Ezekiel 21:10

⁸ Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

⁹ Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:

It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.

¹¹ And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.

¹² Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: it is sharpened for the slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son? The sword despises every such stick.
KJV: It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.
WEB: It is sharpened that it may make a slaughter. It is polished that it may be as lightning. Should we then make mirth? The rod of my son condemns every tree.
ASV: it is sharpened that it may make a slaughter; it is furbished that it may be as lightning: shall we then make mirth? the rod of my son, it contemneth every tree.
DARBY: It is sharpened for sore slaughter, it is furbished that it may glitter. Shall we then make mirth, [saying,] The sceptre of my son contemneth all wood?
BLB: it is sharpened in order to slaughter a slaughter; it is polished in order [that] it may become lightning. Or should we rejoice [in] the scepter of My son? It is despising every such stick?

ÅB: Til å slakte er det hvesset, til å lyne er det slipt. Eller skulle vi glede oss, du min sønns stamme[^1] som forakter alt tre[^2]?
OTB: slipt for slakt, polert for å lyne som lyn! Skal vi glede oss over min sønns septer? Sverdet forakter enhver slik stav.
B1930: Til å slakte er det hvesset, til å lyne er det slipt. Eller skulde vi glede oss, du min sønns stamme som forakter alt tre? / < d.e. Israels folk.> / < d.e. all tukt; ESK 21, 13.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 110:5–6
The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
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Ezekiel 20:47
And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
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Luke 21:34–35
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
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Revelation 2:27
And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
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Ezekiel 21:25–27
And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,
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Psalms 89:26–32
He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
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Nahum 3:3
The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:
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Habakkuk 3:11
The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.
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