Eze 5:16-17 | NET2full | STEP | I will shoot against them deadly , destructive arrows of famine , which I will shoot to destroy you. I will prolong a famine on you and will remove the bread supply .

‏ Ezekiel 5:16-17

16 I will shoot against them deadly, ^{▼▼tn The Hebrew word carries the basic idea of “bad, displeasing, injurious” but has the nuance “deadly” when used of weapons (see Ps 144:10).} destructive ^{▼▼tn Heb “which are/were to destroy.”} arrows of famine, ^{▼▼tn The language of this verse may have been influenced by Deut 32:23.} which I will shoot to destroy you. ^{▼▼tn Or “which were to destroy those whom I will send to destroy you” (cf. NASB).} I will prolong a famine on you and will remove the bread supply. ^{▼▼tn Heb, “break the staff of bread.” The bread supply is compared to a staff that one uses for support. See 4:16, as well as the covenant curse in Lev 26:26.} 17 I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will take your children from you. ^{▼▼tn Heb “will bereave you.”} Plague and bloodshed will overwhelm you, ^{▼▼tn Heb “will pass through you.” This threat recalls the warning of Lev 26:22, 25 and Deut 32:24-25.} and I will bring a sword against you. I, the Lord, have spoken!”