Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 21:9-17

9Son ofmanוְרָשָׁ֑עve.ra.Sha'H7563, prophesy, and say,Thusלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651saith theLORDצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662: Say, AswordH2719, aswordH2719, it is sharpened, and also furbished:

10it is sharpened that it maymakeH3045a slaughter; it is furbished that it may be as lightning: shallweכִּ֚יkiH3588thenmakeH3045mirth? the rod of my son, it contemnetheveryH3605tree.

11And it is given to be furbished, that it may be handled: the sword, it is sharpened, yea, it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.

12Cry and howl, son ofmanH3605: for it isuponH5921mypeopleH3820, it isuponH5921allH3605the princes of Israel: they aredeliveredיָדַ֜יִםya.Da.yimH3027over to the sword with mypeopleH3820: smite thereforeuponH5921thy thigh.

13For there is a trial; andwhatדְבַר־de.var-H1697ifH1961even the rod that contemneth shall be no more? saith theLordH3068GODH3068.

14Thou therefore,sonH1121ofmanH120,prophesyH5012, and smite thine handstogetherוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571; and let theswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719be doubled the third time, theswordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719of the deadly wounded: it is theswordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719of the great one that is deadly wounded,whichחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719enterethintoחֶ֚רֶבChe.revH2719their chambers.

15I have set thepointבָּ֖רָקBa.rokH1300of the swordagainstכָּל־kol-H3605allכָּל־kol-H3605their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stumblings be multiplied: ah! it ismadeהֱיֵה־he.yeh-H1961aslightningלְבָרָ֖קle.va.RakH1300, it is pointed forslaughterH2874.

16Gather thee together, go to the right;setH5414thyself in array, go to theleftH5414; whithersoever thy face issetH5414.

17I will also smite mine handstogetherזְעַ֤קze.'AkH2199, and I will satisfy my fury: I the LORD havespokenH413it.

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