Ezekiel 21:8-17
8And 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 csharpened for slaughter,
dpolished to flash like lightning!
(Or eshall we rejoice? You have despised the rod, my son, fwith everything of wood.) ▼
▼Probable reading; Hebrew The rod of my son despises everything of wood
11So the sword is given to be polished, that it may be grasped in the hand. It is sharpened and polished hto be given into the hand of the slayer. 12 iCry 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. jStrike therefore upon your thigh. 13For it will not be a testing—what could it do if you despise kthe rod?” ▼▼Or For it is a testing; and what if even the rod despises? It shall not be!
declares the Lord God. 14“As for you, mson of man, prophesy. nClap your hands and let the sword come down twice, oyes, three times, ▼
▼Hebrew its third
the sword for those to be slain. It is the sword for the great slaughter, which surrounds them, 15that their hearts may melt, and many stumble. ▼▼Hebrew many stumbling blocks
At all their gates I have given the glittering sword. Ah, it is made like lightning; rit is taken up ▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew word rendered taken up is uncertain
for slaughter. 16Cut sharply to the right; set yourself to the left, wherever your face is directed. 17I also will tclap my hands, uand I will satisfy my fury; vI the Lord have spoken.”
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