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Ezekiel 21:1-17

1AndthewordH1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingH559,

2SonH1121ofmanH120,setH7760thyfaceH6440towardJerusalem,anddrop thy wordtowardthesanctuaries,andprophesyH5012againstthelandH7704ofIsrael;

3andsayH559tothelandofIsrael,ThusH3541saithJehovah:Behold,Iamagainstthee,andwilldrawforthmyswordoutofitssheath,andwillcutofffromtheetherighteousandthewicked.

4SeeingH7200thenthatIwillcut offfromtheetherighteousandthewicked,thereforeshallmyswordgoforthoutofitssheathagainstallfleshH1320fromthesouthtothenorth:

5andall fleshshallknowthatI, Jehovah,havedrawn forthmysword outofitssheath;itshallnotreturnanymore.

6Sightherefore, thou sonofman;withthebreakingofthy loinsandwithbitterness shalt thou sighbeforetheireyes.

7Anditshallbe,whentheysayunto thee, Wherefore sighest thou?thatthou shaltsay,Becauseofthetidings,foritcometh;andevery heartshallmelt,andall handsshallbefeeble,andevery spiritshallfaint,andall kneesshallbeweakaswater: behold,itcometh,anditshallbedone, saiththeLord Jehovah.

8AndthewordofJehovahcameH3318untome,sayingH559,

9Sonofman, prophesy,andsay,ThusH3651saith Jehovah: Say,AswordH2719,aswordH2719,itissharpened,andalsofurbished;

10itissharpenedthatitmaymakeH3045aslaughter;itisfurbishedthatitmaybeaslightning:shallwethenmakeH3045mirth?therodofmyson,itcontemnetheverytree.

11Anditisgiventobefurbished,thatitmaybehandled:thesword,itissharpened, yea,itisfurbished,togiveitintothehandoftheslayer.

12Cryandwail, sonofman;foritisuponmypeople,itisuponalltheprincesofIsrael:theyaredeliveredovertotheswordwithmypeople; smitethereforeuponthy thigh.

13Forthereisatrial;andwhatifeventherodthatcontemnethshallbeH1961no more? saiththeLordJehovah.

14Thoutherefore,sonH1121ofmanH120,prophesyH5012,andsmite thy handstogether;andlettheswordH2719bedoubledthethird time,theswordH2719ofthedeadly wounded:itistheswordH2719ofthegreatonethatisdeadly wounded,whichenterethintotheirchambers.

15Ihavesetthethreatening swordagainstalltheirgates,thattheirheartmaymelt,andtheirstumblingsbeהֱיֵה־he.yeh-H1961multiplied: ah!itismadeaslightningH1300,itispointedforslaughterH2874.

16Gather thee together, gototheright,setH5414thyselfinarray, gototheleft, whithersoever thy faceissetH5414.

17IwillalsosmitemyhandstogetherH2199,andIwillcausemywrathtorest:I, Jehovah,havespokenit.

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