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Ezekiel 21:13-15
The Voice
Ezekiel 21:13-15
The Voice
13 For the test will come;
so what happens if the sword repulses the scepter
And the scepter is gone?
I, the Eternal Lord, say this to you.
14 As for you, son of man, prophesy;
clap your hands loudly!
Let the sword strike two, even three times!
It is a sword honed and polished to massacre!
This sword is ready for the great slaughter,
coming after them on all sides.
15 Hearts will melt, and masses will fall
because I have placed the tip of the blade at every city gate!
Oh, this beautiful instrument flashes like lightning;
it’s wrapped and ready 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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