Ezekiel 21:12

Ezekiel 21:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.
• New International Version (NIV)Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against my people; it is against all the princes of Israel. They are thrown to the sword along with my people. Therefore beat your breast.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against my people. It is against all the princes of Israel. They are delivered over to the sword with my people. Strike therefore upon your thigh.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Cry and wail, son of man; For it will be against My people, Against all the princes of Israel. Terrors including the sword will be against My people; Therefore strike your thigh.

Context of Ezekiel 21:12

10Sharpened to make a slaughter, Polished to flash like lightning!’ Or shall we rejoice, the rod of My son despising every tree? 11And it is given to be polished, so that it may be handled; the sword is sharpened and polished, to hand it over to the slaughterer. Cry out and wail, son of man; for it is against My people, it is against all the officials of Israel. They are turned over to the sword with My people, therefore slap your thigh. 13For there is a testing; and what if even the rod which despises will cease to be?” declares the Lord God. 14“You therefore, son of man, prophesy and clap your hands; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword for the slain. It is the sword for the great one slain, which surrounds them,

Ezekiel 21:12 word by word

זְעַ֤ק וְהֵילֵל֙ בֶּן־אָדָ֔ם כִּי־הִיא֙ הָיתָ֣ה בְעַמִּ֔י הִ֖יא בְּכָל־נְשִׂיאֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מְגוּרֵ֤י אֶל־חֶ֙רֶב֙ הָי֣וּ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י לָכֵ֖ן סְפֹ֥ק אֶל־יָרֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

• Cryזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
• and wailיָלַלyâlal · to wailH3213
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• for it is against My peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• it is against allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• officialsנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• They are turnedנָגַרnâgar · to pourH5064
• to the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• thereforeכֵּןkên · soH3651
• slapסָפַקsâphaq ώâphaq · to slapH5606
• thighיָרֵךְyârêk · thighH3409

Cross-references for Ezekiel 21:12

• Ezekiel 21:6As for you, son of man, groan with a breaking heart and bitter grief; you shall groan in their sight.
• Ezekiel 9:8And as they were striking the people and I alone was left, I fell on my face and cried out, saying, “Oh, Lord God! Are You going to destroy the entire remnant of Israel by pouring out Your wrath on Jerusalem?”
• Ezekiel 30:2“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “Wail, ‘Woe for the day!’
• Jeremiah 25:34Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; Wallow in the dust, you masters of the flock; For the days of your slaughter and your dispersions have come, And you will fall like a precious vessel.
• Joel 1:13Put on sackcloth And mourn, you priests; Wail, you ministers of the altar! Come, spend the night in sackcloth, You ministers of my God, For the grain offering and the drink offering Have been withheld from the house of your God.
• Micah 1:8Because of this I must mourn and wail, I must go barefoot and naked; I must do mourning like the jackals, And a mourning like the ostriches.
• Ezekiel 21:14“You therefore, son of man, prophesy and clap your hands; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword for the slain. It is the sword for the great one slain, which surrounds them,
• Ezekiel 6:11“This is what the Lord God says: ‘Clap your hands, stamp your foot and say, “Woe, because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel, which will fall by the sword, famine, and plague!
• Jeremiah 31:12“They will come and shout for joy on the height of Zion, And they will be radiant over the bounty of the Lord-- Over the grain, the new wine, the oil, And over the young of the flock and the herd. And their life will be like a watered garden, And they will never languish again.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 21:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Smite - upon thy thigh - See on Jeremiah 31:19; (note). So Homer, Il. 15 ver. 113: - ̔ '· <-144 . "She spake; and, with expanded arms his thighs Smiting, thus sorrowful the god exclaimed." Cowper.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. 12Cry out and wail: Ezekiel would represent the people’s response to the judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. terrors by reason of the sword, &c.--rather, "they (the princes of Israel) are delivered up to the sword together with My people" [Glassius]. smite ... upon ... thigh--a mark of grief (Jr 31:19).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 21:12

• War

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Son of man
• Parting
• Privy
• Groan
• Mourning
• trial, proving

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