Ezekiel 5:12

NETBible

A third of your people will die of plague or be overcome by the famine within you. A third of your people will fall by the sword surrounding you, and a third I will scatter to the winds. I will unleash a sword behind them.

NIV ©

A third of your people will die of the plague or perish by famine inside you; a third will fall by the sword outside your walls; and a third I will scatter to the winds and pursue with drawn sword.

NASB ©

‘One third of you will die by plague or be consumed by famine among you, one third will fall by the sword around you, and one third I will scatter to every wind, and I will unsheathe a sword behind them.

NLT ©

A third of your people will die in the city from famine and disease. A third of them will be slaughtered by the enemy outside the city walls. And I will scatter a third to the winds and chase them with my sword.

MSG ©

A third of your people will die of either disease or hunger inside the city, a third will be killed outside the city, and a third will be thrown to the winds and chased by killers.

BBE ©

A third of you will come to death from disease, wasting away among you through need of food; a third will be put to the sword round about you; and a third I will send away to every wind, letting loose a sword after them.

NRSV ©

One third of you shall die of pestilence or be consumed by famine among you; one third shall fall by the sword around you; and one third I will scatter to every wind and will unsheathe the sword after them.

NKJV ©

‘One–third of you shall die of the pestilence, and be consumed with famine in your midst; and one–third shall fall by the sword all around you; and I will scatter another third to all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.


KJV
A third part
<07992>
of thee shall die
<04191> (8799)
with the pestilence
<01698>_,
and with famine
<07458>
shall they be consumed
<03615> (8799)
in the midst
<08432>
of thee: and a third part
<07992>
shall fall
<05307> (8799)
by the sword
<02719>
round about
<05439>
thee; and I will scatter
<02219> (8762)
a third part
<07992>
into all the winds
<07307>_,
and I will draw out
<07324> (8686)
a sword
<02719>
after
<0310>
them.
NASB ©

'One
<7992>
third
<7992>
of you will die
<4191>
by plague
<1698>
or be consumed
<3615>
by famine
<7458>
among
<8432>
you, one
<7992>
third
<7992>
will fall
<5307>
by the sword
<2719>
around
<5439>
you, and one
<7992>
third
<7992>
I will scatter
<2219>
to every
<3605>
wind
<7307>
, and I will unsheathe
<7385>
a sword
<2719>
behind
<310>
them.
LXXM
to
<3588> 
T-ASN
tetarton
<5067> 
A-ASN
sou
<4771> 
P-GS
en
<1722> 
PREP
yanatw
<2288> 
N-DSM
analwyhsetai
<355> 
V-FPI-3S
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
to
<3588> 
T-ASN
tetarton
<5067> 
A-ASN
sou
<4771> 
P-GS
en
<1722> 
PREP
limw
<3042> 
N-DSM
suntelesyhsetai
<4931> 
V-FPI-3S
en
<1722> 
PREP
mesw
<3319> 
A-DSN
sou
<4771> 
P-GS
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
to
<3588> 
T-ASN
tetarton
<5067> 
A-ASN
sou
<4771> 
P-GS
eiv
<1519> 
PREP
panta
<3956> 
A-ASM
anemon
<417> 
N-ASM
skorpiw
<4650> 
V-FAI-1S
autouv
<846> 
D-APM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
to
<3588> 
T-NSN
tetarton
<5067> 
A-NSN
sou
<4771> 
P-GS
en
<1722> 
PREP
romfaia {N-DSF} pesountai
<4098> 
V-FMI-3P
kuklw {N-DSM} sou
<4771> 
P-GS
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
macairan
<3162> 
N-ASF
ekkenwsw {V-FAI-1S} opisw
<3694> 
PREP
autwn
<846> 
D-GPM
NET [draft] ITL
A third
<07992>
of your people will die
<04191>
of plague
<01698>
or be overcome
<03615>
by the famine
<07458>
within
<08432>
you. A third
<07992>
of your people will fall
<05307>
by the sword
<02719>
surrounding
<05439>
you, and a third
<07992>
I will scatter
<02219>
to the winds
<07307>
. I will unleash
<07324>
a sword
<02719>
behind
<0310>
them.
HEBREW
Mhyrxa
<0310>
qyra
<07324>
brxw
<02719>
hrza
<02219>
xwr
<07307>
lkl
<03605>
tysylshw
<07992>
Kytwbybo
<05439>
wlpy
<05307>
brxb
<02719>
tyslshw
<07992>
Kkwtb
<08432>
wlky
<03615>
berbw
<07458>
wtwmy
<04191>
rbdb
<01698>
Kytsls (5:12)
<07992>

NETBible

A third of your people will die of plague or be overcome by the famine within you. A third of your people will fall by the sword surrounding you, and a third I will scatter to the winds. I will unleash a sword behind them.

NET Notes

sn The judgment of plague and famine comes from the covenant curse (Lev 26:25-26). As in v. 10, the city of Jerusalem is figuratively addressed here.

sn Judgment by plague, famine, and sword occurs in Jer 21:9; 27:13; Ezek 6:11, 12; 7:15.