Mourn therefore thou son of man, as in the pain of thy [a]reins, and mourn bitterly before them.

And if they say unto thee, Wherefore mournest thou? Then answer, Because [b]of the bruit: for it cometh, and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be weak, and all minds shall faint, and all knees shall fall away as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be done, saith the Lord God.

¶ Again, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 21:6 As though thou were in extreme anguish.
  2. Ezekiel 21:7 Because of the great noise of the army of the Chaldeans.

“Therefore groan, son of man! Groan before them with broken heart and bitter grief.(A) And when they ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?(B)’ you shall say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt with fear(C) and every hand go limp;(D) every spirit will become faint(E) and every leg will be wet with urine.’(F) It is coming! It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign Lord.”

The word of the Lord came to me:

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