3andsayH559tothelandofIsrael,ThusH3541saithJehovah:Behold,Iamagainstthee,andIwilldrawforthmyswordoutofitssheath,andwillcutofffromtheetherighteousandthewicked. 4SeeingH7200thatIwillcut offfromtheetherighteousandthewicked,thereforeshallmyswordgoforthoutofitssheathagainstallfleshH1320,fromthesouthtothenorth; 5andall fleshshallknowthatIJehovahhavedrawn forthmysword outofitssheath:itshallnotreturnanymore. 6Sighthen, thou sonofman;withbreakingoftheloins,andwithbitterness sighbeforetheireyes. 7Anditshallbe,whentheysayunto thee, Wherefore dost thou sigh?thatthou shaltsay,Becauseofthetidings,foritcometh;andevery heartshallmelt,andall handsshallbefeeble,andevery spiritshalllanguish,andall kneesshallmeltintowater: behold,itcometh;itishere, saiththeLord Jehovah. 9Sonofman, prophesy,andsay,ThusH3651saith Jehovah: Say,AswordH2719,aswordH2719issharpened,andalsofurbished. 10Itissharpenedforsore slaughter,itisfurbishedthatitmayglitter.ShallwethenmakeH3045mirth, [saying,]Thesceptreofmyson contemnethallwood? 11Andhehath givenittobefurbishedthatitmaybehandled.Thesword, —itissharpened,anditisfurbishedtogiveitintothehandoftheslayer. 12Cryandhowl, sonofman;foritshallbeH1961againstmypeople,itshallbeH1961againstalltheprincesofIsrael:theyaregivenuptotheswordalongwithmypeople: smitethereforeuponthethigh. 13Forthetrial [ismade];andwhatifeventhecontemning sceptreshallbeH1961no [more]? saiththeLordJehovah. 14Andthou,sonH1121ofmanH120,prophesyH5012,andsmite thy handstogether;for[thestrokesof]theswordH2719shallbedoubledthethird time:itistheswordH2719oftheslain,theswordH2719thathath slainthegreatone,whichencompasseththemprivily. 15Inorderthattheheartmaymelt,andthestumbling-blocksbeהֱיֵה־he.yeh-H1961multiplied,Ihavesetthethreatening swordagainstalltheirgates: ah!itismadeglittering,itiswhettedfortheslaughterH2874. 16Gatherup[strength], gototherighthandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027,turnthee, gototheleft, whithersoever thy faceisappointed. 17AndImyselfwillsmitemyhandstogetherH2199,andIwillsatisfymyfury:IJehovahhavespoken[it]. 18AndthewordofJehovahcameuntome, saying, 19Andthou,sonH1121ofmanH120, set theetwoways,bywhichtheswordH2719ofthekingofBabylonmaycome —outofonelandshalltheybothcome —andmake theeasignpost, makeitattheheadofthewaytothecity. 20AppointawayforthecomingoftheswordH2719toRabbahofthechildrenofAmmon,andtoJudahatthefenced [city]ofJerusalem. 21ForthekingofBabylon standeth atthepartingoftheway, attheheadofthetwo ways,touse divination:heshaketh [his] arrows,heinquirethoftheteraphim,helookethintheliver. 22InhisrighthandH3709isthelotofJerusalemtoappoint battering-rams,toopenthemouthforbloodshed,toliftupthevoicewithshouting,toappoint battering-ramsagainstthegates,tocastmounds,tobuild siege-towers. 23AndthisshallbeH1961afalse divinationintheirsight,forthemthathavesworn oaths;buthewillcalltoremembrancetheiniquity,thattheymaybeH1961taken. 24Thereforethus saiththeLord Jehovah:Becauseyemakeשִׂים־sim-H7760youriniquitytoberememberedinthatyourtransgressionsarediscovered,sothatinallyourdoingsyoursins appear;becauseyearecomeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935toremembrance, yeshallbetakenwiththehandH3027. 25Andthou, profane, wicked princeofIsrael,whosedayiscomeH935,atthetimeoftheiniquityoftheend, 26— thus saiththeLord Jehovah: Removethemitreandtakeoffthecrown;whatisshallbeno [more]. Exaltthatwhichislow,andabasethatwhichishigh. 27Iwilloverturn, overturn, overturnit! This alsoshallbeH1961no [more],untilhecomewhoserightבִּֽימִינ֞וֹbi.mi.NoH3225itis;andIwillgiveit[tohim]. 28Andthou, sonofman, prophesyandsay,ThusspeakeththeLord Jehovah concerningthechildrenofAmmon,andconcerningtheirreproach;andthou shalt say,Asword,aswordisdrawn;fortheslaughterisitfurbished,thatitmayconsume,thatitmayglitter: 29whilsttheyseeH7200vanityforthee, whilsttheydivinealie unto thee,tolaytheeuponthenecksofthewickedthatareslain,whosedayiscomeatthetimeoftheiniquityH5771oftheend. 30Restore [it]toitssheath.Iwilljudge theeintheplacewhereH834thou wast created,inthelandofthy birth. 31AndIwillpour out mine indignation upon thee,Iwillblow upon theethefireofmywrath,andgive theeintothehandofbrutishmen, skilfultodestroy. 32Thou shaltbeH1961forfueltothefire; thy bloodshallbeH1961inthemidstoftheland; thou shaltnotbeH1961remembered:forIJehovahhavespoken. Commentaries on Ezekiel 21
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