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Ezekiel 21:16

Judgment

14 ‘So then, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together. Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword that slays, a sword of great slaughter closing in on every side!

15 So that their hearts may melt and many may stumble, I have appointed at all their gates a sword for slaughter. Yes, it is ready to flash like lightning; it is drawn for slaughter.

Slash to the right; set your blade to the left— wherever your blade is directed.

17 I too will strike My hands together, and I will satisfy My wrath.’ I, the LORD, have spoken.”

18 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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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.

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BSB
Slash to the right; set your blade to the left— wherever your blade is directed.
KJV
Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set.
WEB
Gather yourselves together. Go to the right. Set yourselves in array. Go to the left, wherever your face is set.
ASV
Gather thee together, go to the right, set thyself in array, go to the left, whithersoever thy face is set.
DARBY
Gather up [strength], go to the right hand, turn thee, go to the left, whithersoever thy face is appointed.
BLB
Slash, thrust right, set it, thrust left, wherever your face is appointed!
ÅB
Ta deg sammen og hugg til høyre! Vend deg og hugg til venstre! Dit hvor din egg er bestemt!
OTB
Vend til høyre, du sverd; vend så til venstre, hvor enn ditt blad er rettet.
B1930
Ta dig sammen og hugg til høire! Vend dig og hugg til venstre! Dit hvor din egg er bestemt!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 21:4

    Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.

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  • Ezekiel 16:46

    Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to your north; and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to your south.

    Read in context

  • Ezekiel 14:17

    Or if I bring a sword against that land and say, ‘Let a sword pass through it,’ so that I cut off from it both man and beast,

    Read in context

  • Genesis 13:9

    Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”

    Read in context

  • Ezekiel 21:20

    Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem.

    Read in context