New American Standard Bible 2020
Ezekiel 21:19-22
19“Now as for you, sonH1121 of manH120, 12makeH7760 twoH8147 waysH1870 for the swordH2719 of the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 to comeH935; bothH8147 of them will goH3318 outH3318 of oneH259 landH776. And 3makeH1254 a signpostH3027; 4makeH1254 it at the headH7218 of the wayH1870 to the cityH5892.
20You shall 5markH7760 a wayH1870 for the swordH2719 to comeH935 to 6RabbahH7237 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983, and to JudahH3063 into 7fortifiedH1219 JerusalemH3389.
21For the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 standsH5975 at the 8partingH517 of the wayH1870, at the headH7218 of the twoH8147 waysH1870, to useH7080 9divinationH7081; he 10shakesH7043 the arrowsH2671, he consultsH7592 the 1112householdH8655 idolsH8655, he looksH7200 at the liverH3516.
22Into his rightH3225 handH3225 cameH1961 the divinationH7081, ‘JerusalemH3389,’ to 13setH7760 upH7760 batteringH3733 ramsH3733, to openH6605 the mouthH6310 14for 15slaughterH7524, to raiseH7311 the voiceH6963 with a battleH8643 cryH8643, to setH7760 upH7760 batteringH3733 ramsH3733 againstH5921 the gatesH8179, to pileH8210 upH8210 assaultH5550 rampsH5550, to buildH1129 a siegeH1785 wallH1785.
Notes
- 1. Ezekiel 21:19 Or set for yourself ↩
- 2. Ezekiel 21:19 Jer 1:10; Ezek 4:1-3 ↩
- 3. Ezekiel 21:19 Lit cut out a hand ↩
- 4. Ezekiel 21:19 Lit cut it ↩
- 5. Ezekiel 21:20 Lit set ↩
- 6. Ezekiel 21:20 Deut 3:11; Jer 49:2; Ezek 25:5; Amos 1:14 ↩
- 7. Ezekiel 21:20 Ps 48:12, 13; 125:1, 2 ↩
- 8. Ezekiel 21:21 Lit mother ↩
- 9. Ezekiel 21:21 Num 22:7; 23:23 ↩
- 10. Ezekiel 21:21 Prov 16:33 ↩
- 11. Ezekiel 21:21 Heb teraphim ↩
- 12. Ezekiel 21:21 Gen 31:19, 30; Judg 17:5; 18:17, 20 ↩
- 13. Ezekiel 21:22 Ezek 4:2; 26:9 ↩
- 14. Ezekiel 21:22 Lit in ↩
- 15. Ezekiel 21:22 Another reading is war-cry ↩
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
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