New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 21:9-14

9“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord says:’ Say, ‘1A sword, a sword sharpened And also polished!10Sharpened to make a 2slaughter, Polished 3to flash like lightning!’ Or shall we rejoice, the 4rod of My son 5despising 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. 12 6Cry out and wail, son of man; for it is against My people, it is against all the 7officials of Israel. They are turned over to the sword with My people, therefore 8slap your thigh. 13For there is a testing; and what if even the 9rod 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 10doubled the third time, the sword for the slain. It is the sword for the great one slain, which surrounds them,

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1. Ezekiel 21:9 Deut 32:41 ↩
2. Ezekiel 21:10 Is 34:5, 6 ↩
3. Ezekiel 21:10 Lit that lightning may be to her ↩
4. Ezekiel 21:10 Or scepter ↩
5. Ezekiel 21:10 Ps 110:5, 6; Ezek 20:47 ↩
6. Ezekiel 21:12 Ezek 21:6; Joel 1:13 ↩
7. Ezekiel 21:12 Ezek 21:25; 22:6 ↩
8. Ezekiel 21:12 I.e., in grief ↩
9. Ezekiel 21:13 Or scepter ↩
10. Ezekiel 21:14 Lev 26:21, 24; 2 Kin 24:1, 10-16; 25:1 ↩

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