NET Bible
"“Or suppose I were to bring a sword against that land and say,‘Let a sword pass through the land,’ and I were to kill both people and animals."
— Ezekiel 14:17, NET Bible
“Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:”
“Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off from it man and beast; ”
“Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off from it man and animal;”
“Or if I bring the sword upon that land, and say to the sword: Pass through the land: and I destroy man and beast out of it:”
“Or if I send a sword against that land, and say, Sword, go through the land, cutting off from it man and beast:”
“Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:”
Even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would save only their own lives by their righteousness, declares the Sovereign LORD.
“Suppose I were to send wild animals through the land and kill its children, leaving it desolate, without travelers due to the wild animals.
Even if these three men were in it, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, they could not save their own sons or daughters; they would save only their own lives, and the land would become desolate.
“Or suppose I were to bring a sword against that land and say,‘Let a sword pass through the land,’ and I were to kill both people and animals.
Even if these three men were in it, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, they could not save their own sons or daughters– they would save only their own lives.
“Or suppose I were to send a plague into that land, and pour out my rage on it with bloodshed, killing both people and animals.
Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, they could not save their own son or daughter; they would save only their own lives by their righteousness.