Ezekiel 7:15The sword is outside, and the pestilence and the famine within: he who is in the field shall die with the sword: and he who is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.
The setting
Jerusalem under siege, ~586 BC. Babylonian army surrounds the city while disease and starvation ravage within...
The emotion here: heartbroken at describing the suffering his people will endure
The original word
chereb (חֶרֶב) — sword, representing violent death and warfare
Why it matters
Archaeological evidence shows Jerusalem's population dropped from 24,000 to 1,500 during this siege
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 7:15
This describes the classic siege tactic - surround the city so escape is impossible, then wait for starvation
Common misconceptionPeople think this is symbolic language, but it literally describes the siege warfare tactics Babylon used - historically documented by multiple sources.
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Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 7:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 7:15 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include comprehensive judgment, death, inescapable doom. Notable phrases: sword outside; pestilence and famine within; no escape. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
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— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
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“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
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