Ezekiel 5:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 5:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 5:12 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 5:12 — KJV
“A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.”
— Ezekiel 5:12 (KJV)
Ezekiel 5:12 in Context — About the Book of Ezekiel
Ezekiel saw heaven opened from a refugee camp in Babylon — wheels of fire, a valley of dry bones rattling to life, and a river flowing from God's temple that heals everything it touches. His message: God's glory departs from sin but returns with resurrection power and a brand-new heart.
Cross-References for Ezekiel 5:12
“Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 5:12: third, part, midst
“And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 5:12: die, famine, consumed
“There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 5:12: part, fall, sword
“And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 5:12: pestilence, famine, sword
“He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 5:12: die, pestilence, famine
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