Reference

Ezekiel 6:12

He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.
10

And they shall know that I am the Lord, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.

11

Thus saith the Lord God; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.

12

He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.

13

Then shall ye know that I am the Lord, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols.

14

So will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the Lord.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Annihilation / Destruction
Semantic Discovery
100% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Destruction / Perishing Language
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Punishment Language
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Annihilation / Destruction

This verse describes various forms of death, but it does not explicitly state that the wicked are being destroyed or ceasing to exist as a result of judgment, only that they will die.

Destruction / Perishing Language

While the verse describes various forms of death, it does not explicitly use the specific words "destroy," "perish," "consume," "devour," "burn up," "blot out," or "cut off" as outlined in the theme definition.

Punishment Language

While the verse describes negative consequences, it does not explicitly use the words "punish," "vengeance," "wrath," or "retribution," focusing instead on the outcomes of the divine action rather than the nature of the judgment itself.