en_tn_condensed/ezk/33/27.md

# As I live

"I solemnly swear". Yahweh uses this expression to show that what he says next is certainly true. This is a way of making a solemn promise. See Ezekiel 5:11.

# the ones in the ruins will fall by the sword

"enemies will kill the ones living in the ruins"

# those in fortresses and in caves will die of plagues

"plagues will kill the people who live in fortresses and caves"

# fortresses

A fortress is a building that people build to protect themselves from enemies who attack them.

# caves

Caves are natural holes in the side of a mountain or down in the ground. They are usually made of rock.