¹⁶^yyBut I will leave ^†a few men of them ^zfrom the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; ^yythat they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; ^xand they shall know that I am the Lord.

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yySo ch. 6:8, 9, 10. & 14:22.
†Heb. men of number. Comp. Gen. 34:30. Isai. 10:19. ch. 5:3 in the Heb.
zSee ch. 14:21.
yySo ch. 6:8, 9, 10. & 14:22.
xver. 16. See ch. 6:7. So ver. 20.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But I will let a few of them escape from the sword, from famine and pestilence, that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they go, and may know that I am the Lord.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But I will spare a few of them from the sword, famine and plague, so that in the nations where they go they may acknowledge all their detestable practices. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But I will spare a few of them from the sword, famine, and plague, so that among the nations where they go they can tell about all their detestable practices. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

NLTNew Living Translation

But I will spare a few of them from death by war, famine, or disease, so they can confess all their detestable sins to their captors. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But I will spare from them a few men from the sword, from the famine and from the plague, so that they may tell of all their abominations among the nations to which they will go, and they will know that I am Yahweh.”