12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezekiel 5:12:1 ⧉שְׁלִשִׁתֵ֞יךְshelishitekha third of you Ezekiel 5:12:2 ⧉בַּדֶּ֣בֶרbadeverby the pestilence Ezekiel 5:12:3 ⧉יָמ֗וּתוּyamututhey will die Ezekiel 5:12:4 ⧉וּבָֽרָעָב֙uvaraavand by famine Ezekiel 5:12:5 ⧉יִכְל֣וּyikhluthey will be finished or consumed Ezekiel 5:12:6 ⧉בְתוֹכֵ֔ךְbetokhekhin your midst Ezekiel 5:12:7 ⧉וְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔יתvehashshelishitand the third Ezekiel 5:12:8 ⧉בַּחֶ֖רֶבbakherevby the sword Ezekiel 5:12:9 ⧉יִפְּל֣וּyippeluthey will fall Ezekiel 5:12:10 ⧉סְבִיבוֹתָ֑יִךְsevivotayikhall around you Ezekiel 5:12:11 ⧉וְהַשְּׁלִישִׁית֙vehashshelishitand the third Ezekiel 5:12:12 ⧉לְכָל־ר֣וּחַlekholruakhto every wind Ezekiel 5:12:13 ⧉אֱזָרֶ֔הezareI will scatter Ezekiel 5:12:14 ⧉וְחֶ֖רֶבvekherevand a sword Ezekiel 5:12:15 ⧉אָרִ֥יקarikI will draw out or I will empty Ezekiel 5:12:16 ⧉אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃akharehemafter them |
12. Formal Translation One third of you will die by the plague and be consumed by famine in your midst; another third will fall by the sword around you. The final third I {Yahweh, Executor of Judgment} will scatter to every wind and draw out a sword after them. |
12. Dynamic Translation One third of your people will die from the plague, and famine will finish them within your city; another third will fall by the sword all around you. The final third I {Yahweh, Just Avenger} will scatter to every wind and pursue them with a drawn sword. |