Ezekiel 6:8

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\{God said,\} “But I will let a few of your people escape. They will live in other countries for a short time. I will scatter them and force them to live in other countries.

Cross References

Nehemiah 1:8

Please remember the teaching you gave your servant Moses. You said to him, “If you people of Israel are not faithful, I will force you to be scattered among the other nations.

Isaiah 6:13

But a tenth of the people will be allowed to stay in the land. These people will return \{to the Lord\} even though they were to be destroyed. These people will be like an oak tree. When the tree is chopped down, a stump is left. This stump (the people remaining) is a very special seed.

Jeremiah 30:11

People of Israel and Judah, I am with you.”\par This message is from the Lord.\par “And I will save you.\par I sent you to those nations.\par But I will completely destroy\par all those nations.\par It is true, I will destroy those nations,\par but I will not destroy you.\par You must be punished\par for the bad things you did.\par But I will discipline you fairly.”\par

Jeremiah 44:14

Not one of the few survivors of Judah that have gone to live in Egypt will escape my punishment. None of them will survive to come back to Judah. Those people want to come back to Judah and live there. But not one of those people will go back to Judah, except maybe a few people that escape.”

Jeremiah 44:28

Some people of Judah will escape being killed by the sword. They will come back to Judah from Egypt. But there will be very few people of Judah that escape. Then those survivors {\cf2\super [362]} of Judah that came to live in Egypt will know whose word will come true. They will know whether my word or their word came true.

Jeremiah 46:28

The Lord says these things.\par “Jacob, my servant, don’t be afraid.\par I am with you.\par I sent you away to many different places.\par But I will not destroy you completely.\par But I will destroy all those nations.\par You must be punished\par for the bad things you did.\par So I won’t let you escape your punishment.\par I will discipline you, but I will be fair.”\par

Ezekiel 12:16

“But I will let a few of the people live. They won’t die from the disease, hunger, and war. I will let those people live so they can tell other people about the terrible things they did against me. And then they will know that I am the Lord.”

Ezekiel 14:22

“‘You prophets tell lies. Your lies hurt good people—I did not want to hurt those good people! You support bad people and encourage them. You don’t tell them to change their lives. You don’t try to save their lives!

Ezekiel 5:10

People in Jerusalem will be so hungry that parents will eat their own children and children will eat their own parents. I will punish you in many ways. And the people that are left alive, I will scatter them to the winds.

Ezekiel 5:12

One third of your people will die inside the city from diseases and hunger. One third of your people will die in battle outside the city. And then I will pull out my sword and chase one third of your people into faraway countries.

Ezekiel 6:7

Your people will be killed. And then you will know that I am the Lord!’”

Ezekiel 7:16

“But some of the people will escape. Those survivors will run to the mountains. But those people won’t be happy. They will be sad for all their sins. They will cry and make sad noises like doves.

Zephaniah 3:12

I will let only meek and humble people stay in my city (Jerusalem). And they will trust the Lord’s name.

Romans 9:27

And Isaiah cries out about Israel {\cf2\super [91]} :