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13 For examine![a] And what if also the rod will not be despising?’ declares[b] the Lord Yahweh. 14 And you, son of man,[c] prophesy and clap your hands.[d] And the sword will strike twice;[e] let it happen a third time. It is a sword of the dead, the sword of the great dead that is surrounding them, 15 so that a heart melts, and the fallen multiply[f] at all of their gates. I gave a sword for slaughter, and alas! It is made for flashing, it is grasped[g] for slaughtering.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 21:13 Literally “it was tested”
  2. Ezekiel 21:13 Literally “declaration of”
  3. Ezekiel 21:14 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  4. Ezekiel 21:14 Literally “strike hand to hand”
  5. Ezekiel 21:14 Literally “be doubled”
  6. Ezekiel 21:15 Literally “be made many”
  7. Ezekiel 21:15 Or “polished”