The Meaning of Ezekiel 11:9 Explained

Ezekiel 11:9

KJV: And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.

YLT: And I have brought you out of its midst, And given you into the hand of strangers, And I have done among you judgments.

Darby: And I will bring you out of the midst of it, and give you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And I will bring you out  of the midst  thereof, and deliver  you into the hands  of strangers,  and will execute  judgments  among you. 

What does Ezekiel 11:9 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 11:9 mean?

And I will bring you out of its midst and deliver you into the hands of strangers and execute on you judgments
וְהוֹצֵאתִ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ מִתּוֹכָ֔הּ וְנָתַתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם בְּיַד־ זָרִ֑ים וְעָשִׂ֛יתִי בָכֶ֖ם שְׁפָטִֽים

וְהוֹצֵאתִ֤י  And  I  will  bring 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
מִתּוֹכָ֔הּ  out  of  its  midst 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: תָּוֶךְ  
Sense: midst, middle.
וְנָתַתִּ֥י  and  deliver 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
בְּיַד־  into  the  hands 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
זָרִ֑ים  of  strangers 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: זוּר 
Sense: to be strange, be a stranger.
וְעָשִׂ֛יתִי  and  execute 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
בָכֶ֖ם  on  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
שְׁפָטִֽים  judgments 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שֶׁפֶט  
Sense: judgment, act of judgment.