Ezekiel 21:14

Now you, son of man, prophesy and hit your two hands together, for the sword will attack even a third time! 1 A sword for the ones to be slaughtered! It is a sword for the many to be slaughtered, piercing them everywhere! 1

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Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers.

In Context

13For there is a trial, but what if the scepter does not last?—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. 1

15In order to melt their hearts and to multiply their fallen, I have set the sword for slaughter at all their gates. Ah! It is made like lightning, it is grasped for slaughter. 1

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:21If you walk against me and will not listen to me, I will bring seven times more blows on you, in proportion to your sins.

Numbers 24:10Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam and he struck his hands together in anger. Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, but look, you have blessed them three times.

1 Kings 22:25Micaiah said, “Look, you will see on that day when you will go to hide in an inner room.”

2 Kings 24:10At that time the army of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked Jerusalem and besieged the city.

Jeremiah 47:7How can it rest when Yahweh has commanded it, 1 when he has ordered it to attack Ashkelon and the coastlands along the sea?”

Ezekiel 8:12He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark? Each one does this in the hidden chamber of his idol, for they say, 'Yahweh does not see us! Yahweh has forsaken the land.'”

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 21:9-18

Judgments Predicted. ( b. c. 592.) 8 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord ; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished: 10 It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree. 11 And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer. 12 Cry and… Read the whole commentary →

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