Ezekiel 6:12

“The one who is far off will die by pestilence, and the one who is near will fall by the sword, and the one who remains and is besieged will die by famine; and I will spend my fury on them.”

Ezekiel 6:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 6:12, word by word

The one who is far offרָחוֹקrachok

far

To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.

Where else “rachok” appears
will dieיָמוּתyamut

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

Where else “yamut” appears
by pestilenceדֶּבֶרdever

plague, pestilence

Pestilence: a disease that kills many in a short time.

Where else “dever” appears
and the one who is nearקָּרוֹבkarov

near

Close by, or having access to YHWH.

Where else “karov” appears
will fallיִפּוֹלyipol

fall in battle

To die in battle, killed by the enemy.

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by the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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and the one who remainsנִּשְׁאָרnishar

remain

To remain, what is left.

Where else “nishar” appears
and is besiegedנָּצוּרnatsur

besiege

To surround a city so that no one goes out or in.

Where else “natsur” appears
by famineרָעָבraav

famine, hunger

Hunger; famine, a shortage of food in a region.

Where else “raav” appears
and I will spendכִלֵּיתִיchileti

finish

To bring a work or a matter through to its end.

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my furyחֲמָתִchamati

fury

Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.

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The context

11Thus says Adonai YHWH: “Strike with your palm and stamp with your foot, and say, ‘Ah!’ over all the evil abominations of the house of Israel, who by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence will fall.

12 · This verse (above)

13And you will know that I am YHWH, when their slain are among their idols, around their altars, on every high hill, on all the tops of the mountains, and under every leafy tree, and under every dense oak, the place where they gave a pleasing aroma to all their idols.

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