[[Ezek-14]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Ezek-13]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Ezek-15]] --- ### I will set my face against that man, and will make him an astonishment, for a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from among my people. Then you will know that I am Yahweh. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: God predicts a specific, severe individual judgment for those who harbor idols while hypocritically seeking divine guidance through a prophet; they will become public examples of scorn and be removed from the nation. *Historical context*: Theological scholars often link this to the subsequent purges of leadership and the individual consequences faced by Jewish elders during the Babylonian siege and exile (586 BC). The transformation of these individuals into a 'proverb' is seen in the historical legacy of the era, where the apostasy of the pre-exilic leadership became a cautionary lesson recorded in the Hebrew canon and historical tradition. *Related to*: ### For the Lord Yahweh says: 'How much more when I send my four severe judgments on Jerusalem, the sword, the famine, the evil animals, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and animal!' *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A specific prediction of total devastation for Jerusalem through four specific means of destruction: warfare, starvation, wild beasts, and disease. *Historical context*: This was historically fulfilled during the final siege and destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon in 587/586 BC. The Babylonian Chronicles and the biblical books of 2 Kings and Lamentations document the extreme famine (leading to starvation and cannibalism), the 'sword' (the slaughter of the population), and the pestilence common in besieged cities. The land's desolation further allowed for the literal encroachment of wild animals as human habitation ceased. *Related to*: ### Yet, behold, there will be left a remnant in it that will be carried out, both sons and daughters. Behold, they will come out to you, and you will see their way and their doings. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: God predicts that despite the total destruction of Jerusalem, a specific group of survivors will be spared and brought to the exiles in Babylon to meet Ezekiel and his fellow captives. *Historical context*: This prophecy was fulfilled in the aftermath of the 586 BC destruction. [[Ezek-33#v21|Ezekiel 33:21]]-22 records the arrival of a survivor from Jerusalem in Babylon. Historical and theological analysis notes that the meeting between the existing exiles and the new survivors served to vindicate God's judgment, as the 'ways and doings' of the survivors demonstrated the pervasive corruption that necessitated the city's fall. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy