Ezekiel 5:12

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.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 5:10, in the same chapter, describes cannibalism during the siege and adds that the remnant will be scattered, reinforcing the judgment.

Ezekiel 5:2 Prophetic fulfillment

In Ezekiel 5:2, the same three-part judgment is commanded symbolically — here it is explained as the actual judgment to come.

Ezekiel 5:17 continues the same oracle, adding famine, wild beasts, plague, and sword—reinforcing the comprehensive judgment from verse 12.

Ezekiel 6:8 Parallel

Ezekiel 6:8 promises a remnant escaping the sword after scattering, directly continuing the scattering judgment from 5:12.

Ezekiel 12:14 repeats the imagery of scattering 'to every wind' and unsheathing the sword, reinforcing the same judgment pattern.

Ezekiel 6:11 repeats the triad of sword, famine, and plague as the judgment for Israel's detestable practices—directly parallel to the three divisions in Ezekiel 5:12.

Ezekiel 33:27 repeats the threefold pattern (sword, beasts, pestilence), directly mirroring the three divisions in 5:12.

Ezekiel 22:15 Related theme

Ezekiel 22:15 promises scattering among nations, paralleling the 'scatter to every wind' in 5:12 as judgment on Israel.

Ezekiel 14:21 lists all four severe judgments (sword, famine, wild beasts, plague) which include and expand on the three from Ezekiel 5:12—showing a consistent divine judgment pattern.

Ezekiel 7:15 describes sword outside and famine/plague inside—the same three calamities from Ezekiel 5:12 presented in a different arrangement.

In Ezekiel 6:12, a similar triad of judgment (pestilence, sword, famine) repeats the comprehensive punishment theme from Ezekiel 5:12.

Ezekiel 14:19 presents plague as one of God's severe judgments, matching the plague/famine element in Ezekiel 5:12's triad.

Ezekiel 14:17 presents the sword as one of God's four severe judgments, corresponding to the sword judgment in the triad of Ezekiel 5:12.

Ezekiel 36:19 Related theme

Ezekiel 36:19 mentions scattering among nations as judgment, a general parallel to the scattering aspect in 5:12.

Ezekiel 28:23 Related theme

Ezekiel 28:23 uses similar judgment terms (pestilence, sword) but against Sidon — a thematic parallel to 5:12's threefold judgment.

Jeremiah 42:17 lists the same three judgments—sword, famine, pestilence—that Ezekiel 5:12 uses for Jerusalem's punishment.

Jeremiah 42:22 repeats the same triad—sword, famine, plague—warning the remnant in Egypt, confirming the pattern of judgment.

Jeremiah 9:16 uses nearly identical language—scattering and pursuing with the sword—matching the fate of the third scattered in Ezekiel 5:12.

Leviticus 26:33 is the covenant curse of scattering and the sword, which Ezekiel 5:12 directly applies to Jerusalem's judgment.

2 Kings 25:3 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 25:3 records the actual famine during Jerusalem's siege, fulfilling the prophetic judgment of a third dying by famine.

Zechariah 2:6 uses the exact phrase 'scattered as four winds of heaven', reinforcing the scattering judgment in 5:12.

Lamentations 1:3 Prophetic fulfillment

Lamentations 1:3 records the actual exile and pursuit described prophetically in Ezekiel 5:12, showing the fulfillment of the scattering judgment.

Jeremiah 38:2 warns that staying in the city brings sword, famine, or plague—identical to Ezekiel's threefold judgment.

Jeremiah 29:17 repeats the triad of sword, famine, and plague, reinforcing the same comprehensive judgment against the exiles.

Jeremiah 24:10 explicitly names sword, famine, and plague—the exact three judgments Ezekiel divides among the people.

Jeremiah 14:12 repeats the exact triad—sword, famine, plague—as God's response to Judah's unfaithfulness, a direct parallel.

Zechariah 13:8 also divides into thirds (two destroyed, one left), a structural parallel to 5:12's threefold judgment.

Jeremiah 49:37 describes God's judgment on Elam with sword and scattering, mirroring the same divine wrath pattern against Jerusalem in Ezekiel 5:12.

Jeremiah 44:27 promises sword and famine against the remnant in Egypt, partially overlapping the triad of judgment here.

Jeremiah 42:16 warns that sword and famine will pursue those fleeing to Egypt, echoing the dual judgment in Ezekiel 5:12.

In Jeremiah 15:2, a similar fourfold judgment list (death, sword, famine, captivity) parallels the threefold judgment in Ezekiel 5:12.

In Jeremiah 15:2, a similar fourfold judgment list (death, sword, famine, captivity) parallels the threefold judgment in Ezekiel 5:12.

Amos 9:4 Parallel

Amos 9:4 depicts God commanding the sword to pursue the exiled, similar to the relentless sword 'drawn after' the scattered in Ezekiel.

Zechariah 7:14 describes scattering among nations, echoing the judgment of the third scattered in Ezekiel 5:12.