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Ezekiel 11:9

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

I'm going to pull you out of there and hand you over to people you don't know, and they're going to carry out my judgment on you.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes God uses strangers to teach us lessons we refused to learn at home.

📚 Historical Context

Ezekiel was a prophet among the Jewish exiles in Babylon, delivering messages from God about the impending judgment on Jerusalem for its people's persistent idolatry and corruption. In this specific vision in Ezekiel 11, God warns the wicked leaders in the city that He will remove them from their positions and hand them over to foreign invaders as punishment. This prophecy reflects the historical events leading to the Babylonian siege and destruction of Jerusalem around 586 BC.

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