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Ezekiel 21:9

Judgment

7 And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”

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

“Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished—

10 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.

11 The sword is appointed to be polished, to be grasped in the hand. It is sharpened and polished, to be placed in the hand of the slayer.

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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
“Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished—
KJV
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
WEB
“Son of man, prophesy, and say, ‘The LORD says: “A sword! A sword! It is sharpened, and also polished.
ASV
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith Jehovah: Say, A sword, a sword, it is sharpened, and also furbished;
DARBY
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith Jehovah: Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished.
BLB
“Son of man, prophesy and say, thus says the Lord: Say, ‘A sword, a sword is sharpened, also polished,
ÅB
Menneskesønn! Spå og si: Så sier Herren: Si: Et sverd, et sverd er hvesset, og slipt er det og.
OTB
"Menneskesønn, profetér og si: ‘Dette sier Herren: Et sverd, et sverd, slipt og polert—
B1930
Menneskesønn! Spå og si: Så sier Herren: Si: Et sverd, et sverd er hvesset, og slipt er det og.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 34:5–6

    When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction.

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  • Ezekiel 21:28

    Now prophesy, son of man, and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: ‘A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning—

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  • Ezekiel 21:3

    and tell her that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am against you, and I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.

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  • Job 20:25

    It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.

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  • Isaiah 27:1

    In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent —Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.

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  • Isaiah 66:16

    For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.

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  • Ezekiel 21:15

    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.

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  • Amos 9:4

    Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.”

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