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Ezekiel 21:19

Babylon

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,

“Now you, son of man, mark out two roads for the sword of the king of Babylon to take, both starting from the same land. And make a signpost where the road branches off to each city.

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

21 For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Now you, son of man, mark out two roads for the sword of the king of Babylon to take, both starting from the same land. And make a signpost where the road branches off to each city.
KJV
Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both twain shall come forth out of one land: and choose thou a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city.
WEB
“Also, you son of man, appoint two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come. They both will come out of one land, and mark out a place. Mark it out at the head of the way to the city.
ASV
Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come; they twain shall come forth out of one land: and mark out a place, mark it out at the head of the way to the city.
DARBY
And thou, son of man, set thee two ways, by which the sword of the king of Babylon may come out of one land shall they both come and make thee a signpost, make it at the head of the way to the city.
BLB
“And you, son of man, set for yourself two ways to go for the sword of the king of Babylon! From one land they will come forth, the two of them, and create a signpost—at the head of the way to the city create [it].
ÅB
Og du menneskesønn, gjør deg to veier, som kongen av Babels sverd kan fare fram på! Fra ett land skal de begge gå ut, og du skal risse en hånd[^5] - risse den ved begynnelsen av veien til hver by!
OTB
"Menneskesønn, merk ut to veier for sverdet til kongen av Babylon å ta, begge som starter fra det samme landet. Lag et veiskilt ved veikrysset til byen.
B1930
Og du menneskesønn, gjør dig to veier, som kongen av Babels sverd kan fare frem på! Fra ett land skal de begge gå ut, og du skal risse en hånd - risse den ved begynnelsen av veien til hver by! / < som veiviser.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 1:10

    See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”

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  • Ezekiel 4:1–3

    “Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem.

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  • Ezekiel 5:1–17

    “As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.

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