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.

Cross-reference

In Ezekiel 5:12, the same judgments of pestilence, famine, and sword are detailed earlier in the chapter, which verse 17 summarizes.

In Ezekiel 5:13, God explains that these judgments will satisfy His anger and make Israel know He is LORD — the purpose behind the punishments.

Ezekiel 5:15 describes the outcome: Jerusalem will become a reproach and horror to surrounding nations as a result of these judgments.

Ezekiel 37:14 contrasts judgment with restoration: the same 'I the LORD have spoken' formula now promises life and return to the land.

Ezekiel 34:25-28 promises to banish wild beasts and give peace — the opposite of sending wild beasts as judgment here.

Ezekiel 33:27 describes sword, beasts, and pestilence as judgments — parallel to the three judgments mentioned here (plus famine).

Ezekiel 14:21 lists the same four judgments — sword, famine, wild beasts, pestilence — sent against Jerusalem, echoing this verse.

In Ezekiel 14:19, God sends pestilence and blood as judgment, a specific instance of the same divine instruments listed here.

In Ezekiel 6:12, pestilence, sword, and famine are listed as judgments on mountains of Israel, directly echoing the tripartite judgment here.

Ezekiel 14:15 sends wild beasts to ravage the land — the same judgment of wild beasts used here against Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 14:17 describes God sending a sword to cut off man and beast — identical judgment theme from the same book.

In Ezekiel 38:22, pestilence and blood appear in God's judgment on Gog, extending this pattern of divine wrath to end-times.

Ezekiel 17:21 applies similar judgment language — sword and scattering — to Zedekiah's troops, showing a consistent divine pattern against rebellion.

In Ezekiel 21:3, the sword is drawn against Israel as a judgment, one of the elements in the list here.

Ezekiel 21:32 pronounces similar destruction on Ammon with the same concluding declaration, reinforcing God's sovereign judgment on all nations.

Ezekiel 22:14 asks a rhetorical question about enduring God's judgment and ends with 'I the LORD have spoken' — linking divine certainty.

Ezekiel 26:14 uses the same 'I the LORD have spoken' formula to announce Tyre's permanent desolation, echoing the judgment pattern.

Ezekiel 30:12 applies the same divine signature to Egypt's destruction, showing the universal scope of God's judgment.

In Jeremiah 15:3, four kinds of destroyers (sword, dogs, birds, beasts) parallel the four judgments here, a common prophetic theme.

2 Kings 17:25 Historical context

In 2 Kings 17:25, God sent lions as wild beasts to judge those who did not fear Him, a historical example of this threat.

In Deuteronomy 32:24, hunger, plague, and beasts are listed in a similar judgment song, showing God's consistent pattern.

In Leviticus 26:22, the same threat of wild beasts as a covenant curse appears, reinforcing the prophetic warning.

Lamentations 1:11 describes people groaning for bread — the same famine judgment Ezekiel pronounces.

Leviticus 26:25 lists the same covenant curses — sword and pestilence — that God carries out here.

Leviticus 26:6 promises peace and removal of wild beasts — the covenant blessing reversed by the judgments here.