terrible emphasis to the prophet's words. Ezekiel was told to look for his true kinsmen not among the doomed priesthood, but among his fellow-exiles whom they of Jerusalem despised. Spiritual ties must supersede natural ones, when the two clash. They might be far removed from the outer Temple, but God would be their asylum and sanctuary. What a sweet promise Ezekiel 11:16 provides for those who are compelled to go far from home! They may always meet their dear ones in God. Note the inclusive promise of Ezekiel 11:19 -unity, newness, and sensitiveness to the least touch of the divine nature. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 11

1  The presumption of the princes
4  Their sin and judgment
13  Ezekiel complaining, God shows him his purpose in saving a remnant
22  The glory of God leaves the city
24  Ezekiel is returned to the captivity

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 11:10 mean?

By the sword You shall fall at the border of Israel I will judge you then you shall know that I [am] Yahweh
בַּחֶ֣רֶב תִּפֹּ֔לוּ עַל־ גְּב֥וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶשְׁפּ֣וֹט אֶתְכֶ֑ם וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה

בַּחֶ֣רֶב  By  the  sword 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֶרֶב  
Sense: sword, knife.
תִּפֹּ֔לוּ  You  shall  fall 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
עַל־  at 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
גְּב֥וּל  the  border 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
אֶשְׁפּ֣וֹט  I  will  judge 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׁפַט  
Sense: to judge, govern, vindicate, punish.
וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם  then  you  shall  know 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
כִּֽי־  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
אֲנִ֥י  I  [am] 
Parse: Pronoun, first person common singular
Root: אֲנִי  
Sense: I (first pers.
יְהוָֽה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.