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Ezekiel 21:3-5
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Ezekiel 21:3-5
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3 and say to the land of Israel, Thus says the Lord: (A)Behold, I am against you and will draw (B)my sword from its sheath and (C)will cut off from you both righteous and wicked. 4 Because I will cut off from you both righteous and wicked, therefore my sword shall be drawn from its sheath against all flesh from south to north. 5 (D)And all flesh shall know that I am the Lord. I have drawn (E)my sword from its sheath; (F)it shall not be sheathed again.
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Ezekiel 21:3-5
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Ezekiel 21:3-5
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3 and say to her: ‘This is what the Lord says: I am against you.(A) I will draw my sword(B) from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.(C) 4 Because I am going to cut off the righteous and the wicked, my sword(D) will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.(E) 5 Then all people will know that I the Lord have drawn my sword(F) from its sheath; it will not return(G) again.’(H)
Ezekiel 21:8-20
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Ezekiel 21:8-20
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8 And the word of the Lord came to me: 9 (A)“Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord, say:
(B)“A sword, a sword is sharpened
and also polished,
10 (C)sharpened for slaughter,
(D)polished to flash like lightning!
(Or (E)shall we rejoice? You have despised the rod, my son, (F)with everything of wood.)[a] 11 So the sword is given to be polished, that it may be grasped in the hand. It is sharpened and polished (G)to be given into the hand of the slayer. 12 (H)Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against my people. It is against all the princes of Israel. They are delivered over to the sword with my people. (I)Strike therefore upon your thigh. 13 For it will not be a testing—what could it do if you despise (J)the rod?”[b] declares the Lord God.
14 “As for you, (K)son of man, prophesy. (L)Clap your hands and let the sword come down twice, (M)yes, three times,[c] the sword for those to be slain. It is the sword for the great slaughter, which surrounds them, 15 that their hearts may melt, and many stumble.[d] At all their gates I have given the glittering sword. Ah, it is made like lightning; (N)it is taken up[e] for slaughter. 16 Cut sharply to the right; set yourself to the left, wherever your face is directed. 17 I also will (O)clap my hands, (P)and I will satisfy my fury; (Q)I the Lord have spoken.”
18 The word of the Lord came to me again: 19 “As for you, son of man, mark two ways for (R)the sword of the king of Babylon to come. Both of them shall come from the same land. And make (S)a signpost; make it (T)at the head of the way to a city. 20 Mark a way (U)for the sword to come to Rabbah of the Ammonites and to Judah, into Jerusalem the fortified.
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- Ezekiel 21:10 Probable reading; Hebrew The rod of my son despises everything of wood
- Ezekiel 21:13 Or For it is a testing; and what if even the rod despises? It shall not be!
- Ezekiel 21:14 Hebrew its third
- Ezekiel 21:15 Hebrew many stumbling blocks
- Ezekiel 21:15 The meaning of the Hebrew word rendered taken up is uncertain
Ezekiel 21:8-20
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Ezekiel 21:8-20
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8 The word of the Lord came to me: 9 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord says:
“‘A sword, a sword,
sharpened and polished—
10 sharpened for the slaughter,(A)
polished to flash like lightning!
“‘Shall we rejoice in the scepter of my royal son? The sword despises every such stick.(B)
11 “‘The sword is appointed to be polished,(C)
to be grasped with the hand;
it is sharpened and polished,
made ready for the hand of the slayer.
12 Cry out and wail, son of man,
for it is against my people;
it is against all the princes of Israel.
They are thrown to the sword
along with my people.
Therefore beat your breast.(D)
13 “‘Testing will surely come. And what if even the scepter, which the sword despises, does not continue? declares the Sovereign Lord.’
14 “So then, son of man, prophesy
and strike your hands(E) together.
Let the sword strike twice,
even three times.
It is a sword for slaughter—
a sword for great slaughter,
closing in on them from every side.(F)
15 So that hearts may melt with fear(G)
and the fallen be many,
I have stationed the sword for slaughter[a]
at all their gates.
Look! It is forged to strike like lightning,
it is grasped for slaughter.(H)
16 Slash to the right, you sword,
then to the left,
wherever your blade is turned.
17 I too will strike my hands(I) together,
and my wrath(J) will subside.
I the Lord have spoken.(K)”
18 The word of the Lord came to me: 19 “Son of man, mark out two roads for the sword(L) of the king of Babylon to take, both starting from the same country. Make a signpost(M) where the road branches off to the city. 20 Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites(N) and another against Judah and fortified Jerusalem.
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- Ezekiel 21:15 Septuagint; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Ezekiel 21:28
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Ezekiel 21:28
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28 “And you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says about the Ammonites(A) and their insults:
“‘A sword,(B) a sword,
drawn for the slaughter,
polished to consume
and to flash like lightning!
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