New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 21:12-21

12 1Cry out and wail, son of man; for it is against My people, it is against all the 2officials of Israel. They are delivered over to the sword with My people, therefore strike your thigh. 13For there is a testing; and what if even the 3rod which despises will be no more?” declares the Lord God.

14“You therefore, son of man, prophesy and clap your hands together; and let the sword be 4doubled the third time, the sword for the slain. It is the sword for the great one slain, which surrounds them, 15that their 5hearts may melt, and many 6fall at all their 7gates. I have given the glittering sword. Ah! It is made for striking like lightning, it is wrapped up in readiness for slaughter. 16 8Show yourself sharp, go to the right; set yourself; go to the left, wherever your 9edge is appointed. 17I will also clap My hands together, and I will 10 11appease My wrath; I, the Lord, have spoken.”

18The word of the Lord came to me saying, 19“As for you, son of man, 12 13make two ways for the sword of the king of Babylon to come; both of them will go out of one land. And 14make a signpost; 15make it at the head of the way to the city. 20You shall 16mark a way for the sword to come to 17Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and to Judah into 18fortified Jerusalem. 21For the king of Babylon stands at the 19parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use 20divination; he 21shakes the arrows, he consults the 22 23household idols, he looks at the liver.

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Notes

1. Ezekiel 21:12 Ezek 21:6; Joel 1:13 ↩
2. Ezekiel 21:12 Ezek 21:25; 22:6 ↩
3. Ezekiel 21:13 Or scepter ↩
4. Ezekiel 21:14 Lev 26:21, 24; 2 Kin 24:1, 10-16; 25:1 ↩
5. Ezekiel 21:15 Josh 2:11; 2 Sam 17:10; Ps 22:14; Ezek 21:7 ↩
6. Ezekiel 21:15 Is 59:10; Jer 13:16; 18:15 ↩
7. Ezekiel 21:15 Jer 17:27; Ezek 21:19 ↩
8. Ezekiel 21:16 Or Unite yourself ↩
9. Ezekiel 21:16 Lit face ↩
10. Ezekiel 21:17 Lit cause to rest ↩
11. Ezekiel 21:17 Ezek 5:13 ↩
12. Ezekiel 21:19 Or set for yourself ↩
13. Ezekiel 21:19 Jer 1:10; Ezek 4:1-3 ↩
14. Ezekiel 21:19 Lit cut out a hand ↩
15. Ezekiel 21:19 Lit cut it ↩
16. Ezekiel 21:20 Lit set ↩
17. Ezekiel 21:20 Deut 3:11; Jer 49:2; Ezek 25:5; Amos 1:14 ↩
18. Ezekiel 21:20 Ps 48:12, 13; 125:1, 2 ↩
19. Ezekiel 21:21 Lit mother ↩
20. Ezekiel 21:21 Num 22:7; 23:23 ↩
21. Ezekiel 21:21 Prov 16:33 ↩
22. Ezekiel 21:21 Heb teraphim ↩
23. Ezekiel 21:21 Gen 31:19, 30; Judg 17:5; 18:17, 20 ↩

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