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Ezekiel 21:13-15
Christian Standard Bible
Ezekiel 21:13-15
Christian Standard Bible
13 Surely it will be a trial! And what if the sword despises even the scepter? The scepter will not continue.”[a] This is the declaration of the Lord God.
14 “So you, son of man, prophesy and clap your hands together:(A)
Let the sword strike two times, even three.
It is a sword for massacre,
a sword for great massacre—
it surrounds[b] them!
15 I have appointed a sword(B) for slaughter[c]
at all their gates,
so that their hearts may melt
and many may stumble.
Yes! It is ready to flash like lightning;(C)
it is drawn[d] for slaughter.
Ezekiel 21:13-15
New International Version
Ezekiel 21:13-15
New International Version
13 “‘Testing will surely come. And what if even the scepter, which the sword despises, does not continue? declares the Sovereign Lord.’
14 “So then, son of man, prophesy
and strike your hands(A) together.
Let the sword strike twice,
even three times.
It is a sword for slaughter—
a sword for great slaughter,
closing in on them from every side.(B)
15 So that hearts may melt with fear(C)
and the fallen be many,
I have stationed the sword for slaughter[a]
at all their gates.
Look! It is forged to strike like lightning,
it is grasped for slaughter.(D)
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 21:15 Septuagint; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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