The Meaning of Ezekiel 6:12 Explained

Ezekiel 6:12

KJV: He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.

YLT: The far-off by pestilence dieth, And the near by sword falleth, And the left and the besieged by famine dieth, And I have completed my fury upon them.

Darby: He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that is left, and is besieged, shall die by the famine: and I will accomplish my fury upon them.

ASV: He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my wrath upon them.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He that is far off  shall die  of the pestilence;  and he that is near  shall fall  by the sword;  and he that remaineth  and is besieged  shall die  by the famine:  thus will I accomplish  my fury  upon them. 

What does Ezekiel 6:12 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 6

1  The judgment of Israel for their idolatry
8  A remnant shall be blessed
11  The faithful are exhorted to lament their abominations and calamities

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 6:12 mean?

Who is far off by the pestilence He shall die and who is near by the sword he shall fall and he who remains and is besieged by the famine Shall die thus will I spend My fury upon them
הָרָח֞וֹק בַּדֶּ֣בֶר יָמ֗וּת וְהַקָּרוֹב֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב יִפּ֔וֹל וְהַנִּשְׁאָר֙ וְהַנָּצ֔וּר בָּרָעָ֖ב יָמ֑וּת וְכִלֵּיתִ֥י חֲמָתִ֖י בָּֽם

הָרָח֞וֹק  Who  is  far  off 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רָחֹוק  
Sense: remote, far, distant, distant lands, distant ones.
בַּדֶּ֣בֶר  by  the  pestilence 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דֶּבֶר 
Sense: pestilence, plague.
יָמ֗וּת  He  shall  die 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
וְהַקָּרוֹב֙  and  who  is  near 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: קָרֹוב  
Sense: near.
בַּחֶ֣רֶב  by  the  sword 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֶרֶב  
Sense: sword, knife.
יִפּ֔וֹל  he  shall  fall 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
וְהַנִּשְׁאָר֙  and  he  who  remains 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שָׁאַר  
Sense: to remain, be left over, be left behind.
וְהַנָּצ֔וּר  and  is  besieged 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular
Root: נְצוּרִים 
Sense: to guard, watch, watch over, keep.
בָּרָעָ֖ב  by  the  famine 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רָעָב  
Sense: famine, hunger.
יָמ֑וּת  Shall  die 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
וְכִלֵּיתִ֥י  thus  will  I  spend 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: כָּלָה  
Sense: to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent.
חֲמָתִ֖י  My  fury 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: חֵמָא 
Sense: heat, rage, hot displeasure, indignation, anger, wrath, poison, bottles.
בָּֽם  upon  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural

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