Ezekiel 21:21-23

Expanded Bible

²¹ The king of Babylon has come to where the road divides, and he is using ·magic [divination]. He ·throws lots with [^Lshakes] arrows and ·asks questions of his family idols [^Lconsults the teraphim]. He looks at the ·liver of a sacrificed animal [^Lliver; ^Cmethods of divination, used here to determine which road to take]. ²² The lot in his right hand tells him to go to Jerusalem. It tells him to use ·logs to break down the city gates [battering rams], to shout the battle cry and give the ·order to kill [command for slaughter], and to build ·a dirt road to the top of the walls [siege ramps] and ·devices to attack the walls [siege walls]. ²³ The people of Jerusalem will think this ·prediction is wrong [is a false omen/divination] because of their ·agreement with Babylon [or treaty with other nations; or covenant with God; ^Lsworn oaths/allegiance] But ·the king of Babylon will remind them of their rebellion [or the siege will remind them of their guilt] and they will be captured.