Ezekiel 21:6

Therefore, you human, groan! Groan in front of the Israeli people very sadly and sorrowfully [IDM, DOU].

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.

In Context

5Then everyone will know that it is as though I, Yahweh, have struck people with my sword, and I will not put it back in its sheath again.’

7And when they ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ tell them, ‘Because of the news that they soon will hear. Everyone will be very fearful [IDM], and their knees will become as weak as [SIM] water. A great disaster will soon occur. That is what Yahweh the Lord is promising.’”

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Cross References

Isaiah 16:11I cry inwardly for Moab; my groaning is like [SIM] a sad song played on a harp. I am sad about Kir-Hareseth.

Isaiah 22:4That is why I said, “Allow me to cry alone; do not try to comfort me about my people being slaughtered.”

Jeremiah 9:17This is also what the Commander of the armies of angels says: “Think about what is happening, then summon those women who mourn when someone has died.

Jeremiah 30:6But think about this: Men certainly do not [RHQ] give birth to babies. Therefore, why do strong men stand there, with their faces very white/pale, with their hands pressed against their stomachs, like women who are about to give birth to babies?

Ezekiel 6:11So this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say to you, Ezekiel: ‘Wring your hands and stamp your feet and cry out to show that you are distressed, and groan about what will happen to your Israeli people [MTY] because of all their wicked and detestable behavior. They will be killed by their enemies’ swords, they will die from hunger, and they will die from plagues.

Ezekiel 12:3Therefore, you human, pack your belongings as though you were ◄going into exile/being forced to go to another country►. Then, during the daytime, while people are watching, prepare to go to another place. Even though the people are rebellious, perhaps they will understand what you are symbolizing.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 21:2-8

Threatenings against Israel; Judgments Predicted. ( b. c. 592.) 1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel, 3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked. 4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall… Read the whole commentary →

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