Ezekiel 21:10

Ezekiel 21:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.
• New International Version (NIV)sharpened for the slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! “ ‘Shall we rejoice in the scepter of my royal son? The sword despises every such stick.
• English Standard Version (ESV)sharpened for slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! (Or shall we rejoice? You have despised the rod, my son, with everything of wood.)
• New King James Version (NKJV)Sharpened to make a dreadful slaughter, Polished to flash like lightning! Should we then make mirth? It despises the scepter of My son, As it does all wood.

Context of Ezekiel 21:10

8Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 9“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord.’ Say, ‘A sword, a sword sharpened And also polished! Sharpened to make a slaughter, Polished to flash like lightning!’ Or shall we rejoice, the rod of My son despising every tree? 11It is given to be polished, that it may be handled; the sword is sharpened and polished, to give it into the hand of the slayer. 12Cry out and wail, son of man; for it is against My people, it is against all the officials of Israel. They are delivered over to the sword with My people, therefore strike your thigh.

Ezekiel 21:10 word by word

לְמַ֨עַן טְבֹ֤חַ טֶ֙בַח֙ הוּחַ֔דָּה לְמַעַן־הֱיֵה־לָ֥הּ בָּ֖רָק מֹרָ֑טָּה א֣וֹ נָשִׂ֔ישׂ שֵׁ֥בֶט בְּנִ֖י מֹאֶ֥סֶת כָּל־עֵֽץ׃Read the interlinear

• Sharpenedחָדַדchâdad · be sharpH2300
• to makeטָבַחţâbach · to slaughterH2873
• slaughterטֶ֫בַחţebach · slaughterH2874
• Polishedמָרַטmâraţ · to smoothH4803
• to flashבָּרָקbârâq · lightningH1300
• like lightningבָּרָקbârâq · lightningH1300
• Orאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
• shall we rejoiceשׂוּשׂώûώ ώîyώ · to rejoiceH7797
• rodשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribe: staffH7626
• of My sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• despisingמָאַסmâ'as · to rejectH3988
• everyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• treeעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086

Cross-references for Ezekiel 21:10

• Jeremiah 46:4Harness the horses, And mount the steeds, And take your stand with helmets on! Polish the spears, Put on the scale-armor!
• Nahum 3:3Horsemen charging, Swords flashing, spears gleaming, Many slain, a mass of corpses, And countless dead bodies-- They stumble over the dead bodies!
• Habakkuk 3:11Sun and moon stood in their places; They went away at the light of Your arrows, At the radiance of Your gleaming spear.
• Esther 3:15The couriers went out impelled by the king’s command while the decree was issued at the citadel in Susa; and while the king and Haman sat down to drink, the city of Susa was in confusion.
• Ecclesiastes 3:4A time to weep and a time to laugh; A time to mourn and a time to dance.
• Isaiah 5:12Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine; But they do not pay attention to the deeds of the Lord, Nor do they consider the work of His hands.
• Isaiah 22:12Therefore in that day the Lord God of hosts called you to weeping, to wailing, To shaving the head and to wearing sackcloth.
• Amos 6:3Do you put off the day of calamity, And would you bring near the seat of violence?
• Nahum 1:10Like tangled thorns, And like those who are drunken with their drink, They are consumed As stubble completely withered.
• Luke 21:34“Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap;
• Ezekiel 19:11And it had strong branches fit for scepters of rulers, And its height was raised above the clouds So that it was seen in its height with the mass of its branches.
• Ezekiel 20:47and say to the forest of the Negev, ‘Hear the word of the Lord: thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am about to kindle a fire in you, and it will consume every green tree in you, as well as every dry tree; the blazing flame will not be quenched and the whole surface from south to north will be burned by it.
• 2 Samuel 7:14I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men,
• Psalms 2:7“I will surely tell of the decree of the Lord: He said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.
• Psalms 89:26He will cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’
• Psalms 110:5The Lord is at Your right hand; He will shatter kings in the day of His wrath.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 21:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10It contemneth the rod of my son - "It," the sword of Nebuchadnezzar, "contemneth the rod," despises the power and influence of my son - Israel, the Jewish people: "Out of Egypt have I called My Son." As every tree - As all the stocks, kindreds, and nations, over which I have already given him commission. Can the rod of Israel be spared, when the trees of Assyria, Egypt, etc., have been cut down?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8-17Verses 8-17 The second word of judgment: the glittering and destroying sword. The passage may be called the “Lay of the Sword;” it is written in the form of Hebrew poetry, with its characteristic parallelism. Ezekiel 21:10 It contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree - The rod is the scepter of dominion, assigned to Judah Genesis 49:10. The destroying sword of Babylon despises the scepter of Judah; it despises every tree. Others render the verse, “Shall…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-11sword, sharpened and polished: These actions prepare the weapon to be deadly and effective. Once the sword is ready, it will be given to the executioner (the one who carries out a death sentence). He will use it against God’s people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. to make a sore slaughter--literally, "that killing it may kill." glitter--literally, "glitter as the lightning flash": flashing terror into the foe. should we ... make mirth--It is no time for levity when such a calamity is impending (Is 22:12, 13). it contemneth the rod of my son, &c.--The sword has no more respect to the trivial "rod" or scepter of Judah (Ge 49:10) than if it were any common "tree." "Tree" is the image retained from Eze 20:47…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 21:10

• War

In the dictionaries

• Parting
• Privy
• Armor; Arms
• Glitter; Glittering
• Groan
• Palsy; Paralysis
• Rod
• slaughter, slaughtered

Commentaries on Ezekiel 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings