Ezekiel 14:16-20
Ezekiel 14:16
though these three men were in its midst, as I live,” declares the Lord God, “they could not save either their sons or their daughters. They alone would be saved, but the country would be desolate.
Ezekiel 14:17
Or if I were to bring a sword on that country and say, ‘A sword is to pass through the country,’ and I eliminated human and animal life from it,
Ezekiel 14:18
even though these three men were in its midst, as I live,” declares the Lord God, “they could not save either their sons or their daughters, but they alone would be saved.
Ezekiel 14:19
Or if I were to send a plague against that country and pour out My wrath on it in blood to eliminate man and animal from it,
Ezekiel 14:20
even though Noah, Daniel, and Job were in its midst, as I live,” declares the Lord God, “they could not save either their son or their daughter. They would save only themselves by their righteousness.”