Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Or if I send wild beasts through that country and they leave it childless and it becomes desolate so that no one can pass through it because of the beasts, New Living Translation “Or suppose I were to send wild animals to invade the country, kill the people, and make the land too desolate and dangerous to pass through. English Standard Version “If I cause wild beasts to pass through the land, and they ravage it, and it be made desolate, so that no one may pass through because of the beasts, Berean Standard Bible Or if I send wild beasts through the land to leave it childless and desolate, with no man passing through it for fear of the beasts, King James Bible If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts: New King James Version “If I cause wild beasts to pass through the land, and they empty it, and make it so desolate that no man may pass through because of the beasts, New American Standard Bible “If I were to cause vicious animals to pass through the land and they depopulated it, and it became desolate so that no one would pass through it because of the animals, NASB 1995 “If I were to cause wild beasts to pass through the land and they depopulated it, and it became desolate so that no one would pass through it because of the beasts, NASB 1977 “If I were to cause wild beasts to pass through the land, and they depopulated it, and it became desolate so that no one would pass through it because of the beasts, Legacy Standard Bible “If I were to cause wild beasts to pass through the land and they bereaved it of children and it became desolate so that no one would pass through it because of the beasts, Amplified Bible “If I were to cause predatory beasts to pass through the land and they ravaged it and depopulated it of children, and it became desolate so that no one would pass through because of the predators, Christian Standard Bible “Suppose I allow dangerous animals to pass through the land and depopulate it so that it becomes desolate, with no one passing through it for fear of the animals. Holman Christian Standard Bible If I allow dangerous animals to pass through the land and depopulate it so that it becomes desolate, with no one passing through it for fear of the animals, American Standard Version If I cause evil beasts to pass through the land, and they ravage it, and it be made desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the beasts; Contemporary English Version Or suppose I punish a nation by sending wild animals to eat people and scare away every passerby, so that the land becomes a barren desert. English Revised Version If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts; GOD'S WORD® Translation "Suppose I send wild animals through that country and they make it childless and turn it into such a wasteland that no one travels through it because of the animals. Good News Translation "Or I might send wild animals to kill the people, making the land so dangerous that no one could travel through it, International Standard Version "If I were to make wild animals pass throughout the land, so that they kill its residents and it were to become desolate because no one will travel through it due to those wild animals, Majority Standard Bible Or if I send wild beasts through the land to leave it childless and desolate, with no man passing through it for fear of the beasts, NET Bible "Suppose I were to send wild animals through the land and kill its children, leaving it desolate, without travelers due to the wild animals. New Heart English Bible "If I cause evil animals to pass through the land, and they ravage it, and it be made desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the animals; Webster's Bible Translation If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they lay it waste, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts: World English Bible “If I cause evil animals to pass through the land, and they ravage it and it is made desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the animals— Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“If I cause an evil beast to pass through the land, and it has bereaved, and it has been a desolation, without any passing through because of the beast— Young's Literal Translation 'If an evil beast I cause to pass through the land, and it hath bereaved, and it hath been a desolation, without any passing through because of the beast -- Smith's Literal Translation If I shall cause the evil beast to pass through upon the land, and it was bereaved, and there was desolation from not passing through from the face of the beast: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd if I shall bring mischievous beasts also upon the land to waste it, and it be desolate, so that there is none that can pass because of the beasts: Catholic Public Domain Version And if I also lead in very harmful beasts upon the land, so that I devastate it, and it becomes impassable, so that no one may cross through it because of the beasts, New American Bible If I summoned wild beasts to prowl the land, depopulating it so that it became a wasteland which no one would cross because of the wild beasts, New Revised Standard Version If I send wild animals through the land to ravage it, so that it is made desolate, and no one may pass through because of the animals; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd if I should send vicious beasts against the land, and they destroy it so that it become desolate, so that no man could pass through because of the wild beasts; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And if I bring a beast on the land, and it will destroy her, and she would be for a desolation from lack of one passing through by the beasts OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917If I cause evil beasts to pass through the land, and they bereave it, and it be desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the beasts; Brenton Septuagint Translation If again I bring evil beasts upon the land, and take vengeance upon it, and it be ruined, and there be no one to pass through for fear of the wild beasts: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Irrevocable Sentence…14then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD. 15Or if I send wild beasts through the land to leave it childless and desolate, with no man passing through it for fear of the beasts, 16then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if these three men were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered, but the land would be desolate.