Ezekiel 14:16 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁶ even if these three men were in it, as I live, says Adonai, they will not deliver sons or daughters. They would only deliver themselves, but the land will be desolate.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord God, they would deliver neither sons nor daughters; they themselves alone would be delivered but the land would be desolate (laid waste and deserted).

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, they should deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only should be delivered, but the land should be desolate.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ If these three men lived there, as surely as I live, proclaims the LORD God, they wouldn’t be able to rescue even their sons or daughters. They alone would be rescued, but the land would become a ruin.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ if these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord God, they will deliver neither sons, nor daughters. But only they themselves will be delivered, for the land shall be desolated.

Ezekiel 14:16 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 19:29

So it was, as God destroyed the cities of the surrounding area, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the upheaval, when He demolished the cities where Lot had dwelt.

Job 22:20

‘Surely our foes are cut off, and fire consumes their abundance.’

Ezekiel 14:14

Even if these three men—Noah, Daniel and Job—be in it, they would only deliver their own souls by their righteousness.” It is a declaration of Adonai.

Ezekiel 14:18

though these three men were in it, as I live, says Adonai, they will not deliver sons or daughters, for they will only deliver themselves.

Ezekiel 14:20

Even if Noah, Daniel and Job were in it, as I live, says Adonai, they would not deliver either a son or a daughter. They would deliver only themselves by their righteousness.”

Ezekiel 18:20

The soul that sins, he will die. The son will not bear the iniquity of the father with him, nor will the father bear the iniquity of the son with him. The righteousness of the righteous will be on him and the wickedness of the wicked will be on him.

Ezekiel 33:11

Say to them: ‘As I live’—it is a declaration of Adonai—‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Return, return from your evil ways. Why will you die, O house of Israel?’

Acts 27:24

He said, ‘Do not fear, Paul. You must stand before Caesar; and indeed, God has granted you all who are sailing with you.’

Hebrews 11:7

By faith Noah, when warned about events not yet seen, in holy fear prepared an ark for the safety of his household. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

James 5:16

So confess your offenses to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous person is very powerful.