… Cross References Leviticus 26:22 I will send wild animals against you to rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and reduce your numbers, until your roads lie desolate. Deuteronomy 32:24 They will be wasted from hunger and ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague; I will send the fangs of wild beasts against them, with the venom of vipers that slither in the dust. 2 Kings 17:25-26 Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them. / So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The peoples that you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land. Because of this, He has sent lions among them, which are indeed killing them off.” Jeremiah 15:3 I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. Hosea 13:8 Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast tearing them apart. Revelation 6:8 Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth. Matthew 24:7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. Isaiah 13:21-22 But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. / Hyenas will howl in her fortresses and jackals in her luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time is at hand, and her days will not be prolonged. 1 Kings 13:24-25 As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. / And there were men passing by who saw the body lying in the road with the lion standing beside it, and they went and reported this in the city where the old prophet lived. 2 Kings 2:24 Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. Jeremiah 5:6 Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous. Amos 5:19 It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake. Acts 28:3-6 Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand. / When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.” / But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects. ... 1 Samuel 17:34-36 David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock, / I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it. / Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.” Daniel 6:22 My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.” Treasury of Scripture If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts: noisome Ezekiel 5:17 So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have spoken it. Leviticus 26:22 I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate. 1 Kings 20:36 Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him. spoil. Jump to Previous Animals Beast Beasts Bereave Bereaved Cause Causing Childless Country Desolate Destruction Evil Lay Noisome Passeth Passing Ravage Spoil Waste WildJump to Next Animals Beast Beasts Bereave Bereaved Cause Causing Childless Country Desolate Destruction Evil Lay Noisome Passeth Passing Ravage Spoil Waste WildEzekiel 14 1. God answers idolaters according to their own heart6. They are exhorted to repent, for fear of judgments, by means of seduced prophets 12. God's irrevocable sentence of famine 15. of wild beasts 17. of the sword 19. and of pestilence 22. A remnant shall be reserved for example of others If I send wild beasts through the land This phrase begins with the conditional "If," indicating a hypothetical situation that God is presenting to Ezekiel. The Hebrew word used here is "אִם" (im), which often introduces a divine warning or potential judgment. The phrase "send wild beasts" reflects a common biblical motif where God uses nature as an instrument of judgment. In the ancient Near East, wild beasts were a real and present danger, symbolizing chaos and divine retribution. The "land" refers to the territory of Israel, emphasizing that God's judgment is not limited to foreign nations but can also be directed at His own people when they stray from His commandments. and they bereave it so that it becomes desolate and no man may pass through because of the beasts Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Or ifלֽוּ־ (lū-) Preposition Strong's 3863: If, would that! I send wild רָעָ֛ה (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil beasts חַיָּ֥ה (ḥay·yāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life through the land בָּאָ֖רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land and they bereave it וְשִׁכְּלָ֑תָּה (wə·šik·kə·lāt·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7921: To miscarry, suffer abortion, to bereave so that it becomes וְהָיְתָ֤ה (wə·hā·yə·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be desolate, שְׁמָמָה֙ (šə·mā·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8077: Devastation, astonishment with no man מִבְּלִ֣י (mib·bə·lî) Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 1097: Failure, nothing, destruction, without, not yet, because not, as long as passing through עוֹבֵ֔ר (‘ō·w·ḇêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on for fear מִפְּנֵ֖י (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face of the beasts, הַחַיָּֽה׃ (ha·ḥay·yāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life Links Ezekiel 14:15 NIVEzekiel 14:15 NLT Ezekiel 14:15 ESV Ezekiel 14:15 NASB Ezekiel 14:15 KJV Ezekiel 14:15 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 14:15 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 14:15 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 14:15 French Bible Ezekiel 14:15 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 14:15 If I cause evil animals to pass (Ezek. 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